Recap Cowboys vs Redskins

Romo's hot streak came to an end Sunday night, along with the playoffs. Romo had 2 touchdown passes on the night but had 3 interceptions including one on their final drive that could have tied the game or even won them the game. The Cowboys scored first with a Romo to Witten touchdown pass. Morris and RGIII then got a rushing touchdown a piece. Bailey made a 48 yard field goal followed by another touchdown run by Morris. The Cowboys were then in a position to make yet another comeback. Romo hooked up with Ogletree for a touchdown and then to Harris for the 2 point conversion. The Cowboys then got the ball back and all they needed was a field goal to tie the game at least, but then came Romo's interception. Setting up another Morris run and ending the game.

What went wrong is too obvious, turnovers, and the run defense.
The front 7 of this defensive unit was missing 5 starters and Ware was in a shoulder brace for the whole game. RGIII and Morris were able to get 263 yards rushing and 4 touchdowns. The Cowboys did great in stopping the pass, holding RGIII to just 100 yards. But with all of the injuries up front the Cowboys were not able to stop the Redskins.

Romo matched his interception total for the last 8 games, he is the difference maker, if Romo throws more then 2 interceptions then the Cowboys will lose. He needed to stay perfect in this game in order for the Cowboys to win, and he messed up on the final drive.

Other than those 2 things everything else went well for the Cowboys.
They were 7-13 on third down conversions, they had 100 rushing yards, only allowed 2 sacks, were 2-2 in the red zone and only had 1 penalty for 6 yards in the entire game. Dan Bailey's 48 yard field goal was his 28th out of 30 on the season. Making that one kept Bailey perfect inside 50 yards. Looking at these stats and seeing that RGIII only threw for 100 yards looks like the Cowboys are the winners right? Proving just how much the turnovers and injuries can make a difference.

This type of loss is good for the Cowboys in my opinion. Last year the Cowboys did not seem ready to make the playoffs. This year many thought they were and so did the Cowboys. This loss will provide much fuel to the Cowboys fire. They will be angry at this loss and work to be so much better next year.

 Go Cowboys!