Jake Cornelius JOU Blog

Sunday night the Houston Texans traveled to Foxboro to play the New England Patriots.  The Texans played well but still came out defeated 36-33.  The Texans threw for 292 yards and rushed for 125 while only scoring two offensive touchdowns.  Their defense played well against the run allowing the Patriots to rush for only 57 yards and no touchdowns and scoring a fumble recovery touchdown.  The Patriots still found ways to score even with the Texans shutting down their rushing attack.  They produced behind Tom Brady who threw for 378 yards and five touchdowns.  This win for the Patriots brings them to (2-1) on the season, while the Texans drop to (1-2).  The key players of the game were 1) Tom Brady (New England) who threw for 378 yards and five touchdowns, 2) Jadeveon Clowney who had six solo tackles all of which were solo, two sacks, two tackles for loss, and a fumble recover returned for a touchdown, and 3) Devin McCourty who had 10 tackles nine of wh...

This past Sunday the Dallas Cowboys traveled to Denver to take on the Denver Broncos and walked away in an embaressing 42-17 loss.  The Cowboys could never get much going offensively, Ezekiel Elliot was the most disappointing of all with only mustering 8 yards on 9 carries.  Meanwhile the Broncos continually marched down the field making the cowboys defense look like a Pop Warner football team.  Trevor Siemian led the broncos with 231 yards and three touchdowns.  The big take away from this game is that the Broncos can play on both sides of the ball now and for the cowboys, well they have work to do to figure out how to fix the problem with their offense.  The key players of the game were 1) Trevor Siemian (Denver) who had 231 passing yards and 4 touchdowns, 2) C.J. Anderson (Denver) who had 118 rushing yards and a touchdown, and 3) Von Miller who had 2 sacks, one of them occurring in a crucial drive in the fourth quarter.  The cowboys look on to next week ...

The Dallas Cowboys started their 2017 season off on the right path as they coasted to a 19-3 win over the New York Giants in Arlington Sunday night.  The Cowboys offense struggled early but kept rushing the ball on the ground and producing points.  The Giants could not get anything going the entire game as the Cowboys defense kept getting pressure and forcing errant throws.  Overall the cowboys seemed to be flawless as they kept producing long scoring drives complimented with great defensive stands.  Key players of the game were Zeke Elliot (DAL Runningback) who mustered 104 yards on 24 carries,  Dak Prescott (DAL QB) who had 268 passing yards and 1 TD, and Demarcus Lawrence (DAL DE) who totaled two sacks and five tackles.  The cowboys will move on to face the Denver Broncos in Denver next Sunday.  The cowboys 3 Keys to a win in Denver next week are: 1) Continue the great run game and hold a higher time of possession with long scoring drives, 2) Get co...