The Cowboys are back in the win column. With unbeaten Carolina coming to Dallas on Thanksgiving, the Cowboys are back in the spotlight for something besides employing Greg Hardy, too.
Tony Romo’s first game back resulted in a 24-14 win Sunday at Miami. Romo threw two touchdown passes, Darren McFadden ran for 129 yards and Rolando McClain scored a defensive touchdown.
At 3-7, the Cowboys are only two games out of first place in the NFC East. They lost seven straight while Romo was injured.
McClain’s interception return on the first play of the second quarter opened the scoring Sunday. Romo’s touchdown passes went to Terrance Williams and Dez Bryant, and the run game sealed it in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys had 22 first downs to the Dolphins’ 9 and had 386 total yards on 68 plays; the Dolphins had 210 yards on 41 plays. For the last three quarters, the Cowboys dominated.
The Cowboys had the ball for 38:50. Romo finished 18-of-28 for 227 yards with the 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
Ryan Tannehill was 13-of-24 for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns. He and the Dolphins never really overcame his 1-of-8 start that included McClain’s pick six.