Final
Cowboys 16, Bengals 7
Aug 9, 2010 - 12:53 PM By BARRY WILNER AP Football WriterCANTON, Ohio (AP) -- With Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice in the house one night after going into the hall, an offensive show seemed in order.
Neither the Dallas Cowboys nor the Cincinnati Bengals got the message Sunday.
The NFL offensive icons who entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday couldn't have been comfortable with the action at Fawcett Stadium on Sunday night, when Dallas beat Cincinnati 16-7 to open the preseason.
But the Dallas defense sure came through for the team's former star running back.
"Having Emmitt inducted into the Hall of Fame is special," All-Pro linebacker DeMarcus Ware said. "For us now playing for the Cowboys, it does make it extra special."
The Cowboys hope this is the opening step, small as it was, toward becoming the first team to play in a Super Bowl in its home stadium. That goal will take months before it can be achieved, of course, and the most memorable moment this weekend for them will remain Smith's entry into the Hall of Fame.
"Just being here makes for some great memories," Tony Romo said.
Another instant memory: Chad Ochocinco's footwear.
The Bengals receiver wore gold shoes for his few plays. Was that a tribute to Smith, Rice and the other members of the Class of 2010?
"That's exactly what it was, how did you know?" he said. "That's exactly why I did it."
Asked about possibly being fined by the league for sidestepping the dress code, he threw up his hands in disdain and moved on to other questions.
"Chad has so many different-colored shoes, he is like a woman," Terrell Owens chimed in.
The offenses generally sputtered all night and there were eight sacks in a sloppy affair. Clearly, none of the aura of the NFL's career leaders in rushing and receiving rubbed off.
At least some of Saturday's other inductees - the ones who played defense, Dick LeBeau, John Randle and Rickey Jackson - could appreciate the lack of scoring and the takeaways. Dallas picked off three passes and recovered a fumble; Cincinnati also recovered a fumble.
"I thought we were fundamentally sound and the effort was great," linebacker Keith Brooking said. "Those are the two main ingredients you look for in the preseason."
Nobody could be impressed by the slew of penalties, 16 overall, 12 by Cincinnati for 90 yards. Then again, it was the preseason opener.
"The best thing about it," Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said, "is you see what you did and what you need to improve on."
Most of the regulars worked short shifts. At least the Cowboys' starters looked sharp during their minimal stints.
Romo led them to the Cincinnati 2 with a steady opening drive before they stalled and David Buehler kicked a 20-yard field goal. Romo was 5 for 10 for 59 yards.
"You just have to continue to work on the things we've been doing through the offseason and in training camp," Romo said. "You're never sure until you get into a game-like mode, and some of the new stuff, it was nice to see it work out really well. It's a start. We have to build off of it, but we still have a ways to go, and we're on the way."
Dallas certainly needs better protection for its quarterbacks after Cincinnati had five sacks, including two by linebacker Michael Johnson.
The Bengals made plenty of offseason news with the additions of Owens and Pacman Jones, who wasn't signed by any teams last year because of his previous off-field issues and missed the season. Neither former Cowboys player had much impact, although Owens caught two passes for 18 yards and was thrown to four times by Carson Palmer.
"It's the start of the 2010 season and I am facing my former team in the Hall of Fame game. That's a good start," Owens said. "But this game was a learning experience and a stepping stone for all of us. There would have been a lot more interest and a lot more intensity if this had been a regular-season game against them."
Buehler added field goals of 34 yards in the second quarter and 23 yards in the third. The last kick was set up when linebacker Brandon Williams returned an interception of Jordan Palmer - Carson's younger brother and Cincinnati's third-string quarterback - 36 yards to the Bengals 9-yard line.
Dallas capped the one-sided victory when Brandon Sharpe picked off Jordan Palmer's fourth-quarter pass and dived untouched into the end zone for a 6-yard score.
Bengals rookie Jordan Shipley ran back a punt 63 yards in the final minutes, and Jordan Palmer hit rookie tight end Darius Hill for a 1-yard TD with 51 seconds remaining.
"It was looking like we'd get the shutout," Ware said. "Almost did."
Cincinnati's best player was punter Kevin Huber, who averaged 46.4 yards on 10 punts.
