BRANDON WEEDENS TOUCHDOWN PASS HIGHLIGHTED A LACKLUSTER PRESEASON OPENER AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS FALL TO THE CHARGERS 27-7 THURSDAY NIGHT IN SAN DIEGO.
WEEDEN MAKING HIS COWBOYS DEBUT FOR THE RESTING TONY ROMO, BROKE THE GAME OPEN WITH A 4 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO TIGHT END JAMES HANNA, CAPPING OFF A YARD DRIVE IN THE 2ND QUARTER.
WEEDEN FINISHES 13 FOR 17 FOR 107 YARDS AND A SCORE IN ONE HALF OF PLAY.
THE COWBOYS OFFENSE TALLIED 92 YARDS RUSHING ON 23 ATTEMPTS, MOST OF THAT COMING FROM THE LEGS OF JOSEPH RANDLE WHO LED ALL RUSHERS WITH 50 YARDS.
THE COWBOYS DEFENSE, STRUGGLED TO SLOW DOWN THE BOLTS FOLLOWING THE OPENING SCORE, GIVING UP 27 UNANSWERED. ROOKIE SAFTEY, AHMAD DIXON PACED THE D WITH 12 TACKLES AS DALLAS ALLOWS NEARLY 400 YARDS OF OFFENSE.
