National Football League notebook: Romo reinjures collarbone, will miss rest of season

And then, after Carolina linebacker Thomas Davis sacked him, Romo left the game favoring his left arm on the final play of the third quarter.

Luke Kuechly and Kurt Coleman returned two of Romo’s three interceptions for touchdowns, and Newton ran for the Panthers’ only offensive score as they pushed their NFL-best winning streak to 15 regular-season games Thursday.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Tony Romo, re-injured his left collarbone in the team’s game versus the Carolina Panthers on Thursday.

Jerry Jones was asked Friday about the risk of bringing Romo back too soon from the previous collarbone fracture.

Losing Romo, who already missed seven games earlier this season due to a broken left clavicle, for any period of time would further damage the Cowboys’ fading playoff hopes. “You’re just disappointed and feel like I don’t know what is going to happen”.

Now sitting at 3-8 with no Romo to save them, there is a strong possibility Dallas with finish with their first top 5 draft choice dating back to 2003.

Romo’s initial X-rays were inconclusive, but that can be the case with hairline fractures, according to former National Football League team physician David J. Chao.

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Now to third quarter action – Carolina’s offense finally putting some points of their own on the board.

The Carolina defense set the tone and put the Panthers (11-0) in command by halftime.

I understand why Jones and the Cowboys did it, but the potential cost for a very (slim) chance at making a run (through a pretty touch schedule) outweighs the benefits of getting back to the playoffs. Cassel saw an interception returned for a touchdown against both the Giants and the Eagles.

The Panthers are 11-0 after a 33-14 victory in their Thanksgiving debut, and the Cowboys could be facing another long stretch without Romo in what has become a lost season for the defending NFC East champions. “I have a lot of confidence in this team”. There are only so many more hits his body can take before he’ll have to face reality and retire. They don’t play again until December 7 against the Washington Redskins, and players are off until Wednesday.

Romo was replaced by Matt Cassel, who threw a two-yard touchdown to Cole Beasley – adding a two-point conversion with a pass to Darren McFadden – late in the fourth quarter.