Romo Aims to Play On With Broken Finger

New York stuns Chargers; Minnesota KOs Cowboys

(AP) - New York is halfway toward the Super Bowl parade promised by coach Rex Ryan after rookies Mark Sanchez and Shonn Greene led the Jets to a stunning 17-14 upset of the San Diego Chargers in an AFC playoff game tonight in San Diego. In the NFC, Brett Favre threw four touchdown passes and the Vikings' defense put the clamps on the Dallas Cowboys, producing a 34-3 victory that sent Minnesota to the NFC title game. More»

(NEWSER) - Cowboys quarterback and Jessica Simpson boytoy Tony Romo will miss 4 weeks after breaking his right pinkie in yesterday's 30-24 loss to the Cardinals, the Dallas Morning News reports. Chike Okeafor sacked Romo on the first play of overtime for a 7-yard—and three-game—loss. Forty-year-old Brad Johnson, who last started in 2006, inherits the Dallas (4-2) starting job. More»

Green Bay pounds Oakland while the Dolphins drop to 0-13

(NEWSER) - The Dallas Cowboys overcame a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter and won on Jason Witten's 16-yard TD catch with 18 seconds remaining, 28-27. Witten had fumbled near the goal line to kill a drive earlier in the quarter, but redeemed himself with the last of a career-high 15 catches. Tony Romo was cool under pressure in leading the winning drive. Elsewhere: More»

Romo and Owens do their thing, win battle of the 10-1 teams

(NEWSER) - The bright side for Packers fans is knowing Aaron Rodgers can quarterback a solid game of football. But solid wasn't enough to get past Tony Romo and the Cowboys, reports the New York Times. And worse, Rodgers was on the field because the unthinkable had happened to Wisconsin's favorite ironman: Brett Favre was knocked from the game. More»

Dallas crushes St. Louis in sometimes slapstick 35-7 showdown

(NEWSER) - Tony Romo was the star last night in an extravaganza that lifted the Cowboys to their fourth victory in a so-far perfect season. Though he passed for 339 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another, Romo's shining moment was recovering a botched snap by running 65 yards for a four-yard gain, the Dallas Morning News reports. More»