In the Eagles vs Cowboys Christmas Eve battle for seeding amongst division rivals, all cards were on the table, save the Hurts card. All the Eagles had to do was win one of their last three games to secure the first seed in the division and conference. They will have to wait at least one more week for that to happen. Expectations were being met and maybe even surpassed for the Eagles in the first quarter. They already had a 3-0 lead. Dak Prescott then threw a pick six to give them a 10-0 lead. https://twitter.com/BarstoolPhilly/status/1606766106177568769 Into the arms of…
Author: IW Moon
IW Moon
IW is a writer for Gridiron Heroics where he covers the NFL and NCAAF. He is also the host of a podcast called Simply Sports.
The Texans vs Cowboys game in Arlington was a game fans could easily have written off as unwatchable. Afterall, the surface facts described it as a bad team vs a good team. For those who’ve been paying attention, there’s simply more to it than that. Fans deserve some credit In 2002, the Texans beat the Cowboys in their first regular season game after becoming an expansion team. Although it was the first game of the season, it was a game Darren Woodson had described as a must-win for Dallas. This was the Super Bowl for the Texans, however, and their…
University of Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery was let go over the weekend. The national search for his replacement is already underway. Montgomery’s last coached game on Saturday had the Golden Hurricane coming back to beat the favored Houston Cougars at their home stadium in Texas. He certainly had them fired up after the win as well. It just wasn’t enough to preserve his own future at the university. Vice President and Director of Athletics Rick Dickson addressed the topic in an announcement over the weekend. “This was an extremely difficult decision, one that affects a number of individuals and is…
The last Bedlam to ever be played Year after year, Bedlam is an important game in the state of Oklahoma. In what may be the last Bedlam to ever be played, it has become significantly more meaningful. Since four new teams are coming to the Big 12 next season, there won’t be a round-robin. So, whether OU and OSU will meet again for Bedlam depends on how the schedule plays out. In order to gain some context into the amplified importance of this game to the fans, players, and coaches alike, we’ll need to revisit some events from the 2021 season.…
Add the result of Tulane vs. Tulsa to their season, and football fans around the country mustn’t think much of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane these days. But they know they’re better than their reputation and deceptive record. They’ve stayed competitive against some of the toughest teams in college football. In a season of injuries, horrible calls, and worse luck, Tulsa has a record that makes them appear as a team with a lot to be desired. They’ve only managed to grab three wins out of the nine-game pile. The Golden Hurricane also has the second longest tenured coach in the…
A makeup call happens when a referee calls a penalty they regret, then later calls a penalty on the opposing team to make up for it. Makeup calls have unofficially existed in sports for decades. At the highest levels, the assumption is they’re less frequently used. Are these calls just a figment of the disgusted viewer’s imagination? They certainly have a bad reputation, and there will always be skeptics. Mutterings about a makeup call affecting last year’s Super Bowl led to articles being written about it. There have been officials who tried to sue reporters ultimately because of makeup calls.…
Have you ever wondered how NFL teams ranked in terms of social media popularity? We’ve recently plucked numbers from five of the most widely used social media platforms: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram, Twitter, & TikTok. Here are the results, with a dash of history to boot: #32 – Jacksonville Jaguars The Jaguars franchise was born in 1995 and doesn’t yet have a conference title. They haven’t yet reached a million followers on any of the social media platforms in the tally. They are easily the least popular team in the NFL. The Jaguars’ total follows/subs across the five sites amounted to…
Jerry Jones’s interview on 105.3 The Fan revealed some details tying the St. Louis baseball Cardinals to the Dallas Cowboys that people may not have been privy to. The question was posed what Jerry would have done if he had caught the 62nd homerun ball hit by Aaron Judge. To paraphrase, Jerry said it would depend on if he was poor or not. Which is about the answer one might get from anybody. But it’s nice to see that his booming wealth hasn’t dissolved his rationale. His answer unbundled further memories from long, long ago. According to classmates.com, Jerral “Jerry”…
History speaks volumes The quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys has accomplished something that no other quarterback in the history of the franchise has ever managed to achieve. His remarkable feat was to go undefeated in his first four games as a starter. Perhaps even more remarkable is that the Cowboys player is the undrafted backup quarterback Cooper Rush. Considering the decorated quarterbacks who’ve been under center for America’s Team that couldn’t achieve it, it’s not something to turn your nose up at. Let’s take a closer look at look at some of those quarterbacks: Prescott To make the comparison fair,…
In the 23rd all-time meeting between the two teams, the #18 Sooners got rolled over, losing 55-24 in Saturday’s matchup against the Horned Frogs. OU had previously won eight straight games against TCU. The Sooners last loss to them dates back to Lincoln Riley’s debut season in 2015. The shock stunned OU Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims caught a pass and had possession stolen from him on OU’s first drive with a strip by the TCU defender. It seemed that the shock stunned OU, and left TCU figuratively smelling blood. This attack by TCU defenders would continue all game long. Passes…
