SEATTLE -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Dallas Cowboys' 30-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field:
Looking good, feeling good: The biggest cheer in the celebratory visitors locker room had little to do with the outcome and everything to do with Jason Garrett's decision to allow the players to wear their team-issued sweatsuits on the plane ride back home.
"It's the little things in life," Garrett said. "Coats and ties, I didn't think that was such a bad thing, but I feel like talking to your kid in the second grade that doesn't want to wear a jacket to church. But yeah, the thought was given the effort today, four-hour flight home, I thought it was a good idea to give the guys the chance to be a little more comfortable."
Riding high: Jerry Jones turns 72 on Monday, and he could not have received a better early birthday present than the one the Cowboys gave the owner and general manager Sunday. And Jones could not be happier for Garrett.
The coach is in the final year of his contract, and entering the season many people thought he was coaching his final 16 games with the Cowboys, if not fewer than that. Jones is not ready to talk contract with Garrett, but he is pleased with what Garrett has done so far.
"You really do need to have some success, you need to have some things that tangibly you can hang your hat on," Jones said. "I've certainly had all of the appreciation in the world for everything Jason is as a coach. His qualities as an individual, a human being, his ability to lead men, whether it be his staff or his coaches. But what we certainly wanted to see success on the kind of impressive scale that we saw it today. Certainly, yes, this is probably Jason Garrett's finest hour as a Cowboy."
Bent but not broken: Tony Romo limped out of CenturyLink Field with a sprained ankle, and his ribs were a little sore from a Bobby Wagner hit in the first quarter, but he did not think any of it was bad.
"A little rib thing and the ankle," Romo said. "We'll see. Got to go through all of the junk tomorrow and figure that out. It has nothing to do with the back, though. All of this is gravy."
