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Oh No, Romo!

How's this for a trifecta of terrible: *Tony Romo pulls off a David Blaine escape in the pocket, only to overthrow Miles Austin and have his pass intercepted to lead to an Eagles' touchdown. *On the ensuing kickoff, returner Isaiah Stanback botches the ball and finally falls on it at...
By Richie WhittSeptember 15, 2008
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How’s this for a trifecta of terrible:

*Tony Romo pulls off a David Blaine escape in the pocket, only to overthrow Miles Austin and have his pass intercepted to lead to an Eagles’ touchdown.

*On the ensuing kickoff, returner Isaiah Stanback botches the ball and finally falls on it at the six.

*On the next play Romo — shades of Seattle, eh? — loses his grip on the ball en route to a handoff to Marion Barber. After chasing it down in the end zone, he tries to scramble but fumbles again and has it recovered by the Eagles.

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Richie Whitt

Richie Whitt has been a columnist, reporter, broadcaster and blogger covering Dallas’ sports scene for more than 40 years. He wrote the Observer‘s sports column 2005-2011 and has reported sports on TV, radio and online. You can read his latest work here.

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