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Just close your hands, Dez.

In the aftermath of last night’s hilarity in Dallas, Tony Romo will face the most vitriol, and possibly also violently flung excrement. That’s because hating Romo is a hobby, and a deeply-embedded national past time and personal interest of narrative fans everywhere. It’s partly a product of a fabricated belief that he’s horrible in clutch time, and has the mental stability under pressure of a teen trying to seal his first kiss. There are nerves, uncontrollably shaking hands, and eventually a lip caught in a zipper.

And sure, Romo was bad, and the intention here isn’t to deflect blame from that fact. His interception or fumble or whatever the hell it was that resulted in Lance Briggs going the other way for a 74-yard touchdown was crushing, as at the time the Cowboys were driving deep into Chicago territory, and were poised to either tie the game, or at the very least pull to within four points midway through the third quarter. The momentum then shifted drastically along with the scoreboard, as instead of being down by only one score, the Bears now held a 24-10 advantage. Game, blouses.

The last of Romo’s five interceptions showcased his shattered confidence. It was a blown read on a basic throw that resulted in an even more basic pick by Major Wright. That pick was also completely irrelevant during garbage time, with the score 34-10.

Yet the focus remains mostly on Romo and his five interceptions, a total that tied a career single-game high. We can partly thank the inane continued existence of quarterback win-loss records for that, a useless and archaic metric that results in QBs getting far too much credit for wins, and far too much blame for losses. And we’ll focus on that interception number — that woeful, nearly career-high number — despite the utter lack of support Romo received from his receivers, and one in particular.

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