He went into the Superdome, quite possibly the most intimidating venue in the NFL right now, and quite possibly played the best game of his career. He had better games statistically in the past, but against the Saints he put that team on his shoulders and they pulled it out.
Before you laugh at him and call him names, just remember that the Saints utterly manhandled Tom Brady and Eli Manning, both Super Bowl-winning QB's and supposedly two of the best QBs in the NFL right now. Romo had the reputation of getting rattled by hostile crowds (remember the Eagles game last year?). Yet, last night he matured enough to make great plays, hitting receivers at just the right time, running for the first down when everyone was covered, and keeping the Saints defense guessing all night.
Even towards the end of the game, when the rest of the Cowboys were choking (Roy Williams missing a perfectly thrown ball on that Cowboys 3 and out, and Nick Folk shanking that chip shot), Romo was making plays that got them into position to win comfortably. Romo didn't even have the best protection last night. Flozell Adams was either holding, or letting his man go by. After the first quarter, many of Romo's passes were made while he was on the run or the pocket was collapsing around him.
And, a big shoutout to Dallas' Defense. They absolutely shut down the best offense in the NFL for 3 quarters, and when it counted sacked Drew Brees and caused the fumble. All this, with a subpar secondary (Scandrick Ellis is the Cowboy's version of Tebucky Jones, who's always getting a game-changing penalty on him if he isn't getting burnt) and Demarcus Ware playing with that nasty neck injury (I still question the wisdom of him playing so soon after that).
I'm very happy with the win, and they put themselves straight back into the Eastern Division chase. Now, let me get back to my obnoxious bragging about AMERICA'S TEAM IS THE GREATEST FRANCHISE IN ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SPORTS. WISE MEN STILL FOLLOW THE STAR.
Before you laugh at him and call him names, just remember that the Saints utterly manhandled Tom Brady and Eli Manning, both Super Bowl-winning QB's and supposedly two of the best QBs in the NFL right now. Romo had the reputation of getting rattled by hostile crowds (remember the Eagles game last year?). Yet, last night he matured enough to make great plays, hitting receivers at just the right time, running for the first down when everyone was covered, and keeping the Saints defense guessing all night.
Even towards the end of the game, when the rest of the Cowboys were choking (Roy Williams missing a perfectly thrown ball on that Cowboys 3 and out, and Nick Folk shanking that chip shot), Romo was making plays that got them into position to win comfortably. Romo didn't even have the best protection last night. Flozell Adams was either holding, or letting his man go by. After the first quarter, many of Romo's passes were made while he was on the run or the pocket was collapsing around him.
And, a big shoutout to Dallas' Defense. They absolutely shut down the best offense in the NFL for 3 quarters, and when it counted sacked Drew Brees and caused the fumble. All this, with a subpar secondary (Scandrick Ellis is the Cowboy's version of Tebucky Jones, who's always getting a game-changing penalty on him if he isn't getting burnt) and Demarcus Ware playing with that nasty neck injury (I still question the wisdom of him playing so soon after that).
I'm very happy with the win, and they put themselves straight back into the Eastern Division chase. Now, let me get back to my obnoxious bragging about AMERICA'S TEAM IS THE GREATEST FRANCHISE IN ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL SPORTS. WISE MEN STILL FOLLOW THE STAR.