GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The moment was there for Tony Romo to be the hero. It was fourth-and-2 from the Green Bay 32, late in the fourth quarter, and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback delivered a perfect throw down the sideline to Dez Bryant for a 31-yard gain. It took gumption to just attempt that pass in that situation. But Romo, often criticized for taking gunslinger-type chances, went for it. And briefly it looked like he had the story written: Returning to his home state to beat the Packers and advance to the NFC Championship Game next week in Seattle, where he bobbled a snap on a field goal attempt in the final minutes of a 2006 playoff loss.
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