The upside for Cowboys fans is they probably won’t have to watch Tony Romo make another postseason blunder this year.
At this rate, it looks as if Dallas will be watching the playoffs on TV.
The Giants embarrassed their NFC East rivals yesterday, pounding them with a relentless defense and an opportunistic offense in a 35-14 victory yesterday at Giants Stadium.
“They treated us like they were world champions and we were in a different league,” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said.
The Cowboys looked lost no matter who was playing quarterback. Brad Johnson started the game, but was replaced by former Jet Brooks Bollinger at halftime. Both were ineffective and were buried deeper than Jimmy Hoffa in the Meadowlands turf by a swarming Giants front line.
The loss is the Cowboys’ third in their last four games, and dropped them to 5-4 heading into their bye week. Romo went down with a broken pinkie three weeks ago, and Johnson has been an ineffective replacement. Yesterday, Johnson completed 5-of-11 passes for 71 yards and two interceptions before coach Wade Phillips gave him the hook.
“We just never really got any rhythm early,” Johnson said. “We had some turnovers in the game that cost us and ended up playing from behind. We really didn’t give ourselves a chance to be in the game.”
Bollinger entered the game and completed his first pass – to Giants defensive back James Butler. All three Giants interceptions set up touchdowns. Bollinger finished the day with 63 yards on 9-of-16 passing. It was clear the best Cowboys quarterback in the building was sitting next to Joe Buck in the TV booth, but even Troy Aikman may have struggled against the Giants pass rush that recorded four sacks.
