The Dallas Cowboys failed to bring their A-game in a 20-17 overtime loss to the rival Washington Redskins
One of the best teams in the NFL looked comparable to one of the worst Monday night, as the Dallas Cowboys fell 20-17 in overtime in what was a lackluster game.
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It became apparent almost immediately that this was anyone’s game. Even while Tony Romo was still healthy in the game, his offensive line- which has been one of the strongest throughout the league for the better part of this season- looked like a mess. They allowed too much pressure right off the bat, which set the tone for a game that looked like it might be won off a lucky recovery of the other team’s fumble.
This weekend has seen a couple comeback stories, but Monday night football saw no such thing. The Cowboys came back from a 3-0 deficit in the first quarter to surge ahead 7-3 in the second on a Romo-to-Dez Bryant touchdown and then, squeaked out a 10-10 tie in the third. After Colt McCoy scored from seven yards out and the Cowboys answered with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Weeden, filling in for the injured Romo, to Jason Witten in the fourth quarter, the game went to overtime.
In overtime, the Redskins were able to take the lead on a Kai Forbath field goal, then hold the Cowboys on fourth down to secure the victory.
McCoy, making his first start in three years, completed 25-of-30 passes for 299 yards with one interception.
Despite the poor play on both sides, though, maybe the most pivotal event of the game was Romo’s injury in the third quarter.
When a sack by Washington’s Keenan Robinson left Romo on the ground for more than a couple of minutes, Dallas knew things wouldn’t be good. Sure enough, Romo was walked to the locker room- and while there’s no word on the condition of the quarterback, things don’t look good. He finished out the game, returning to take over for Weeden in the fourth quarter, but looked like a pawn for the Redskins’ defense.
Heading into this game, the Cowboys hadn’t looked this bad since their first week loss to the San Francisco 49ers- they entered this game 6-1. It was expected to be a blowout win over the 2-5 Washington Redskins, but this was a classic example of why wins can never be taken for granted. The fact that the game had to head into an overtime should have already clued fans in that this was no normal Cowboys game.
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