Cowboys vs. Colts

Got the chance to see one NFL game from beginning to end this weekend, and it was a great one. I was rooting for the unbeaten Colts, but I have to admit, Romo's win was darn convincing, and it's nice that this young man got a win at his first start in Texas Stadium.

I don't know about anyone else, but I believe there needs to be something done about the timing of throwing the challenge flag. Late in the fourth quarter, the Colts were behind but had just completed a long pass and had gotten inside the Dallas twenty. Manning was doing his bit before the snap, pointing to defenders and pumping his leg up and down, then finally he gets under center, the play clock is ticking down to :o2, to :01 and then right as he snaps the ball the refs blow their whistles because Parcells throws the challenge flag. So, what would have been a completed pass at the goal line is whistled dead, the call on the field is upheld and the Cowboys are charged with a timeout. Well, boo hoo for them, they'll take that, because it forces the Colts to try again, and they fail to get the yardage, allowing Dallas to take over on downs and win the game.

There should be a rule! Something like, the coach's challenge can't interrupt the flow of the play. Once the QB is calling signals, you can't stop the play.

Dungee's later challenge, which in my mind was a desperate attempt to get the ball back, was at least made before Romo got under center!