The Dallas Cowboys beat the Miami Dolphins by one-point on a last second field goal on Thanksgiving Day, 20-19. While some fans like to cry that it shouldn't have been so close, the fact is that Miami is a good defensive team and Dallas fought hard to get this win. A win in the NFL is a win and Dallas has four of them in a row now.
Here is a look at the star players in the Thanksgiving Day win over the Miami Dolphins.
Witten had very few catches in the game with Miami. However, those he did have, he made them count. Witten finished the game with four receptions for 43 yards. When Dallas was down by six, Romo needed a first down and threw a bad pass, thanks to a hard hit to the quarterback. Witten nabbed the ball, bobbled it, but then brought it in for the first down. Romo then hit Robinson for the go-ahead touchdown. On the final Cowboys drive, Romo was trying to get something going and found Witten again, this time on a 23 yard gain that allowed DeMarco Murray to get involved and move into position for the field goal.
DeMarco Murray
Murray did not have a record setting day but he did something even more important. He gave Dallas a runner that could grind down the clock and set them up to win. Murray finished with 128 all-purpose yards and the most important came at the end of the game. He picked up two very important first downs for Dallas and helped line them up for the winning field goal as time ran out.
Laurent Robinson caught both of the Dallas Cowboys' touchdowns of the game. He finished up with seven catches for 79 yards and now has seven touchdowns in the last five games, and at least one in each of them. He is clutch right now.
Don't believe what you have heard about Miami. They won three games in a row and they are a dangerous team. Reggie Bush is turning into a star once again and Matt Moore is a reliable signal caller for the Dolphins. The Dallas defense helped shut them down though, led by Anthony Spencer's eight tackles, six solo. He also recorded two of those tackles for a loss.
Author Shawn S. Lealos has followed the Dallas Cowboys since he was a child, his favorite players range from Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett to the Triplets of the 90s. Through the great years of the '90s and the hard times of the '80s, Shawn never turned his back on America's Team.
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