Dallas Vs Houston

Of all the excitement football brings on Sundays, a game I particularly found to be interesting is the Cowboys drive against the Texans. The Cowboys were able to contain the Texans in their home stadium even with the overwhelming amount of Houston fans and explosive Houston team. For the first time in his career Tony Romo had to use a silent count for his offense due to noise conditions in their own stadium!
 



Going into this game, one could asses the risk to the cowboys organization not only by losing to a good Texas team, but also by going up against the toughest defensive end in the league, J.J. Watt. Watt is always a factor a team must look out for, but somehow someway the Dallas QB sidesteps a menacing tackle by Watt and throws a miraculous pass to Dez Bryant to gain great field goal range. Luckily, the 34-year old Tony Romo had a great performance against all odds, including his recovery from two back surgeries (324 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT).


After a missed field goal by Dallas, the game went into overtime at 17-17, before the epic throw that led up to the winning field goal by Dallas, ending the game 20-17 Dallas.


"Certainly it's one for the ages with Romo," coach Jason Garrett said. "There's a handful of those he's had throughout his career, and I think you can add that one to the list." (espn.com)


Top Performers:


Passing: T. Romo (DAL) - 324 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: A. Foster (HOU) - 23 CAR, 157 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: D. Bryant (DAL) - 9 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TD