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SVN · 10-15-2007, 07:09 AM

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Bill Belichick is obviously known for changing up his defenses to confuse the offense. Cowboys center Andre Gurode said the offensive line was somewhat surprised by how much the Patriots stayed in their nickel defense. In the nickel, the Patriots moved safety Rodney Harrison to linebacker and he had two tackles and a sack.

The Patriots also used a defensive front commonly referred to as "Frisco," which means three down linemen. As Belichick often does, he was constantly moving his linebackers around in an attempt to confuse the Cowboys offensive line. The Cowboys said that defensive tackles Ty Warren and Vince Wilfork wore them down.

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owboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said the Patriots defense did an excellent job of taking certain offensive players out of the game. Early in the game, the Patriots concentrated on taking tight end Jason Witten out. They also took Terrell Owens out at times by rolling the coverage to his side.

Asked why the Cowboys didn't go for a touchdown when they had the ball fourth-and-goal on the Patriots' 5-yard line with 10:07 left in the game, Phillips said, "If we had a play I thought we would score on, we would have gone for it on third-and-five."

After the game, Garrett supported Phillips in his decision, but was quick to point out that he did have a play in mind.

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* The good news is that Cowboys safety Roy Williams only maimed one player Sunday. In addition to being forever lost in coverage, he's one of the dirtiest players in the league.

This time he used a legal take-down on tight end Ben Watson, but in typical fashion, he made sure to drive him into the ground with all his force, causing an ankle injury. The guy is one horse-collar away from being suspended for a week, but he doesn't act like he realizes that.