New England Patriots 20, Dallas Cowboys 16
The Cowboys were up 16-13 with barely 2 minutes to go and that’s when Tom Brady went to work. With 22 seconds left in the game, Brady hit TE Aaron Hernandez with a 8-yard TD pass to finish the Cowboys off. Tony Romo was solid for the most part in this game as he completed 27 of 41 passes for 317 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 1 time for 17 yards in this game. DeMarco Murray led the way on the ground for the Cowboys in this game with 10 carries for 32 yards (3.2 ypc) and 1 catch for 7 yards. Felix Jones had a rough time with 14 yards rushing on 8 carries (1.8 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 19 yards in this game. Tashard Choice pitched in with 14 yards rushing on 5 carries (2.8 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 16 yards (5.3 avg) in this game. WR Dez Bryant (4 rec, 78 yards), WR Miles Austin (7 rec, 74 yards) and TE Jason Witten (4 rec, 48 yards and 1 TD grab) led the way in the passing game for the Cowboys yesterday. The Cowboys finished up with 77 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 41 passes (65.9%) for 300 yards as they had possession of the ball for 32:49 in this game.
The defense played pretty well until the last two minutes of the game, when they let Tom Brady and his Patriots drive right down the field for the game winning TD. LB Sean Lee (12 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception), NT Jay Ratliff (9 tackles and 1 QB hit) and OLB DeMarcus Ware (5 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 tackles for a loss and 2 QB hits) led the way for the D in this game. OLB Anthony Spencer (7 tackles and 2 QB hits), CB Terence Newman (5 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 2 interceptions) and safety Gerald Sensabaugh (4 tackles and 1 fumble recovery) also pitched in for the Cowboys yesterday. The Patriots finished up with 101 yards rushing on 25 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 41 passes (65.9%) for 270 yards in this game. The Cowboys are now 2-3 on the year.
