Tony Romo Proves To Be The Cure-All For Dallas Cowboys
Tony Romo is back and has the Dallas Cowboys feeling more than confident, even on a short week.
Romo, back after missing seven games due to a broken left collarbone, helped Dallas snap its seven-game losing streak with a 24-14 win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Sun Life Stadium.
The Cowboys are 3-0 with Romo as its starting quarterback this season and 0-7 without. Yes, he did get plenty of help from a much-improved offensive line and had a reliable running game from DeMarco Murray, but there’s no denying that Romo proved he’s still one of the game’s best quarterbacks. “If you remember previous year, we played Sunday night in NY and got home at 6 o’clock on Monday morning, so it was a quick week for everybody”.
The Cowboys have been one of the NFL’s worst teams this season, and they are still four games under.500.
Romo had a brilliant return game against the Dolphins, where he completed 18 of his 28 pass attempts for 227 yards and two touchdowns, including this left-handed pass during monsoon-like weather. Romo finished with 213 yards passing, completing 17 of 27 throws.
“Tony made some plays at different times”, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said.
“If a player comes in, wins the first two, is out seven and you lose all of those, and then for whatever the reason, (he) comes back, and you win big and are a heck of a football team, that is going a long way toward that definition and probably the most dramatic example of it in the NFL”.
When asked if he has concern about Romo playing two games in five days, Jones said after Sunday’s game, “No, no, I do not….”
So, can the Cowboys, with Romo firmly back in the saddle, run the table and win the division? They are 0-7 without Romo, who was injured on September 20 on a hit by Eagles linebacker Jordan Hicks. Romo turned it into a 31-yard touchdown strike to Terrance Williams to open up a two-touchdown lead. Miami’s quarterback had a 13-24 day which was good for 188 yards overall.
“We’ve got to stop the run”, Miami defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh said. They’re 3-3 since coach Joe Philbin was sacked and replaced by Campbell.
The game matched a pair of last-place teams and looked it at times. It is a little disrespectful, but apparently they know something we don’t. Tannehill threw a brutal pick-six interception – he failed to see Dallas middle linebacker Rolando McClain in the flat – but give the Dolphins QB some credit. I hated that Dallas was forced to wear the blue jerseys the last couple of years.
Bryant also caught four passes for 45 yards and a touchdown of his own. They were penalized nine times for 74 yards. “We have to be scoring more than 21 points a game or whatever we’re at”.
The second half started slow as neither team was able to sustain offense until late in the third quarter. McClain returned the interception 12 yards for the touchdown. Seven. He averaged 6.3 yards per carry during the game, but the Miami game plan went away from the running game, even as Miller ran for chunks of yards early. However, he has disappeared at times, including last week, when he had no catches.
Flacco, who has never missed a game in his eight-year career and Forsett were both ruled out for the season.