The Dallas Cowboys will open their season with a huge game. The 2012 NFL season will kick off on a Wednesday night this year, Sept. 5, and the game pits the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants against the Cowboys team they beat to get into the playoffs.
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The reason for the Wednesday night opening game is to make room for President Barack Obama's scheduled speech during the Democratic National Convention on Thursday night. This will be a great opportunity for Dallas to open the season against the defending champions in front of an always large audience.
It is also the third year in a row that Dallas opens the season in a nationally televised game. The last two seasons, Dallas opened the year with Sunday Night Football games. Dallas has faced the Giants in their opening game five times in the team;s history and the Cowboys won every time.
Forget about any other game opening weekend, this is the one that I am most interested in. Peyton Manning could lead the Denver Broncos into Indiana to battle the Indianapolis Colts and I wouldn't care about it more than I do about this game. The Dallas Cowboys just needed to beat the Giants last season and they could have made the playoffs. With the way Tony Romo played in 2011, there was no telling how far they could go.
Add in the entire salary cap mess that the Giants' owner spearheaded and this is a game that I can't wait to see. I'll be honest. I don't want to see Dallas beat New York in a great game. I want to see Dallas just thrash the New York Giants. I want to see Tony Romo throw for 300 yards and DeMarco Murray run for another 100. I want to see Eli Manning throw three interceptions and the Giants defense never touch our quarterback.
I know that the Cowboys' biggest rivals are the Washington Redskins but, after last season, there is no one I want to see Dallas beat more than the Giants. Believe me, Sept. 5 can't get here fast enough.
Author Shawn S. Lealos has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma (2000) and has been a Dallas Cowboys' fan since he was a child. His favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s and he enjoys talking about all Cowboys' related news, good or bad
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