The Cowboys backed up owner Jerry Jones‘ claim that his team was going to go to the playoffs — at least for one week — by winning at Washington, 14-10, on Sunday night. The big reason, of course, was the return of quarterback Tony Romo who missed three games with a broken pinkie. Turns out the quarterback position is pretty valuable.

Dallas Morning News columnist Kevin Sherrington says that the return of Romo just wasn’t enough. Rather the big story was the return of the old Romo.

No, the sign came after the pass that saved the Cowboys’ season, when their quarterback bounced and leaped and grinned all the way into the end zone as if he were having the time of his life. Tony Romo was back. MORE

Oh no, dare we say that it looked like Romo was having fun out there, or is it only Brett Favre who is allowed to have all of the fun?

Star-Telegram columnist Clarence E. Hill Jr., however, says that it was more than just Romo who was responsible for keeping the Cowboys’ playoff hopes alive. The defense played a huge part.

But the heroes Sunday night were cornerback Terence Newman and the rest of the Cowboys’ defense, which gave up only 228 yards, the fewest since the season opener when the Cleveland Browns had 205. MORE

Washington Post staff writer Les Carpenter says that the once-certain Redskins’ playoff push is now clouded. The Redskins were 6-2 and looked like a lock. Now, not so much.

There was a silence inside FedEx Field last night. It was the kind of silence 90,830 people can make when the euphoria drains from the season and a hated rival is running off the field with arms raised, shouting into the evening chill. MORE

Adding the insult to the Cowboys’ victory, the Redskins fans at FedEx Field had to battle an enormous number of boisterous Cowboys fans who gobbled up extra tickets. Don’t the Cowboys have their own stadium?

If Redskins fans are to reclaim FedEx Field as the home of the burgundy and gold, it wasn’t going to happen Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys, who have one of the largest and most loyal fan bases in the league. MORE

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