ARLINGTON, Texas - With 7:57 left in the fourth quarter Sunday night, the Dallas Cowboys were 76 yards from the end zone, trailing by 10 after a turnover had handed the Giants a touchdown.
And just to make the situation a little more bleak, their best playmaker, wide receiver Dez Bryant, was in the locker room. In fact, doctors were examining his broken foot.
To Tony Romo, all that meant was that the game was about to begin.
"I feel like the game's just getting started when you get down to the last seven or eight minutes," the Dallas quarterback said after leading his team to two lightning-quick fourth-quarter touchdown drives in the Cowboys' stunning 27-26 victory over the Giants at AT&T Stadium.