News: Stakes of Sunday's Game Highest for Romo & Cowboys
Sunday, January 13, 2008 at 02:27:27 am

IRVING, Texas (AP) -- With a monster contract, a sexy girlfriend and all the other perks of being the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo has a life most would envy.

Except this weekend.

The Cowboys' playoff game Sunday against the New York Giants is as much for a spot in the NFC championship game as it is a fork in the road for Romo's reputation. And there's a steep difference between the paths.

Get the win and it'll be the first of his postseason career, the best medicine for the sting of last year's loss in Seattle when he bungled the hold of a chip-shot field goal. Another reward: A spot in the Super Bowl play-in game against Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, the quarterback and team he grew up watching.

A playoff win also would be a first for coach Wade Phillips, validating Jerry Jones' decision to hire him and Phillips' treat-them-like-men approach that has worked so well all season but come under scrutiny this week -- mainly because of Romo.

Most of all, a win would be the Cowboys' first in the postseason since Dec. 28, 1996. Ending that drought would make Jones feel even better about the $68.5 million contract he gave Romo a few months ago. Having another home game will help pay for it, too.

Now think of what happens if Dallas loses. . .

Full Article at Yahoo! Sports

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