Packers Have Comeback for the Ages as Cowboys’ Defense and Tony Romo Falter

Normally a 23 point lead at halftime in an NFL game is pretty safe, but that was not the case in the Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys game on December 15th.  The Packers were down 26-3 after the first half, but they had two things going for them that could make a second half comeback feasible:  Tony Romo’s tendency to throw interceptions late in the game, and the Cowboy’s horrid defense, which is last in the NFL, even worse than Green Bay’s uneven defense.

Sure enough, the Cowboys’ defense allowed the Packers to score a touchdown on all five of their second half possessions, despite not having Aaron Rodgers, and Romo threw two interceptions in the final three minutes of the game. The result was a 37-36 Packer victory and a lot of shocked Dallas Cowboys.

Cowboys’ wide receiver Dez Bryant, who is about as passionate about the game as anyone in the league, left the field a minute and a half early after Tramon Williams intercepted Romo to seal the victory for Green Bay.  Bryant later apologized and said he had been brought to tears and didn’t want anyone to see that.  We’re betting there were a lot of fans crying too.

Dallas (7-7) missed an opportunity to move into a tie for the NFC East lead with Philadelphia (8-6) who inexplicably lost to the Adrian Peterson-less Minnesota Vikings.  The Cowboys will host the Eagles in the regular season finale on December 29th.  The Packers (7-6-1) kept their playoff hopes alive with the win.  The Bears (8-6) lead the NFC North, with Detroit (7-6) playing the Ravens on Monday Night Football December 16th.