Romo's mission: Beat Bears
Sunday's win would give Dallas first 3-0 start since 1999.
By Andrew Seligman
The Associated Press
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — He followed a path to stardom that seems as long as the 80 miles separating his hometown of Burlington, Wis., and Soldier Field. Yet, Tony Romo won’t take time to reflect on his journey when the Dallas Cowboys visit the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
It’s not his style.
“I don’t sit back and look at myself in the third person and go, ‘Wow, look at what I’m doing,’” said Romo, a Pro Bowl quarterback last year who was undrafted in 2003. “I think new challenges and new goals keep getting set along the way. You reach one; you set a new one.”
His most immediate task is to maintain the momentum he and the Cowboys (2-0) have and beat the defending NFC champions. The Cowboys have 82 points — their most through two games since 1971 — after beating the New York Giants 45-35 and Miami 37-20. And a win on Sunday would give Dallas its first 3-0 start since 1999.
Romo has a 119.3 rating that ranks second among quarterbacks with two starts, behind New England’s Tom Brady. He’s averaging 265.5 yards, seventh in the league, and has six touchdowns and one interception.
He’s getting plenty of help.
Terrell Owens, who has touchdown catches in six straight games, caught five passes for 97 yards against Miami. Marion Barber has 154 yards rushing and is averaging 6.2 per carry, but the spark comes from Romo.
“Everybody seems to follow Tony,” said running back Julius Jones, who has 98 yards. “He’s taken the reins and done a good job with it.”
Meanwhile, the Bears hope to get their offense in sync. There was progress in the running game in last week’s 20-10 win over Kansas City, with Cedric Benson running for 101 yards, after a miserable 14-3 loss at San Diego.
The Bears’ offense is ranked 30th and has six of the Bears’ seven turnovers.
By Andrew Seligman
The Associated Press
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — He followed a path to stardom that seems as long as the 80 miles separating his hometown of Burlington, Wis., and Soldier Field. Yet, Tony Romo won’t take time to reflect on his journey when the Dallas Cowboys visit the Chicago Bears on Sunday night.
It’s not his style.
“I don’t sit back and look at myself in the third person and go, ‘Wow, look at what I’m doing,’” said Romo, a Pro Bowl quarterback last year who was undrafted in 2003. “I think new challenges and new goals keep getting set along the way. You reach one; you set a new one.”
His most immediate task is to maintain the momentum he and the Cowboys (2-0) have and beat the defending NFC champions. The Cowboys have 82 points — their most through two games since 1971 — after beating the New York Giants 45-35 and Miami 37-20. And a win on Sunday would give Dallas its first 3-0 start since 1999.
Romo has a 119.3 rating that ranks second among quarterbacks with two starts, behind New England’s Tom Brady. He’s averaging 265.5 yards, seventh in the league, and has six touchdowns and one interception.
He’s getting plenty of help.
Terrell Owens, who has touchdown catches in six straight games, caught five passes for 97 yards against Miami. Marion Barber has 154 yards rushing and is averaging 6.2 per carry, but the spark comes from Romo.
“Everybody seems to follow Tony,” said running back Julius Jones, who has 98 yards. “He’s taken the reins and done a good job with it.”
Meanwhile, the Bears hope to get their offense in sync. There was progress in the running game in last week’s 20-10 win over Kansas City, with Cedric Benson running for 101 yards, after a miserable 14-3 loss at San Diego.
The Bears’ offense is ranked 30th and has six of the Bears’ seven turnovers.
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