SEATTLE -- Patience is not a word often associated with Tony Romo, but the best attribute of the Dallas Cowboys quarterback’s game Sunday was his patience.
He did not force any throws. He made plays when he needed to, especially facing third-and-20 in the fourth quarter, when he spun away from trouble to find Terrance Williams for 23 yards.
“Throughout the week I know from my part of it, what I had to do in the game, I had a pretty good bead,” Romo said. “When you watch them and watch them and watch them again a thousand times over and over again and their coverages, it’s outstanding but at the same token you can really start to understand conceptually what they’re trying to do and it gives you a chance to get through your progressions very quickly and kind of get to certain spots and to understand what they’re doing defensively. So that was a big thing for me this week just hammering it out and grinding away and feeling really comfortable leading into the game. It was nice to go out and execute that well.”
Romo completed 21 of 32 passes for 250 yards in the Cowboys' 30-23 victory. He threw touchdown passes to Gavin Escobar and Jason Witten. He was sacked just once. Most importantly he did not have an interception. This was his 16th fourth-quarter comeback since 2011.
“They’ve got a great QB out there too,” Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said, referring to Russell Wilson. “I sure think our QB play was the difference, really, at the end of the day.”
Romo’s day began with him taking a huge hit from Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner. He did not have long to recover after Seattle blocked the ensuing punt. Romo completed three of four passes on the next drive, finding Escobar in the back of the end zone for a 2-yard touchdown.
It marked the 34th straight game in which Romo threw a touchdown pass, which is the sixth longest streak in NFL history and the second longest current streak. It is also the 36th straight road game in which Romo has thrown a touchdown pass, which is an NFL record.
John Hadl and Brett Favre had a touchdown pass in 32 straight road games.
After opening the season with three interceptions against the San Francisco 49ers and posting a 60.8 passer rating, Romo has had five games with a passer rating of at least 93.5 and three games with a rating better than 100.
“I thought he did a really good job throughout in this ballgame,” coach Jason Garrett said. “He was patient. We were patient as an offense. And he was patient with opportunities. Took some shots outside, they won some of them, we won some. Made some big plays that kept drives alive and allowed us to move down the field and change field position.”
