Defensive end Marcus Spears lounged on a couch in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys locker room, his right leg draped over the side. Quarterback Tony Romo wasn't anywhere to be seen.
Romo wasn't in the locker room when it was open to reporters Monday, when the Cowboys began preparing for a quick turnaround in part by trying to stay off their feet like Spears. But Coach Wade Phillips said he is confident the quarterback will be ready to play Thursday despite the soreness from taking a knee to the back.
"We've already talked to Tony and he says he feels a lot better. .... He had a little bit of stiffness. He had quite a bit during the ball game, but says he feels a lot better," Phillips said, adding there are no plans to rest Romo. "Not if he's ready to play. And we think he will be."
With only three days between their 7-6 victory Sunday against Washington and kickoff on Thanksgiving Day against Oakland, the NFC East-leading Cowboys (7-3) will work more mentally than physically. That alone will help Romo recover.
Romo got hurt when he took a knee to the middle of the back 7 minutes into the game. He got it making what was possibly a touchdown-saving tackle on DeAngelo Hall, who was returning a fumble after Marion Barber lost the ball near the Redskins 10.
Romo didn't miss a snap and later completed seven consecutive passes on the game-winning drive, the last a 10-yard touchdown to Patrick Crayton with 2:41 left. He had only eight completions before that drive.
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