10 worst plays in NFL history
By John Buhler
6. Romo’s botched snap
Until recently, Tony Romo has been the reliable starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys as he had been the franchise quarterback in Dallas for a decade. He’s played his way into the conversation as one of the four best quarterbacks in Cowboys history with Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, and Danny White. However, it wasn’t smooth sailing for Romo in his first year on the job in 2006.
Romo would win the starting quarterback job in 2006 under head coach Bill Parcells. Dallas would make the NFC Playoffs with a 9-7 record that season and had to play the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round.
Qwest Field as it was known at the time was not the raucous home field advantage CenturyLink Field is now for the Seahawks. Teams had their opportunities to win even playoff road game in Seattle.
The Cowboys were yards away from beating the Seahawks in the 2006 NFC Wild Card Game. Down 21-20 late in the fourth quarter, Dallas had a chance to take the lead on a 19-yard field goal. Romo, who was the holder at the time for the Cowboys, botched the snap and had to scramble towards the end zone to avoid a turnover on downs. He was tackled near the goal line.
Seattle would then proceed to go three-and-out on its next possession. Romo would get another opportunity to win the game on the road in Seattle, but couldn’t complete a Hail Mary in the back of the end zone. Dallas would lose 21-20.
Romo is a borderline Hall of Fame quarterback, but this is the play he’ll be remembered for. Coincidentally, it would be Seahawks that Romo would break his back against and then proceed to lose his starting job to rookie quarterback Dak Prescott.