Tony
Romo came up big for the Dallas
Cowboys in Week 16, orchestrating a late touchdown drive to beat the Washington Redskins 24-23.
Romo took a ton of heat for throwing two late picks in Dallas' collapse against Green Bay last week. But this week,
With the stakes even higher, he came up
With a few critical players down the stretch to save the Cowboys' season.
The
Cowboys had a 2nd and 10 on their own 28
With 3:14 left and the score 23-17.
Romo got the drive rolling
With a scramble and a deep pass to Terrence Williams:
But the
Cowboys nearly blew the
Game anyway. On 3rd and goal from the 1-yard line, Demarco Murray ran backwards for an nine yard loss:
That set up a 4th and goal from the 10 yard line. If the
Cowboys didn't score a TD, they would have been eliminated from playoff contention
With an Eagles win.
He extended the play, and led Murray into the endzone for a touchdown:
The win sets up what is essentially an NFC East Championship
Game against Philadelphia next week in Dallas. Regardless of what happens in the Philly-Chicago
Game tonight, the winner of the
Game next week wins the division and goes to the playoffs.
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