When it comes to certain things in life, you just had to be there. One of those things is the 2014 Dallas Cowboys season. For those who did not experience it in the moment, there was something distinctly different about it from other years with team success. It was a breakthrough for quarterback Tony Romo, head coach Jason Garrett (obviously many others as well) and is one of the more cherished seasons throughout the era of The Drought™.
It goes without saying that part of what makes us all hold on to it so firmly in our hearts is the way it ended with Dez Bryant’s infamous catch at Lambeau Field (which amazingly now happened over a decade ago). On some level it all felt taken away from us like it was stolen.
Recently I was down a YouTube rabbit hole and saw that Romo was a guest of Bryson DeChambeau’s on the latter’s “Break 50” series. If you are unfamiliar, DeChambeau is one of the best golfers in the world and has all sorts of videos on his channel doing various golf-related things. In this particular one he and Romo were trying to break a score of 50 by playing from the most forward tees. It was highly entertaining.
Obviously the two were conversing throughout the process and at one point DeChambeau asked Romo what his most memorable celebration was and specified that he meant in the NFL. Romo noted his pounding of the ground in the Wild Card Round victory on that 2014 season and added that the perspective he had relative to what he didn’t earlier in his career was a big reason why.
Former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo was on Bryson DeChambeau’s Break 50 challenge back in September and was asked what his greatest moment of celebration was in the NFL.
He ultimately answered his down-on-the ground celebration after throwing a touchdown to Terrance Williams in… pic.twitter.com/VouiB9oHRj
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Romo talked about another cherished season of many, the 2007 campaign, where the team fell short against the New York Giants in the Divisional Round after having a bye in the first round. While the 2014 team was very special, it is arguable that the 2007 group was the best one that the franchise has fielded since winning it all almost 30 years ago.
It appears as if the passage of time helped Romo understand how precious the moment was in 2014 which is why he let loose after throwing the winning touchdown to Terrance Williams. There was something different about that year and therefore about that playoff win. To be clear here, we are talking about a win in the Wild Card Round and not the Super Bowl, but that game against the Detroit Lions was a battle. It helped add to the feeling that destiny was on that team’s side.
Clearly destiny was squarely against the Cowboys as we found out in horrifying fashion a week later. Still though, it was interesting to hear Romo reflect on it all so fondly and with reverence. We obviously hear from Romo on a weekly basis during his duties with CBS, but since he moved on from the Cowboys there have been few moments like this that made the rounds. Knowing it was as special to him, it obviously was, as it was to so many fans makes it even cooler.
Dez caught it.
