Cowboys’ struggling offense good when it mattered most

By CHAREAN WILLIAMS

ARLINGTON — For everything that went wrong — the missed field goal, the fumble in the red zone, the interception on fourth down — the Dallas Cowboys made everything all right with their touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.

"That’s huge," Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said. "It’s kind of been that way all year long. It says a lot about our team, and where we are. There’s something about us that we’re able to make those plays."

The Cowboys had only 217 yards in the first three quarters. They had no points. It was a continuation of the offense’s frustrations in Green Bay last week, when the Cowboys had only 278 yards and didn’t score until the waning seconds in a 17-7 loss to the Packers.

In the first eight games, the Cowboys averaged 404.5 yards and 27.1 points per game. They have averaged 291.5 yards and seven points the past two games.

"We didn’t play as well as we would like; it’s obvious," said Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who took a knee to the back in the first quarter. "But I was proud of the guys for continuing to fight and not giving up, for believing we were going to win the game. You don’t win these types of football games without that type of belief in each other. You have two or three games a year that come down like this, sometimes deciding what’s going to happen at the end of the year, whether you are going to be in a position to do what you... -- Continue reading at the publisher's site