A Must Win? Cowboys DC Rob Ryan says it is ByDavid Moore / Reporter
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2:13 PM on Fri., Dec. 9, 2011 | Permalink
Jason Garrett, Tony Romo and virtually everyone at Valley Ranch this week has gone out of their way to downplay the signficance of Sunday's game with the New York Giants.
Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, as always, is the exception.
"Down the stretch here, is this a must win?'' Ryan asked. "In my opinion, yes it is. We need to win this game.
"It's a hard game. If you watch the tape the last two weeks, you don't want to watch it. Eli Manning threw 22 straight completions against the Saints, hung up 35 points against the World Champion defense.
"We're up for a big challenge here, but our guys are ready to go. We're anxious about this game, we've done our preparation and we can't wait until it gets here.''
So, has Ryan told his players that he considers this a must win?
"I always tell them the truth,'' he said.