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Even by first-game standards, it was brutal.

Dallas 10, at Freakland 31

Arizona 10, at Pittsburgh 20

The Steelers’ defense looks even more fearsome than it was last year.&#160 Uh, oh.&#160 (And yes, I’m only counting the first-stringers against the Cards’ starters.)

…

You can generally tell what kind of night it’s going to be for Our Heroes&#153 by looking at the first offensive series.

So when Isaiah Stanback brings the ball out, gets tripped at the seven, then the C’boys lose&#160 two yards on the ensuing three plays, that sinking feeling sets in.

Sure enough.

Some notes I scribbled during the game:

* Pray for the health of the C’boy starters.&#160 The backups are shit&#160 and I do mean all&#160 the fuckin’ backups.&#160 They made the Freakland Raiders’ backups look like the 2007 Patriots.

* Say goodbye to Courtney Brown, Cory Proctor, Willie Reid and Patricia Watkins, especially Proctor & Reid.&#160 Proctor blew a snap that cost Dallas at least three, and likely seven.&#160 Reid muffed a punt that led to yet another Freakland touchdown.&#160 Brown is even worse at coverage than Jacques “Blackened Cajun Toast” Reeves; Watkins isn’t any better, getting burned for yet another score.

* The starters recovered from an extremely inauspicious start to mount a very nice touchdown drive (pass from Romo to Witten, which should irritate Widdle Terri Owens no end).

* Gerald Sensabaugh made up for an extremely questionable pass interference call with a jarring hit on a Freakland receiver, causing said receiver to drop a sure catch.

* It’s only one game, but I’m inclined to think David Buehler is a better kicker than Nick Folk.&#160 Guy’s got a howitzer for a leg, and already has one more touchback this year than Folk had all last year.

* Jon Kitna’s got a better arm than Brad Johnson, but it won’t mean shit if he throws picks like Johnson did.

A very forgettable game.&#160 This had best not be a harbinger of things to come, if Coach Stay-Puf wants to be back next year.

The PFW will return Friday, when I’ll be fighting through Hell&#153 and traffic (but I repeat myself) just to get home to watch the game.

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