News: ESPN: Connor: Even without ring, Cowboys QB Tony Romo is all grown up

[NewsBot]

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tony Romo was getting sucked into the vortex of a wild and crazy game, and wouldn't you know it, a couple of guys on the other team were the ones who royally screwed up. These weren't just any guys on any opposing team, either. These were the New York Giants of Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning, the only NFC East coach and quarterback to win the Super Bowl over the last 20 years.

As much as some fans on both sides of the Giants-Cowboys divide were probably expecting the Dallas quarterback to invent some newfangled way to throw a pick-six in the closing minutes, Romo isn't that Romo anymore. He is 35 years old now. He is a good kind of scarred. He is mature enough to know how to act when potential Hall of Famers like Coughlin and Manning completely lose their minds.

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[WoodysGirl]

The book on Romo is changing...

 

[FiveTime]

Did you hear Collinsworth gushing on Tony last night? At one point he commented to the effect that Tony was reading the defense like he was in their huddle.

 

[tyke1doe]

Did you hear Collinsworth gushing on Tony last night? At one point he commented to the effect that Tony was reading the defense like he was in their huddle.

Said it at some point in the first half before the turnovers.

 

[robjay04]

Best part for me was when they showed Romo on the sideline leading up to the final draft. He seemed at ease, confident and completely comfortable with the situation. You wouldn't know that he was about to take the field with only 90 seconds and no timeouts to score a touchdown to win a pivotal divisional matchup.

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

I also heard Al Michaels, once again, dejected when Dallas came back to win...every time CC would praise Dallas, there was Al to throw a wet blanket on the party...he is so predictable...