Video: The Final 2:26
By Matt Cordon (kh). Filed in Game Blog, Video Clips |
If there were any doubt that this was a special season, there shouldn’t be now. Dallas played more than 57 minutes of below average football, giving the Lions plenty of chances to win. But in the end, Tony Romo’s 16-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten gave the Cowboys all they needed for the 28-27 win.
The final drive is well worth watching, even if you saw the game live. The clip below shows most of the final 2:26, starting with the Lions’ 3rd-and-9 in Dallas territory.
The play-by-play:
3-9-DET 37 (2:26) 8-J.Kitna pass incomplete short right to 84-S.McDonald (98-G.Ellis).
4-9-DET 37 (2:21) 2-N.Harris punts 46 yards to DAL 17, Center-48-D.Muhlbach, out of bounds.
Dallas Cowboys at 02:15
1-10-DAL 17 (2:15) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short left to 24-M.Barber to DAL 23 for 6 yards (23-K.Smith).
Two-Minute Warning
2-4-DAL 23 (2:00) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass incomplete short left to 17-S.Hurd [95-J.DeVries].
3-4-DAL 23 (1:56) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short right to 82-J.Witten to DAL 36 for 13 yards (24-G.Blue).
1-10-DAL 36 (1:36) (No Huddle, Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short right to 82-J.Witten ran ob at DAL 40 for 4 yards (33-D.Edwards).
2-6-DAL 40 (1:31) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass incomplete short right to 81-T.Owens.
3-6-DAL 40 (1:28) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo sacked at DAL 40 for 0 yards (95-J.DeVries). FUMBLES (95-J.DeVries), touched at DAL 44, recovered by DAL-63-K.Kosier at DAL 40. 63-K.Kosier to DAL 40 for no gain (21-T.Fisher).
4-6-DAL 40 (:57) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short left to 24-M.Barber to DET 47 for 13 yards (23-K.Smith; 24-G.Blue).
1-10-DET 47 (:45) (No Huddle) 9-T.Romo spiked the ball to stop the clock. PENALTY on DET, Defensive 12 On-field, 5 yards, enforced at DET 47 - No Play.
1-5-DET 42 (:43) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short right to 82-J.Witten pushed ob at DET 36 for 6 yards (33-D.Edwards; 93-C.Smith).
1-10-DET 36 (:34) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep right to 17-S.Hurd pushed ob at DET 20 for 16 yards (33-D.Edwards). The Replay Assistant challenged the pass completion ruling, and the play was Upheld.
1-10-DET 20 (:26) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass short right to 24-M.Barber pushed ob at DET 16 for 4 yards (33-D.Edwards).
2-6-DET 16 (:22) (Shotgun) 9-T.Romo pass deep middle to 82-J.Witten for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
6-N.Folk extra point is GOOD, Center-91-L.Ladouceur, Holder-14-B.Johnson.
DAL 28 DET 27 Plays: 11 Possession: 1:57
And lastly, the quick take from NFL.com:
It was over when …
Tony Romo hit Jason Witten on a 16-yard TD strike with 18 seconds remaining in the game to cap an 11 play, 83-yard drive in 1:57. The extra point put Dallas up by one, and the Cowboys stopped Detroit’s final desperate attempts to score. With the win, Dallas clinched the NFC East Division title.Game balls
Witten made up for his goal-line fumble by converting on a couple of crucial third downs in the fourth quarter and catching the game-winner. He finished with 15 receptions for 138 yards.Key stat
Detroit’s pass-happy offensive coordiantor Mike Martz put together a much more balanced game plan against Dallas. In the Lions’ four-game losing streak, the team rushed for 164 yards combined. Against the Cowboys, Kevin Jones and T.J. Duckett rushed for a combined 152 yards and three touhdowns.Noteworthy
The Cowboys have scored at least 24 points in every game this season and have won seven straight games. Their last seven-game streak was in 1993-94. … Dallas QB Tony Romo has a TD pass in 17 straight games, breaking Troy Aikman’s record for the longest streak in franchise history. … The Lions have lost five straight since their 6-2 start.
I’ll have more tomorrow.
Monday, December 10th 2007 at 2:57 pm
I didn’t catch this game (stuck watching the end of a 37-6 Jags/Panthers game, WTF?), so this was nice to see.
The D was a bit frightening from what I gathered, but Romo’s in that Montana/Elway/Brady territory where you KNOW he’s going to come through.