On Sunday the marquee match-up is the New England Patriots hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Obviously, Dallas isn’t the best team in their conference like the Patriots. For instance, their owner Jerry Jones even thought they would be better.
Still, this match-up means something to sports fans because both organization are big time franchises who have been successful enough to remain valuable conversation pieces most of the time.
Now, Tom Brady says he really doesn’t like the Dallas Cowboys. Check out the video from Mike Reiss who covers the Patriots for ESPN.
Tom Brady, with a touch of humor, says: “I’ve really not liked the Cowboys since coming out of the womb.” pic.twitter.com/zZN2nlx2uW
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 20, 2019
First off, Brady is asked what it means to have the Dallas Cowboys coming to town.
“I’ve really not liked the Cowboys since coming out of the womb.”
I wondered why Brady disliked the Cowboys. Then I dug a little deeper. Simply put, Brady grew up a Niners fan as he says in the video. Obviously we all remember the classic tilts in the early 90’s between the 49ers and Cowboys that are still talked about with a gleam in the eye.
However, Brady does acknowledge they are a marquee franchise with a proud tradition directly after his subtle truth.
“I got a lot of respect for those guys. They actually have a lot of great players in their history. Guys that as a Niner fan, you remember Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, Deion Sanders. The history of great players and the tradition. What they’re currently doing – they’re one of the most talented teams in the NFL – it’s going to be a huge challenge for us. I love competing against great teams this time of year.”
Finally, it’s surprising Brady isn’t a little more fond of Dallas since his playing career started. The reason for this is because in four career games against the Cowboys, Brady is 4-0 as a starter.
On Sunday, the Patriots are favored at home by about a touchdown.
