- We knew one quarterback might try too hard to put on a show in Thursday's game. We just had the wrong guy in mind.
After spending the week distancing from his childhood hero, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo thoroughly outplayed him in Thursday's 37-27 victory over the Packers. By the time Brett Favre was slammed to the turf by the 22nd biggest player on the field, cornerback Nate Jones, the Packers were trailing, 27-10.
Favre left Dallas with a bum right elbow and separated left shoulder, an injury he would've rather kept to himself. Before the injury, Favre had spent the first half making questionable decisions. While Romo was throwing three touchdown passes, Favre was going-for-broke on almost every pattern.
He launched a deep ball that fell woefully short and into the hands of safety Ken Hamlin when someone named Stephen Bowen drilled him in the chest.
Favre threw two interceptions and registered a single-digit passer rating. As much as I hate to say it, there's a good chance this game would've been a rout had Favre stayed in the game.
Rodgers, who dreams of seeing full-time duty by fall 2014, connected on 18-of-26 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown. He kept plays alive by moving outside the pocket, and then scrambled for first downs. Cowboys coach Wade Phillips and veteran defensive end Greg Ellis both admitted that Rodgers caught them by surprise.
Ellis smiled and said, "Rodgers sort of reminded me of Romo a little bit."
I would say that's become a pretty nice compliment
Unfamiliar with protocol for this sort of thing, I maintained a healthy distance. After the pampering process was over, the woman interviewed Spears.
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I'm not sure if anyone noticed that Jason Witten was pretty upset with his teammate and close friend, Romo, when he wasn't getting the ball in the first half. Witten was one-on-one with linebacker A.J. Hawk, but T.O. caught six of the nine passes Romo threw.
"We just couldn't get on the same page," Witten said.
In the second half, he had six catches for 67 yards.
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With Packers cornerback Charles Woodson out, the Cowboys used a lot of motion to confuse the Packers secondary. Last year, the Cowboys rarely sent T.O. in motion. Now, you may see him in motion 10 times per game.
Cornerback Al Harris tried to press him at the line of scrimmage, but you saw how that worked. Poor Jarrett Bush had to take a seat after being torched in the second quarter.
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Gutty performance by Cowboys right tackle Marc Colombo against Packers defensive end Aaron Kampman. Colombo twisted his ankle early in the game but kept playing. Kampan, who came in with 11 sacks, had a very quiet night.
"He had to pony up and block the guy by himself," offensive line coach Tony Sparano said of Colombo. "He's just one of those guys you never have to worry about showing up."
