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Last-Second Field Goal Lifts Cowboys Over Bills

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The Associated Press

Published: October 9, 2007

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Tony Romo is nothing if not resilient. And because he didn't let four interceptions in the first half, two returned for touchdowns, destroy his night, the Dallas Cowboys pulled off a stunning comeback victory.

The Cowboys scored nine points in the final 20 seconds Monday night, with Nick Folk's 53-yard field goal as time expired giving them an improbable 25-24 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Romo, after being intercepted five times and also losing a fumble, drove Dallas (5-0) 80 yards and hit Patrick Crayton with a 4-yard TD pass with 20 seconds remaining. The 2-point conversion try failed when Jabari Greer stripped Terrell Owens of the ball in the end zone.

But Nathan Jones recovered the onside kick and after two completions, Folk nailed his fourth field goal, shocking the sellout crowd that came to celebrate the first Monday night home game for Buffalo (1-4) in 13 years.

The Bills defense and special teams combined for three scores, including Terrence McGee's electric 103-yard kickoff return, giving Buffalo a 24-13 lead.

McGee's score was the fifth kickoff return for a TD of his career, and came immediately after Nick Folk hit a 29-yard field goal cut Buffalo's lead to 17-13 early in the third quarter. McGee smartly followed his blocks up the middle, before outracing the remaining Cowboys defenders up the left sideline.

The score further rattled the Cowboys, who appeared stunned after the Bills' two scores off Romo interceptions.

Safety George Wilson, a converted receiver making his first career start, returned Romo's interception 25 yards for the first score. Then, late in the second quarter, defensive end Chris Kelsay batted Romo's pass at the 2 and caught it 5 yards in the end zone to put Buffalo up 17-7.

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