Romo went 18-for-19 for 199 yards and two interceptions in a 33-10 loss to the Eagles on Thanksgiving a year ago. He threw two interceptions and the team was only able to score two offensive touchdowns with him at the helm. He locked eyes with his receiver despite having zero pressure in the pocket, and McClain read it easily. That’s just big men coming down on you hard in a monsoon, trying to figure out how not to have a awful play at the first of a ballgame. With that said, it’s not like his offensive line (aside from Jason Fox and Dallas Thomas) was bad, and his running backs, when used, were productive.
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How can I grade a unit that only had 15 touches (and only 11 rushing attempts)? Lamar Miller averaged 6.3 yards per rush as Miami’s starting running back on Sunday. Darren McFadden ran for 129, and Robert Turbin, who joined the Cowboys on Wednesday, added 35 yards on seven carries.
Game two of Thursday’s triple header pits the undefeated Carolina Panthers against the suddenly revived Dallas Cowboys. For a few days, they get to enjoy that feeling.
While the offense’s inability to put up points continues to be a troublesome issue, the fact that Miami’s defense has no strengths hints that the entire unit must be rebuilt. Towards the end of the first quarter the Cowboysappeared to be on their way to putting the first points of the game on the board but Brent Grimes intercepted a pass intended for Dez Bryant.
Romo was rusty and in addition to being picked off twice and getting sacked twice, he bounced two passes and missed a couple of open targets.
SEAHAWKS 29, 49ERS 13: In Seattle, rookie Thomas Rawls rushed for 209 yards and had two total touchdowns, Tyler Lockett caught pair of TD passes from Russell Wilson, and Seattle got back to.
Words can’t express how much Tony Romo means to this football team. Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh gave a passionate speech. In the second quarter, he was being pressured in the pocket and did his patented spin move, stumbling out of the pocket and hitting Devin Street for a nice 19 yard pickup.
ESPN noted that Romo threw well using his right hand, but the way he managed to escape being tackled by a Dolphins’ safety and even passed the ball using his left hand was a feat.
The scoring for Dallas got started early into the second quarter when an errant pass by Ryan Tannehill was picked off and returned for a touchdown. There was some good, some bad, and some ugly from the game for Miami, and we take a look at them now.
But they have no time to celebrate.
The defense was pretty good up front, but in the back it was a disaster.
Most importantly, he made everyone around him better. He seemed ready to play. It’s a shame that the talent around him can’t even be adequate. Had they done that, it’s Cowboys ball inside the Miami five. Problem is, it might be too late to fulfill their preseason aspirations. His teammates seemed to have a boost when he came back. They couldn’t, and it doesn’t help when a linebacker is matched up with Dez Bryant. The Dolphins, last in the AFC in third-down conversions at 28 percent, went 1 for 10 against Dallas.
Horrendous coaching effort from the Dolphins.
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The Miami Dolphins took another step backwards in its push for an elusive playoff spot with Sunday’s 24-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
