Cowboys back in the hunt
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LANDOVER, Md.—Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up and down like a little kid and patting teammates on the back with his left hand—carefully avoiding any further damage to his heavily-wrapped right pinkie.
A few minutes later, Terence Newman celebrated a fourth-down stop by running around with both arms outstretched—like a child imitating an airplane.
Romo and Newman were back last night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Romo, returning after missing three games with a broken pinkie on his throwing hand, overcame a pair of first-half interceptions to complete 19 of 27 passes for 198 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to rookie Martellus Bennett that put the Cowboys ahead for good with 10-and-a-half minutes to play.
Newman—back after missing five games with a sports hernia—had an even more impressive return. He had a second-half interception deep in Cowboys’ territory and shut down Santana Moss, holding the Redskins’ best receiver to 29 yards on five catches.
Newman batted away a pass to Moss on fourth-and-four at the Dallas 37-yard line with 6:40 remaining—ending Washington’s final drive.
The Cowboys then ran out the clock, with Marion Barber finishing off a 114-yard night on 24 carries, to improve to 6-4—tied with the Redskins and a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East.
The threesome virtually can give up on catching the division-leading New York Giants (9-1), putting them into what promises to be a tight battle for wild-card berths over the final six weeks of the season.
Dallas had gone 2-4 after a 3-0 start and performed miserably on offence during Romo’s absence.
Fortuitously, last week’s bye gave Romo, Newman, and left guard Kyle Kosier a chance to heal—even as owner Jerry Jones publicly fretted about the direction of the team.
LANDOVER, Md.—Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up and down like a little kid and patting teammates on the back with his left hand—carefully avoiding any further damage to his heavily-wrapped right pinkie.
A few minutes later, Terence Newman celebrated a fourth-down stop by running around with both arms outstretched—like a child imitating an airplane.
Romo and Newman were back last night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Romo, returning after missing three games with a broken pinkie on his throwing hand, overcame a pair of first-half interceptions to complete 19 of 27 passes for 198 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown pass to rookie Martellus Bennett that put the Cowboys ahead for good with 10-and-a-half minutes to play.
Newman—back after missing five games with a sports hernia—had an even more impressive return. He had a second-half interception deep in Cowboys’ territory and shut down Santana Moss, holding the Redskins’ best receiver to 29 yards on five catches.
Newman batted away a pass to Moss on fourth-and-four at the Dallas 37-yard line with 6:40 remaining—ending Washington’s final drive.
The Cowboys then ran out the clock, with Marion Barber finishing off a 114-yard night on 24 carries, to improve to 6-4—tied with the Redskins and a half-game ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East.
The threesome virtually can give up on catching the division-leading New York Giants (9-1), putting them into what promises to be a tight battle for wild-card berths over the final six weeks of the season.
Dallas had gone 2-4 after a 3-0 start and performed miserably on offence during Romo’s absence.
Fortuitously, last week’s bye gave Romo, Newman, and left guard Kyle Kosier a chance to heal—even as owner Jerry Jones publicly fretted about the direction of the team.
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