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Dec 24, 2009 6:19 pm US/Central

Romo Gone From Wild Gunslinger To Mr. Efficiency

IRVING (AP) ― Tony Romo is putting up big numbers again. He's closing in on 4,000 yards passing while averaging more yards per attempt than Peyton Manning.

But what's his most impressive number? Zero, as in having no passes intercepted in his last four games and in nine games overall this season.

Put the stats together and the result is what every coach wants: a quarterback who maximizes yards and minimizes turnovers.

Romo has thrown just seven interceptions this season. Only Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers has a lower percentage of interceptions per attempt; at 1.5 percent, Romo has more than chopped in half last year's 3.1 percent, and that had been the best of his career.

Making it all the more remarkable is that Romo rose to stardom as a caution-be-damned gunslinger whose mistakes were tolerated as a trade-off for all the big plays he made — and that he came into this season vowing to make wiser, safer decisions.

On Sunday, the Cowboys will be in Washington facing a Redskins team that's coming off an embarrassing loss and that played Dallas tough last month. In fact, Romo's last interception was against them.

 

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