- Amanda Green wow they finally scored... way to go with 50 seconds left lol
Cowboys 16, Bengals 7 4th - 0:51Aug 8 11:22 PM - NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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DALLAS 3 3 3 7 16
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 7 7 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: DAL - FG, DAVID BUEHLER 20 YD, 5:35.
DALLAS 3-0
2ND QUARTER: DAL - FG, DAVID BUEHLER 34 YD, 8:49.
DALLAS 6-0
3RD QUARTER: DAL - FG, DAVID BUEHLER 23 YD, 5:57.
DALLAS 9-0
4TH QU
Aug 8 11:22 PM - NFL
DALLAS 16
CINCINNATI 7 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Aug 8 11:22 PM - Amanda Green I feel like it's all just publicity for them
Cowboys 16, Bengals 0 4th - 9:23Aug 8 10:59 PM - Confuzed They are more of a hassle than they are worth
Cowboys 16, Bengals 0 4th - 9:23Aug 8 10:57 PM - Amanda Green I know you picked cowboys to win lol but this sucks... I knew I shouldn't be couting on Owens and Ocho lol... honestly their stupid tv shows made me lose a little respect... at least for ocho... TO's isn't that bad... still good players though
Cowboys 16, Bengals 0 4th - 9:23Aug 8 10:56 PM - Confuzed I'm a Pats fan so I''ll pick them....at least for now...Pats gonna have a tough time with Jets this year..they are stacked
Cowboys 15, Bengals 0 4th - 10:00Aug 8 10:51 PM - Amanda Green Trying lol.. let's see how good my predictions are... lol who do you have picked for thursday saints vs. patriots ?
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 4th - 15:00Aug 8 10:47 PM - Confuzed OK....then make plenty of picks so you can make it to the leader board
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 4th - 15:00Aug 8 10:44 PM - Amanda Green I have no idea... I think maybe because I connected with facebook or something... I'm not sure... Today is the first day I am using this site.. so lol I couldn't tell ya
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 4th - 15:00Aug 8 10:41 PM - Confuzed Hey i see you picked the Bengals.....and your up there twice.......wassup wit dat ?
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 4th - 15:00Aug 8 10:39 PM - NFL
DALLAS 9
CINCINNATI 0 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Aug 8 10:35 PM - Confuzed It's hilarious......great ending. Me...Cape Cod Mass
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 3rd - 6:17Aug 8 10:33 PM - Confuzed Stayin up late tonite.. the Family Guy's version of The Empire Strikes Back is on later...never seen the whole thing.
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 3rd - 6:17Aug 8 10:31 PM - Amanda Green I like when Peter wants to get a promotion so he can use the Executive Bathroom lol
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 3rd - 6:17Aug 8 10:29 PM - Amanda Green That's what I said... it's pretty boring right now.. I actually turned it off and settled for the Discovery channel lol
Cowboys 6, Bengals 0 3rd - 9:59Aug 8 10:13 PM - NFL
FG DAL
DAVID BUEHLER 23 YD
DALLAS 9
CINCINNATI 0 9:50 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Cowboys 9, Bengals 0 3rd - 9:50Aug 8 10:13 PM - Confuzed I agree too......I think the robot is on drugs. it's been boring.
Cowboys 6, Bengals 0 3rd - 9:59Aug 8 10:11 PM - Tony Jordan there is no way a pre-season football game in which only two field goals have been scored should be listed as hot.
Cowboys 6, Bengals 0 3rd - 15:00Aug 8 9:58 PM - NFL
DALLAS 6
CINCINNATI 0 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Aug 8 9:41 PM - NFL
FG DAL
DAVID BUEHLER 34 YD
DALLAS 6
CINCINNATI 0 6:15 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Cowboys 6, Bengals 0 2nd - 6:15Aug 8 9:12 PM - NFL
DALLAS 3
CINCINNATI 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Aug 8 8:47 PM - NFL
FG DAL
DAVID BUEHLER 20 YD
DALLAS 3
CINCINNATI 0 9:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Cowboys 3, Bengals 0 1st - 9:48Aug 8 8:20 PM - Amanda Green Good job Dallas... start off the game with some holding... keep it going :)
Cowboys 0, Bengals 0 1st - 15:00Aug 8 8:14 PM - LMPtG1 Oh yes, football time! This summer has been hard on me. Fighting just to stay in the top 10. Just wait until all those college game kick in. See you soon!
Cowboys vs. BengalsAug 8 9:42 AM
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