While Bill Parcells seems a natural to have on Monday Night Football again, it seems wrong that he would bring the Dallas Cowboys along with him. Are you ready for some football? Okay, are you ready for 349 camera shots of Parcells' contorted face?

The Cowboys opened with a loss to the Falcons and looked remarkably like the same team that lost their final four games last season. Only this time it was Troy Hambrick not getting enough carries and Quincy Carter throwing the interceptions.

Carter managed 268 yards passing including a nice 49 yard bomb to Joey Galloway. He ran for only 11 yards on four rushes and committed the errors that led to his initial benching last year. He threw up a duck pass that was intercepted and fumbled once. Carter is not expected to win games, but he is expected to not lose them. It was a career best day for yardage for Carter but was overshadowed by the loss and his mistakes.

Troy Hambrick gained 53 yards on 14 carries and looked good at least occasionally. The rushing yards were enhanced in the box scores by Avieon Cason's 63 yard dash for a touchdown in the first quarter. The Cowboys actually took the 7-3 lead into half time but then gave up 24 second half points while only posting the Galloway touchdown catch that was followed by a blocked extra point attempt. Billy Cundiff also missed a 37 yard field goal earlier in the game.

Joey Galloway had a great seven catch, 139 yard afternoon while Antonio Bryant returned from his quadricep injury and turned in two catches for 71 yards. This should prove fairly standard for the Cowboys this season as they attempt to establish the run with the occasional deep throw.

The Giants come off a solid win over the Rams, evidently boosted by the concussion that Kurt Warner continued to play with as he peppered the Giants secondary for 342 yards but only one touchdown. The Giant's defense held Marshall Faulk to a total of only 55 yards and Kenny Holmes plopped down on a Warner fumble in the endzone for one score.

Kerry Collins threw 14 of 26 for 202 yards and no scores against a secondary that he should have exploited for more. Amani Toomer had only two catches but gained 98 yards since his second catch went for 77 yards. Ike Hilliard had four catches for 32 yards and Jeremy Shockey turned in three catches for 36 yards but managed to not hurt anyone including himself.

Tiki Barber was the difference in the game, rushing for 146 yards on only 24 carries.

This week the Giants welcome the limelight on Monday night and face the team they defeated 37-7 in New York last year. Look for yet more Tiki Barber slicing through the Dallas defense and Amani Toomer to give rookie Terrence Newman a lesson in why you cannot allow a WR to get behind you.