Do Da Dirty Bird: Previewing Week Seven, Falcons @ Cowboys

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Published: October 23, 2009

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... Hill, I'm going to have to turn on you and your team for my Dirty Birds.

A trip to Dallas would have had me sweating two years ago, even last year (as long as we'd met them this early in the season), but it's becoming more obvious by the day to me what the Cowboys are: a ground-bound bunch that needs to pray for some other teams to trip up if they want a Wild Card.

On the positive side for them, though, it looks like "America's Team" isn't easily blown out either. I doubt anyone out there has been floored by victories over the Chiefs (you really needed OT?) and this year's iterations of the Bucs and Panthers, but coming within two points of the Giants and a touchdown of the Broncos says a lot.

The Dallas running game lends itself to slower-paced ball. While I don't pretend the Falcon defense can dictate the tempo while they're on the field, at the same time the Atlanta Offense will have all the say when they get out there under the bright lights in the new stadi...

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