ShareThisIt was the same final score.
It was the same remarkable double-digit rally in the fourth quarter.
Only now the Dallas Cowboys know how the New York Jets felt one week ago.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you why the Cowboys lost the opener and came out victorious in a must-win contest in San Francisco Sunday.
Quarterback Tony Romo admittedly stunk it up against the Jets. The two late turnovers were inexcusable.
But there's no way Dallas is 1-1 right now if Romo remains on the sidelines and Jon Kitna finishes out the San Francisco game.
Calling it gutsy just doesn't quite do Romo's performance justice. The guy was much maligned the past week, then in much pain Sunday when he suffered a fractured rib.
Romo hasn't delivered a Super Bowl title to Dallas -- in fact, his postseason and big-game track record is certainly spotty. But more than half the teams in the NFL would take him right now.
Romo's heart can't be questioned, either. He couldn't endure watching the Cowboys' season fade away with a 0-2 start, throwing for 201 yards and a touchdown after having been declared out for the remainder of the game.
Before the season began, most realistic Cowboys fans would have expected a 1-1 start, with a loss in New York and a win in California.
But no one could have predicted such dramatics.
If the Cowboys can stay healthy -- and that's a pretty big if with Romo, receivers Dez Bryant and Miles Austin along with running back Felix Jones already banged up -- this year looks like it'll produce great theater.
(Zach Duncan writes for the Wichita Falls Times Record News in Texas.)
column
