I'm clearly the one who started the term "here" and it created a firestorm amongst FANS on this board that's been going on for 2 years. Everyone seems to blame me for coining the term "elimination game" claiming it's due to my hatred for Romo.
The first time I used the term "elimination game" was the week leading up to the season finale vs the Giants in 2011. I had never heard anyone in the media use the term and it's possible it got off this board due to the big stir it created here. I analyze everything about Romo's game due to the many discussions (arguments) I've had about him. The week leading up to the week 17 game vs the Giants in 2011 I mentioned that Romo has struggled in do or die/elimination type games and that his record at the time was 1-4 in elimination games. A lot of FANS took exception to the term "elimination game" and were angered that I was adding the Philly loss in week 17 of the 08 season to Romo's playoff record. What Phil Simms said during the Thanksgiving telecast that the "elimination game" stat is just being used for Romo to make his record look worse is exactly what many claimed that I was doing back in Dec of 2011.
I never used the term "elimination game" to try and make Romo's do or die record look worse. Simms said "what's an elimination game?" He should know that a playoff game is an "elimination game." Some FANS here still don't know what an "elimination game" is. An "elimination game" is where 2 teams face elimination either in a playoff game or a season finale. The team that wins advances and the team that loses doesn't play again until the next season. If Romo had a larger playoff resume I would have never even looked into his total elimination game record. It's not something to try and make Romo's do or die record look worse it's to add to the number of games he and the Cowboys have faced elimination in vs opponents who've faced the same fate. QB's are judged by how they perform in elimination/playoff games. It's when there's no tomorrow that you find out what a team and a QB are made of. .