Cowboys impaled by Vikings 34-3 to end season
January 21, 2010
Photo Credit: Ron Jackson/NATIONAL SPORTS REPORT
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he Dallas Cowboys’ promising 2009 season came to an abrupt and humiliating end on Sunday, losing 34-3 to the Minnesota Vikings in a divisional playoff game at the Metrodome. Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice grabbed three touchdown catches for Minnesota while the Vikings defense subdued the Cowboys offense by sacking quarterback Tony Romo six times. Romo also fumbled three times, losing two.
Quarterback Tony Romo was sacked a total of six times in Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings
A despondent Tony Romo in Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Cowboy quarterback Tony Romo is sacked by Elvis Dumervil.
Wide receiver Sidney Rice rolls into the end zone for one of the three touchdown catches in Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings.
Sidney Rice (18) and Adrian Peterson (28) execute a body bump after a Vikings touchdown in Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings.
Running back Felix Jones rushed for 69 yards on 14 carries in a losing effort in Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings.
All signs at press time indicates that head coach Wade Phillips will return as the Cowboys’ head coach
A solemn owner Jerry Jones during Cowboys 34-3 loss to Minnesota Vikings
The Vikings will travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in the NFC Championship game on Jan. 24. The winner of this game and the Indianapolis Colts/New York Jets AFC Championship game will play in Super Bowl XLIV, Feb. 7 in South Florida.
After the conclusion of this Super Bowl, a strong promotion is expected to begin for Super Bowl XLV, to be held Feb. 6, 2011 at Cowboys Stadium.
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