Tuesday, January 09, 2007
NFL Playoffs: DRUGSORE COWBOYS!
Tony Romo mishandled a snap on a close-range field goal with just over a minute remaining as the Dallas Cowboys endured a painful 21-20 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wild-card game.
Romo revitalised the Cowboys (9-8) this season after replacing veteran Drew Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, and looked like he had guided Dallas to victory after calmly leading his team into field-goal range.
The Cowboys set up for a 19-yard field goal with 1:19 remaining and looked to be on their way to their first play-off win in 10 years.
But Romo bobbled a perfect snap from LP Ladouceur before attempting to run the loose ball but was tripped by Jordan Babineaux just short of a first down at the one-yard line.
Romo had completed a seven-yard pass to Jason Witten on 3rd-and-7 to the 1, a play originally ruled a first down, but after a replay, Witten was ruled to be just shy of the first down - a major factor, as the Seahawks were out of timeouts.
Earlier in the fourth quarter the Cowboys had produced a goal-line stand and the Seahawks had recorded a safety.
Matt Hasselbeck's 37-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jerramy Stevens with 4:24 remaining had given the Seahawks a 21-20 lead after the duo also hooked up for a 15-yard score in the third quarter.
The defending NFC champion Seahawks (10-7) will visit either Chicago or New Orleans next weekend.
Romo revitalised the Cowboys (9-8) this season after replacing veteran Drew Bledsoe as the starting quarterback, and looked like he had guided Dallas to victory after calmly leading his team into field-goal range.
The Cowboys set up for a 19-yard field goal with 1:19 remaining and looked to be on their way to their first play-off win in 10 years.
But Romo bobbled a perfect snap from LP Ladouceur before attempting to run the loose ball but was tripped by Jordan Babineaux just short of a first down at the one-yard line.
Romo had completed a seven-yard pass to Jason Witten on 3rd-and-7 to the 1, a play originally ruled a first down, but after a replay, Witten was ruled to be just shy of the first down - a major factor, as the Seahawks were out of timeouts.
Earlier in the fourth quarter the Cowboys had produced a goal-line stand and the Seahawks had recorded a safety.
Matt Hasselbeck's 37-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jerramy Stevens with 4:24 remaining had given the Seahawks a 21-20 lead after the duo also hooked up for a 15-yard score in the third quarter.
The defending NFC champion Seahawks (10-7) will visit either Chicago or New Orleans next weekend.
# posted by Eho @ 4:03 PM 
