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The Cowboys survived brief heavy rains on their first offensive possession near their own end zone and also two Romo interceptions to leave Sun Life Stadium with a 24-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins.
It was the fourth interception of McClain’s five-year National Football League career, and it was his first touchdown.
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee). Dallas Cowboys middle linebacker Rolando McClain (55) intercepts a pass intended for Miami Dolphins wide receiver Greg Jennings (85) and runs it in for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 22, …
Dallas’s 24-14 win over the Miami Dolphins moves the franchise to 3-7 this season – and despite going two months without a win, the Cowboys still have an outside shot at a playoff berth.
That means up and having to play against the Carolina Panthers on Thanksgiving Day, and by the way, that’s the 10-0 Carolina Panthers.
“I just feel like we had one of our best players back in Romo”, Church said after Dallas improved to 3-0 in Romo starts. “That [made] a heck of a lot of difference”. That was very 2013 Romo – where he tried to impose his skill. “It’s good to have him back”. What’s insane about this entire scenario is that despite sitting in last place in the NFC East, Dallas is just two games behind the division-leading New York Giants, who enter their Week 11 bye at a 5-5 record.
Fortunately, Romo was back in action for the Cowboys yesterday as they took on the Miami Dolphins, and he did exactly what he had to do to lead his team to victory.
Bryant and Romo connected on a well-designed 16-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter against Miami Sunday, which marked their 50th touchdown hookup. “Nobody is going to be jumping for joy around here”.
While the Cowboys will need to keep stacking a bunch more wins before anyone can be considered the savior of anything, it is undeniable that the team’s offense looked more efficient and more explosive with its starting quarterback under center rather than Brandon Weeden or Matt Cassel.
Case in point, the drive after the Dolphins wiped out a 14-0 deficit and pulled even with a touchdown in the third quarter. Romo was 5-of-9 on passes thrown 15 yards or more downfield, including the two touchdowns.
Romo wasn’t flawless, but in his first game back he made throws and plays no other Cowboys quarterback could come close to completing.
“I thought he did a good job in a couple of instances, when he didn’t see it great, or might have been late to a throw, he kind of burned the ball in a real positive way for us and kind of lived for another day”.
The narrative in April, 2014 was the Cowboys might just be better off drafting Johnny Manziel and thinking about moving on to the post-Romo era.
“Outstanding. Felt it. I got chills, I tell you that”, Dez Bryant said, via ESPN.com. “It could be fun”. The scariest part of that, however, is the fact that Romo and the Cowboys next go up against the Carolina Panthers.
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Harrison questioned whether Romo, who had barely played that preseason after returning from off-season back surgery, even “cared” after watching the Dallas quarterback’s “reckless” play.
