Tony Romo out for rest of season with clavicle fracture

Coach Jason Garrett wouldn’t rule out Romo returning this season, and said he would play if he was cleared even with the Cowboys unlikely to have a realistic shot to defend their division title. I know Tony wanted it so bad and sometimes you push. They won? So they’re undefeated. “I’m disappointed I let my teammates down and the fan base down. They’re going to provide a great challenge”.

The Panthers are not the league’s only unbeaten team; New England takes a 10-0 record into a Sunday night matchup at Denver.

Well, it looked like that was a real possibility in Romo’s first game back, when they absolutely handled the Miami Dolphins on the road in Miami. Without Romo, the Cowboys have yet to a win game this year. He completed 13 of his 19 pass attempts for 93 yards and in the process, he threw a touchdown, his team’s only TD of the day. Kurt Coleman and Luke Kuechly each ran a Romo interception back for a touchdown, with Kuchely finishing with two picks. But on the game-winning, seven-play, 80-yard drive, he completed all three of his passes for 67 yards to set up Marion Barber’s 1-yard touchdown run. The injury, more than the loss, is what will likely doom the Cowboys to another year without a playoff appearance.

Jay Cutler threw for 200 yards including a touchdown pass to Zach Miller, while Jeremy Langford also scored from a yard out.

The question now becomes how the Cowboys handle Romo going forward. That would be it for Romo, he would leave the game with an injury. They didn’t. On a third and 14 play, Bryant had beaten the zone coverage and was open deep. “That’s why you’ve always got to be ready in this position as a backup”. This one is coming fast.

A win Thursday might seem as unlikely to some as those wins against the Colts and Saints were. The Panthers returned one kick for three yards and one punt for no yards. The Detroit Lions hammered the Philadelphia Eagles 45-14 and in a later game the Green Bay Packers hosted the Chicago Bears as the National Football League scheduled three holiday contests on Thursday. The Panthers will watch the rest of the weekend still knowing they’re the only unbeaten team in the conference.

The biggest reason the Cowboys season is over with is because Tony Romo took another hit on his left shoulder, the same injury that took him out for seven games earlier in the season. The Cowboys went 0-7 in Romo’s absence.

“Frankly, I think too much is made of scheme, ” McCarthy said.

“I didn’t give us a chance”. It’s about taking care of the next opponent. “Now you’ve got to try for that and that’s what we’re here for, to try and do and be a part of a story like that”.