Quarterback Tony Romo’s return might have spurred the Cowboys to victory, but it was running back Darren McFadden who closed the game in the 24-14 win against the Miami Dolphins.
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Somewhat lost amid the Dallas Cowboys’ recent slide was the utter lack of the once popular narrative that quarterback Tony Romo is a choker.
And while they prevailed on September 20 against the Eagles, the unthinkable came to pass: Romo broke his collarbone and went away for an extended period. “It’s one of those teams you have to stand up and fight and outlast them, and our guys did that”. Couple that with an interception return for a touchdown by linebacker Rolando McClain, and a fourth down sack on the games final play and you have the type of performance the Cowboys haven’t seen from the defense in almost eight weeks. But you’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who would argue the phrase “Dallas won because Romo was back in the lineup'”.
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McFadden’s 122 carries for 494 yards over the last five games are the most carries he’s ever had in a five-game span in his career. After being backed up by an excellent punt by the Dolphins’ Matt Darr, Romo and the Cowboys faced a 3rd & 10 from their own 3 1/2 yard line. He completed 13 of 24 passes for 188 yards and one interception.
The night before the matchup with the Dolphins, Tony Romo gave his teammates a speech so inspiring, that it pushed the Cowboys to be more motivated, more focused and more willing to win against Miami. Badly”, Campbell said. “As far as I’m concerned we still hold the cards.
Miami will travel to NY next Sunday as they look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Jets at 1:00 p.m. “The holding penalties and the drops early in the game, our two third-down drops, hurt us”. A frustrated Romo yelled at intended receiver Bryant as they headed for the bench. We’re trying to provide the right opportunity for him, the right structure for him, the right environment for him to play his best and to be his best.
With their leader back, now we’ll see how good the Cowboys can be. Miami’s defense stepped up on the next series and forced a three and out, which would give them good field position at their own 42. Miami converted just one third down all game.
If Romo can dig them out of his hole, it would also silence all those remaining who embarrassingly rip him for being non-clutch. It wasn’t that shocking that Romo was a little rusty after missing so many games.
The Cowboys mounted an 8 1/2-minute drive for their first offensive score.
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-WR Kenny Stills was targeted twice and made two catches for 52 yards and a touchdown. Running Back by Committee worked (even though the committee members keep changing.) Big catches from Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, Terrance Williams and anyone else the QB targeted.
