Exploring Tony Romo career and playoff record with the Cowboys

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Tony Romo is one of the quarterbacks a whole new generation of Dallas Cowboys fans grew up with after the turn of the century.

Despite holding the franchise record for passing yards and touchdowns thrown, Tony Romo was met with a Dallas Cowboys career full of playoff disappointment.

After 14 years with America’s Team, Romo never even reached an NFC Championship game, let alone appear in the Super Bowl. An unflattering 2-4 postseason record is cemented in Romo’s record books.

Playoff failures

Romo may have felt he was cursed during the playoffs, and he may be right when you reminisce over certain situations. For instance in 2014 when the infamous ‘no catch’ for star receiver Dez Bryant occurred, and in 2006 when a botched field goal execution led to the Cowboys crashing out of the playoffs – Romo was not accountable for either of those.

The Dallas Cowboys also made the playoffs in Romo’s rookie and final season; however, the latter was inactive on both occasions.

His Cowboys career ended in agonising heartbreak, as the Green Bay Packers were victorious by the margin on a field goal, in a 34-31 loss.

The quarterback from San Diego made a total of four pro-bowl appearances when representing the NFC. It is easy to forget that Romo was an undrafted rookie out of Eastern Illinois, Super Bowl success would have been a figment of his imagination. The ex-Cowboy signal caller is a fantastic example of hard work and determination as he sat behind Drew Bledsoe in the early stages of his career.

From nothing to something

It is worth noting Romo was only given a late invite to the 2003 NFL Combine to throw passes to other prospects; his talent was overlooked by many, and he vastly over-achieved expectations.

In 2006, Bill Parcels gave Romo his big break as he named the latter starting quarterback midway through the season.

Romo lost his spot to Dak Prescott in 2016 with a back injury, he never gained his place back.

Regardless of the lack of playoff success, Romo was still an asset for the Cowboys and earned himself a prestigious career which he had no right to have. Recently, Patrick Mahomes expressed his admiration for Romo, labelling him as one of four quarterbacks he looked up to.