One Undefeated Left

Last night Dallas went to New Orleans and with all the talk about can't win in December laid the leather on the Saints through three quarters. Cowboys hold on and win 24-17 in front of an NFL Network audience and those of us who watched it on Internet.

It just goes to show you that in the NFL you as only as good as the game today. My feelings are the Cowboys are one of those teams that when they play well are good but don't live up to their hype. New Orleans probably got caught up in the undefeated season talk.

If you missed it last night you may have missed one of the most competitive sporting events this year. The National Championship Volley ball match between Texas and Penn State. Penn State was riding a 101 match winning streak and trying to win their third National championship in a row.

All five sets were nip and tuck and Penn State won the fifth set 15-13. This was a very entertaining evening.

Speaking of Texas, Carolina loses in the Jerry Jones Dome 103-90 to Texas. All those six feet ten inch guys for Carolina were killed on the boards by the Longhorns.

Duke has something that Carolina doesn't have, guard play. Duke made a laugher of their game with Gonzaga in New York. I wonder with the weather if Duke is stuck in the Big Apple?

I do this all the time. I will go and read the opposing teams paper of their version of a game. Since I really like the San Diego Chargers I have been reading the Cincinnati Enquirer this week to get a read on what the Bengals are thinking. Of course the Chris Henry death has been in the news a lot and talk about haunted.

The Cincinnati Bengals have been in existence for 42 years. During that time they have had 33 players or former players to die. Three have been in their twenties, seven in their thirties, twelve in their forties, eight in their fifties and only three that made it to sixty or more.

The Enquirers story was about the hard luck Bengals and all the ways the players are dieing. Cancer was the main culprit but the Bengals have not had one player to die that is considered by natural causes.

Finally today on a brighter note. Rocky Mount's Tom Suiter and Channel Five were in Tarboro on Thursday to give the Vikings the Fabulous Fifteen award for 2009 in football. When you win the awards just come your way.

The annual Shrine bowl game was played yesterday and North Carolina defeated the Sandlappers of South Carolina 24-14.