TAMPA, Fla. -- With 43 seconds left in the game Sunday, Tony Romo was on the field screaming instructions in his role as quasi-assistant offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys.
It was the kind of moment -- Cowboys down 10-6, no timeouts -- Romo has delivered in many times in his career, including the season opener against the New York Giants, but all he could do was watch, like he has done the past seven weeks.
When Matt Cassel's deep pass on a double move to Dez Bryant was intercepted in the end zone with 14 seconds left to seal the Cowboys’ 10-6 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the attention almost immediately turned to Romo’s return from a broken left collarbone.