Jerry Jones: Tony Romo out for season with collarbone injury

A few minutes later, a somber Tony Romo talked to reporters with his left arm in a sling for the second time this season because of a collarbone injury. “Obviously, you don’t replace a guy like Tony Romo, but at the same time, you’ve got to be you, and hopefully the guys rally around you, and you move forward”. With Romo done for the season, the Cowboys might start looking ahead to next year, as their franchise quarterback will turn 36 before next season. “I’m disappointed I let my teammates down and the fan base down”.

Kuechly intercepted two straight passes by Romo, returning the first 32 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter.

However, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said initial X-rays were negative and Romo will be further evaluated on Friday. The skid ended in his return at Miami, and the Carolina loss was his first of the season.

The Cowboys will now look to Cassel, but he has a hard task, as the Cowboys are in last place in the NFC East. Dallas acquired Cassel through a trade earlier this season, but he has yet to get a win as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback. Hardy signed with the Cowboys as a free agent and served a four-game suspension to start this season.

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

The Lions pulled into a 14-7 lead midway on their next possession through Stafford’s two-yard scoring pass to Tate.

Carolina Panthers’ Kurt Coleman (20) runs back an interception thrown by Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Arlington, Texas.

“You’re always chancing it when you come back”, Romo said. He finished 27 of 38 for 337 yards.

There’s still one more Color Rush game scheduled this season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the St Louis Rams in a game featuring red and “yellow-gold” uniforms on December 17th.

Matthew Stafford threw five touchdown passes as the Detroit Lions continued their recent resurgence with a 45-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. On Thursday, he completed 13 of 19 passes for 93 yards and had a 2-yard touchdown pass to Cole Beasley in the fourth quarter.

Gano added another field goal with 10:23 left in the game from 50 yards out, moving the score to 33-6.

-SPECIAL TEAMS: D. Cornerback Byron Jones aided a Panthers touchdown drive when he was flagged for leaping on a field-goal attempt when he fell on top of another player. “The 24-hour rule is going to be extended to about 72 hours and we will take advantage of it”.