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After Tony Romo missed seven games due to a collarbone injury suffered in Week 2 and returned last week, the Dallas Cowboys were depending on him to help them win the last seven games of the season in order to make a run at the NFC East title and the playoffs. The mountain in front of the team was tall, but belief in Romo’s ability made it seem possible.
After pulling off a victory in Week 11 against the Miami Dolphins, the Cowboys hosted the undefeated Carolina Panthers in the Cowboys' annual Thanksgiving Day contest. The final score wasn't pretty, as Carolina trounced Dallas 33-14.
The margin of error for Romo was razor-thin, and against the Panthers’ stingy defense, he wasn’t able to meet the standard necessary to compete. Things started poorly on the third play from scrimmage when Romo misread the coverage and hit safety Kurt Coleman right in the numbers over the middle of the field. Coleman returned the ball 36 yards for a touchdown, and everything went downhill from there.
The struggle continued as Romo threw two more interceptions to Luke Kuechly on back-to-back second-quarter throws—one went for another Panthers touchdown, and the other led to a Graham Gano field goal.
Romo’s nightmare day concluded when he landed hard on his left shoulder while being sacked by Thomas Davis on the last play of the third quarter. Romo immediately rolled over and grabbed his left collarbone, the same bone that was broken in September, and he would not return to the game.
Read on for all the grades, notes and quotes from the game.
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After pulling off a victory in Week 11 against the Miami Dolphins, the Cowboys hosted the undefeated Carolina Panthers in the Cowboys' annual Thanksgiving Day contest. The final score wasn't pretty, as Carolina trounced Dallas 33-14.
The margin of error for Romo was razor-thin, and against the Panthers’ stingy defense, he wasn’t able to meet the standard necessary to compete. Things started poorly on the third play from scrimmage when Romo misread the coverage and hit safety Kurt Coleman right in the numbers over the middle of the field. Coleman returned the ball 36 yards for a touchdown, and everything went downhill from there.
The struggle continued as Romo threw two more interceptions to Luke Kuechly on back-to-back second-quarter throws—one went for another Panthers touchdown, and the other led to a Graham Gano field goal.
Romo’s nightmare day concluded when he landed hard on his left shoulder while being sacked by Thomas Davis on the last play of the third quarter. Romo immediately rolled over and grabbed his left collarbone, the same bone that was broken in September, and he would not return to the game.
Read on for all the grades, notes and quotes from the game.
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