Video: TO cries after the Boys blow it

Alright Cowboy haters, here’s your moment of zen: TO crying in the post-game press conference after the Cowboys became the first #1 seed since the NFL playoff format was changed in 1990 to lose its playoff opener. The suffering of the world’s most egotistical athlete will bring pleasure to many. If I wasn’t a Cowboy fan, I’d revel in it myself.

The Cowboys can rightly point to very flawed officiating, from the 3rd-down offsides call that led to the Giants’ first TD to the grounding call late in the 4th when Romo wasn’t under duress that pushed them back 10 and cost them a down, but the bottom line is this: The Cowboys had three chances with a short field late in the game when they knew they needed a TD. The defense did its job when the game was on the line but still within reach. But dropped balls, bad play calling and skillet-handed play from Patrick Crayton and several bad reads by Romo cost them the game. One of the league’s most lethal offenses just fell apart against a patchwork Giants secondary. They have no excuse. They won as a team all year, but lost as a team in the playoffs. They choked. It happens, but with this team it’s happened twice in two years.

But at least TO recognizes that Romo is his quarterback and thus doesn’t seem intent to divide the team over a very difficult and shocking loss. Which means there’s always next year.

Update: And don’t get me started on all the missed tackles, from the first drive to the last.

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