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Romo aided the Cowboys in clinching a playoff berth, the second since Bill Parcells became coach in 2003. He concluded the 2006 regular season with 220 completions on 337 pass attempts for 2,903 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions, with a passer rating of 95.1.
On January 6th 2007, the Dallas Cowboys traveled to Qwest Field to play the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC wild card playoff round. With the Cowboys down 21-20 and 1:19 left on the clock, Dallas
attempted a 19-yard field goal.Romo botched the hold for the kicker by dropping the snap as he attempted to set it down.
Romo then tried to run into the end zone, but he was tackled at the one yard line by Seattle defensive back Jordan Babineaux. Seattle took over on their own one yard line. It is unusual for a starting quarterback to be the team's holder. The role usually goes to the backup quarterback or the punter. Romo had the job because he had begun the season as the backup quarterback. Romo finished the 2006 season ranked seventh in the NFC in passing yards (2,903) and touchdown passes (19). Romo played in the 2007 Pro Bowl after Drew Brees went down with an elbow injury and Marc Bulger was taken out. Romo threw one touchdown and one interception. Ironically, after his playoff mishap, Romo was the NFC's holder in the game.
2007 season
Romo began the 2007 season with four touchdown passes and an additional touchdown rush, defeating the New York Giants 45-35 in the Cowboys' first game of the regular season, His 345 passing yards in week 1 lead the NFL. In week 2 Romo threw for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns beating the Dolphins in Miami, ranking him 7th in passing yards and tied for 2nd with 6 touchdown passes. Romo added 329 passing yards and 2 touchdown passes in the Cowboys week 3 34-10 win in Chicago. The following week, he passed for 339 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 35-7 win over the St. Louis Rams. He also ran for an additional touchdown. This brings his season totals to 1199 passing yards with 11 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.
Personal life
Romo is an avid amateur golfer, and attempted to qualify for the 2004 EDS Byron Nelson
Championship and the 2005 U.S. Open, but missed the cut. During the offseason, when not training, he is known to play golf around Dallas. Romo is also a frequent guest on local sports radio programs. Beginning in 2006, he has been the co-host of "Inside The Huddle", a one-hour player commentary show that aired on ESPN Radio on KESN-FM in Dallas along with linebacker Bradie James and has just signed on for his second season as the show's co-host which will also be joined regularly by Cowboys wide receiver Sam Hurd and broadcast on Live 105.3FM radio in Dallas and regionally on FSN Southwest Television.
He is beloved by his alma mater, Eastern Illinois University, where he was also a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. The university has had few professional athletes in its history. Mike Shanahan, coach of the Denver Broncos, also played quarterback for Eastern Illinois University. In addition to Shanahan, NFL coaches Sean Payton and Brad Childress have played for the university.
As of September 2007, he has been socially associating with country music singer Carrie Underwood. On May 15th, 2007, he escorted her to the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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