And let the Cowboy's 'December Slump' begin...
Tony Romo has been criticized for his bad play in December, and he was determined to silence his critics this game... in a way... he did prove himself... He actually had a great game, throwing for over 300 yards again and completing 41 for 55 passes with 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions... near perfect stats.
Unfortunately, the Cowboys' defense and the special teams were the disappointments this time and allowed the Giants to walk all over them. So this is not a December loss that can be blamed on Romo, but it is still a loss and regardless who is at fault, it doesn't feel good, especially now that the NFC East is fair game for everyone (except Washington, that is.) Dallas blew the lead they had in the first quarter and also blew the first place position they held in the NFC East.
The way I was figuring it is that Dallas had to win at least 3 of the last 5 to get into the playoffs, and now that they've lost one of the games I thought they could win, they have to go 3 out of 4, and how easy is that gonna be with San Diego, New Orleans and Philly on the schedule... plus Washington (don't wanna leave them out... they did almost beat New Orleans today.)
It has the feeling of another disappointing December, and any ounce of faith I had for a nice run in the final stretch was destroyed when the defense allowed a 70 plus yard touchdown pass to Brandon Jacobs... that is something that never should have happened. It's reminding me of last year's game against Baltimore... the nightmares are all coming back.
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