Inspired Romo leads Cowboys past Detroit

American Football: Tony Romo engineered a stirring second-half comeback to lead the Dallas Cowboys to a nail-biting 24-20 NFC wildcard win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday and a trip back to the divisional round to meet the Green Bay Packers.

With a post-season record of 1-3 and haunted by a reputation as a big-game flop, Romo withstood a ferociousLions defence, tossing a pair of touchdown passes to Terrance Williams, including an eight-yard strike with 2:32 remaining to give Dallas their first play-off win since the 2009 season.

“You just have to stay in the moment and understand the game, it doesn’t end after the first quarter or second quarter, it’s a long way to go,” said Romo.