Ravens spoil Dallas’ night
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Reuters
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 22, 2008 00:00
DALLAS - The Baltimore Ravens completed two long-range touchdowns in the fourth quarter to turn back the Dallas Cowboys 33-24 in the final game at Texas Stadium on Saturday.
Willis McGahee and Le'Ron McClain ensured Baltimore (10-5) stayed in the playoff chase by galloping 77 and 82 yards for scores after the Cowboys twice pulled within two points on Tony Romo passes.
"We spoiled their day," McGahee said after the Ravens ruined Dallas's hopes of victory in the last game at the 37-year-old stadium.
Cowboys’ linebacker Kevin Burnett added: "We talked about making history and being a great football history and making our mark. Well, we made history alright."
The Cowboys, who trailed 16-7 before rallying, dropped to 9-6 but kept their slim playoff hopes alive.
Matt Stover kicked three field goals and Derrick Mason caught a 13-yard touchdown from Joe Flacco to give the Ravens a 16-7 third quarter lead.
Romo pulled the Cowboys within two points on a seven-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with 3:50 to go, but the margin lasted only 18 seconds. That was when McGahee took off on his long run. Again Romo responded, connecting with Jason Witten on a 21-yard touchdown pass to bring Dallas within 26-24 with 1:36 remaining.
But McClain dashed any hopes of a storybook Dallas finish when he rambled 82 yards and the closing TD 18 seconds later.
"We made a lot of mental errors this game, offensively at least," said Romo, who was picked off twice, sacked twice and hit several times. "It came back to haunt us."
"We spoiled their day," McGahee said after the Ravens ruined Dallas's hopes of victory in the last game at the 37-year-old stadium.
Cowboys’ linebacker Kevin Burnett added: "We talked about making history and being a great football history and making our mark. Well, we made history alright."
The Cowboys, who trailed 16-7 before rallying, dropped to 9-6 but kept their slim playoff hopes alive.
Matt Stover kicked three field goals and Derrick Mason caught a 13-yard touchdown from Joe Flacco to give the Ravens a 16-7 third quarter lead.
Romo pulled the Cowboys within two points on a seven-yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens with 3:50 to go, but the margin lasted only 18 seconds. That was when McGahee took off on his long run. Again Romo responded, connecting with Jason Witten on a 21-yard touchdown pass to bring Dallas within 26-24 with 1:36 remaining.
But McClain dashed any hopes of a storybook Dallas finish when he rambled 82 yards and the closing TD 18 seconds later.
"We made a lot of mental errors this game, offensively at least," said Romo, who was picked off twice, sacked twice and hit several times. "It came back to haunt us."