LANDOVER, Md. -- Tony Romo knows now ... each team gets only two timeouts in overtime.
As the Cowboys were getting ready to kick a field goal in overtime, Romo, holding for the kick, stood up and signaled for a timeout. The play clock was running down, and he thought the Cowboys had a timeout.
But they didn't.
"I noticed that after the fact," he said.
Fortunately for Romo, the Redskins had called timeout a moment before he did. Otherwise, the Cowboys would have been stuck with a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, and they would have been facing a 54-yard field goal. (The Cowboys likely would have run a play to get closer, however, because they were kicking on third down).
Romo joked about it with reporters after the game.
"They were calling timeout, and so I did as well," he said.
Then he tried to account for the timeouts.
"I guess we used two of them on the field-goal attempt for them. Is that right?" he asked reporters.
No, only one on defense, they told him.
"One on defense and one on the field goal? And I guess you get two timeouts in overtime?" he said.
Right, two timeouts.
McBriar tackle
Punter Mat McBriar received credit for stopping a punt return that could have resulted in a touchdown and a 14-point lead early in the third quarter for the Redskins.
Although the word "tackle" surprised him a little.
"It was just sort of a lunge: 'Please go out of bounds, little fella,'" he said in Australia-speak of the move that sent Brandon Banks out of bounds at the Cowboys' 34-yard line following a 55-yard return. The stop mattered because the Redskins later missed a field-goal attempt.
McBriar's effort, as he tries to play with nerve damage in his leg that also limits movement to his left, received the attention of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
"For him to move around, for him to go over there and make that tackle, that's pretty impressive," Jones said.
McBriar shrugged when somebody called it the biggest play of the game. He was already blaming himself for a 23-yard shank in the second quarter that set up a 32-yard touchdown drive for the Redskins.
"I don't know about that," he said. "I didn't think about it that way. I think I gave the defense a 30-yard field and a 34-yard field. I kind of look at it the other way, not like it was a positive."
Tough one for Murray
DeMarco Murray touched the ball a season-high 31 times (25 rushes, six catches) and averaged only 3.4 yards a touch. He had only 29 rushing yards at halftime and finished with 73 as he and the Cowboys played without fullback Tony Fiammetta.
"Probably the most physical game I've ever been a part of," he said. "I've got a lot of respect for those guys across the field from us."
Murray, who set a Cowboys record for most yards over a four-game span, now has 674 yards in a five-game span. That's the second most in team history for five games, behind 688 that Emmitt Smith produced in 1993.
"The offensive line did a great job at times. I did a great job at times," Murray said. "But there were some times we weren't on the same page. We'll definitely clean it up this week."
Felix returns
Felix Jones carried five times for 18 yards as he returned from an ankle injury that sidelined him for four games, and Jerry Jones said he didn't expect him to get more work.
"I think we'll see more of Felix," Jerry Jones said. "I'm not saying I want to see more of Felix. I just think games will call for us having more of him in there, especially in some of the passing game."
Jones caught one pass for 1 yard and did not return a kickoff.
Ratliff OK
Nose tackle Jay Ratliff said he hurt his knee when several players fell on it in a pileup in the second quarter, but he said he is fine. He left the game and went to the locker room for an exam but returned shortly and played the rest of the game, finishing with two tackles for loss among his five stops.
Briefly
Tony Romo was interception-free for a third consecutive game. He has thrown 126 passes without an interception. He threw 167 passes without an interception in 2009. The team record is 216 by Troy Aikman in 1999.
Jason Witten's 59-yard touchdown catch was the longest scoring reception of his career.
Dez Bryant's sixth touchdown catch matched his total from last season, when he played 12 games.
Laurent Robinson caught a touchdown pass for a fourth consecutive game, extending a career best.
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As the Cowboys were getting ready to kick a field goal in overtime, Romo, holding for the kick, stood up and signaled for a timeout. The play clock was running down, and he thought the Cowboys had a timeout.
But they didn't.
"I noticed that after the fact," he said.
Fortunately for Romo, the Redskins had called timeout a moment before he did. Otherwise, the Cowboys would have been stuck with a 15-yard penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, and they would have been facing a 54-yard field goal. (The Cowboys likely would have run a play to get closer, however, because they were kicking on third down).
Romo joked about it with reporters after the game.
"They were calling timeout, and so I did as well," he said.
Then he tried to account for the timeouts.
"I guess we used two of them on the field-goal attempt for them. Is that right?" he asked reporters.
No, only one on defense, they told him.
"One on defense and one on the field goal? And I guess you get two timeouts in overtime?" he said.
Right, two timeouts.
McBriar tackle
Punter Mat McBriar received credit for stopping a punt return that could have resulted in a touchdown and a 14-point lead early in the third quarter for the Redskins.
Although the word "tackle" surprised him a little.
"It was just sort of a lunge: 'Please go out of bounds, little fella,'" he said in Australia-speak of the move that sent Brandon Banks out of bounds at the Cowboys' 34-yard line following a 55-yard return. The stop mattered because the Redskins later missed a field-goal attempt.
McBriar's effort, as he tries to play with nerve damage in his leg that also limits movement to his left, received the attention of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.
"For him to move around, for him to go over there and make that tackle, that's pretty impressive," Jones said.
McBriar shrugged when somebody called it the biggest play of the game. He was already blaming himself for a 23-yard shank in the second quarter that set up a 32-yard touchdown drive for the Redskins.
"I don't know about that," he said. "I didn't think about it that way. I think I gave the defense a 30-yard field and a 34-yard field. I kind of look at it the other way, not like it was a positive."
Tough one for Murray
DeMarco Murray touched the ball a season-high 31 times (25 rushes, six catches) and averaged only 3.4 yards a touch. He had only 29 rushing yards at halftime and finished with 73 as he and the Cowboys played without fullback Tony Fiammetta.
"Probably the most physical game I've ever been a part of," he said. "I've got a lot of respect for those guys across the field from us."
Murray, who set a Cowboys record for most yards over a four-game span, now has 674 yards in a five-game span. That's the second most in team history for five games, behind 688 that Emmitt Smith produced in 1993.
"The offensive line did a great job at times. I did a great job at times," Murray said. "But there were some times we weren't on the same page. We'll definitely clean it up this week."
Felix returns
Felix Jones carried five times for 18 yards as he returned from an ankle injury that sidelined him for four games, and Jerry Jones said he didn't expect him to get more work.
"I think we'll see more of Felix," Jerry Jones said. "I'm not saying I want to see more of Felix. I just think games will call for us having more of him in there, especially in some of the passing game."
Jones caught one pass for 1 yard and did not return a kickoff.
Ratliff OK
Nose tackle Jay Ratliff said he hurt his knee when several players fell on it in a pileup in the second quarter, but he said he is fine. He left the game and went to the locker room for an exam but returned shortly and played the rest of the game, finishing with two tackles for loss among his five stops.
Briefly
Tony Romo was interception-free for a third consecutive game. He has thrown 126 passes without an interception. He threw 167 passes without an interception in 2009. The team record is 216 by Troy Aikman in 1999.
Jason Witten's 59-yard touchdown catch was the longest scoring reception of his career.
Dez Bryant's sixth touchdown catch matched his total from last season, when he played 12 games.
Laurent Robinson caught a touchdown pass for a fourth consecutive game, extending a career best.
Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/1...otes-romo-learns-something.html#ixzz1eM1qHziq