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IRVING, Texas - How ironic Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was seen jumping into the backseat of an awaiting SUV in the bowels of Texas Stadium with one arm pinned to his side, his shirt sleeve dangling empty.
Because in the Cowboys' 48-27 loss to the New England Patriots here Sunday afternoon, the Patriots' defense appeared to have Romo playing with one arm tied behind his back.
Romo suffered a left shoulder strain, and although he finished the game, he did have the shoulder wrapped, with his arm inside his shirt, close to his left side.
While Romo said he had suffered a rotator-cuff strain, Cowboys assistant trainer Britt Brown said it would more appropriate to call the injury a "shoulder strain."
When Romo was asked if he thought he'd be able to play in next Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, here at Texas Stadium, Romo said little, only giving a facial expression as if to imply, "Are you kidding? Me miss a game?"
Romo will be reevaluated on Monday.
Romo finished the game with a decent line, but just not strong enough against a team scoring 48 points. The Cowboys quarterback, starting his 16th regular-season NFL game, completed 18 of 29 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns - he was sacked twice - and didn't throw in interception until the Cowboys fell behind, 41-27, with 3:59 remaining. On the very next play Romo, under pressure, tried to side-arm a pass to a crossing Terrell Owens, only to throw behind him and right to linebacker Junior Seau.
While Romo did finish with a 91.0 QB rating, he was held to less than 200 yards passing for the second time this season - to go with a club record four, 300-yard passing performances already this season.
The Cowboys, though, once again got off to a slow start, finding themselves trailing, 14-0, at the end of the first quarter, meaning they have now gone six games without scoring a first-quarter touchdown.
"It's a long game, and you just have to keep playing," said Romo, who had touchdown passes to Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton. "You try and do stuff that is not there - on the first couple of possessions they just cover things, and if you try and fit it in somewhere that is not there, they have us beat already because you are throwing into their hands.
"If it's not there you just have to throw away the ball and move to the next series and hope that your defense will get a stop, and they had a big play with the fumble recovery and took it to the house, and just like that it was a different ball game."
But after taking that 24-21 lead early in the third quarter, the Cowboys' offense ground to a halt, scoring only one more field goal. The Cowboys finished with less than 34 points for only the second time this season, but for the second time in as many weeks after being held to 25 last Monday in that 25-24 victory over Buffalo. So after dropping this game to the undefeated Patriots, and falling for the first time this year (5-1), Romo said when asked about being an elite team, "You are what you are - that is a Parcells' saying," referring to former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells.
Because in the Cowboys' 48-27 loss to the New England Patriots here Sunday afternoon, the Patriots' defense appeared to have Romo playing with one arm tied behind his back.
Romo suffered a left shoulder strain, and although he finished the game, he did have the shoulder wrapped, with his arm inside his shirt, close to his left side.
While Romo said he had suffered a rotator-cuff strain, Cowboys assistant trainer Britt Brown said it would more appropriate to call the injury a "shoulder strain."
When Romo was asked if he thought he'd be able to play in next Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings, here at Texas Stadium, Romo said little, only giving a facial expression as if to imply, "Are you kidding? Me miss a game?"
Romo will be reevaluated on Monday.
Romo finished the game with a decent line, but just not strong enough against a team scoring 48 points. The Cowboys quarterback, starting his 16th regular-season NFL game, completed 18 of 29 passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns - he was sacked twice - and didn't throw in interception until the Cowboys fell behind, 41-27, with 3:59 remaining. On the very next play Romo, under pressure, tried to side-arm a pass to a crossing Terrell Owens, only to throw behind him and right to linebacker Junior Seau.
While Romo did finish with a 91.0 QB rating, he was held to less than 200 yards passing for the second time this season - to go with a club record four, 300-yard passing performances already this season.
The Cowboys, though, once again got off to a slow start, finding themselves trailing, 14-0, at the end of the first quarter, meaning they have now gone six games without scoring a first-quarter touchdown.
"It's a long game, and you just have to keep playing," said Romo, who had touchdown passes to Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton. "You try and do stuff that is not there - on the first couple of possessions they just cover things, and if you try and fit it in somewhere that is not there, they have us beat already because you are throwing into their hands.
"If it's not there you just have to throw away the ball and move to the next series and hope that your defense will get a stop, and they had a big play with the fumble recovery and took it to the house, and just like that it was a different ball game."
But after taking that 24-21 lead early in the third quarter, the Cowboys' offense ground to a halt, scoring only one more field goal. The Cowboys finished with less than 34 points for only the second time this season, but for the second time in as many weeks after being held to 25 last Monday in that 25-24 victory over Buffalo. So after dropping this game to the undefeated Patriots, and falling for the first time this year (5-1), Romo said when asked about being an elite team, "You are what you are - that is a Parcells' saying," referring to former Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells.
