In the first half, the Cowboys had a pair of 4th-and-shorts around the Steeler 35. Too close to punt, too far for a field goal in those conditions. IIRC, Dallas tried a FB dive the first time and came up short then the second time they tried play-action and got stuffed. I'm sure the Pokes are thinking that Barber could have got those yards and, if he did, the game might have changed from there on.
Regardless, calling out your best RB does seem rather stupid. When I heard about this on the radio this morning, one guy said he needed to call out Romo who was hurting Dallas more by being in the game while sick than Barber hurt them by sitting out.
Oh, well. They get the Giants this week and any Cowboy fans that might still have brain cells knows that game will be more important than beating an AFC team.
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