Day 29 of the Cowboys’ 100-day countdown to kickoff takes us back to one of the wildest finishes in franchise history - a game Dallas had no business winning, until it did.
On Monday, October 8, 2007, at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, the Cowboys beat the Buffalo Bills 25-24 in a regular-season shocker that still stands out as one of the most remarkable comeback wins the team has ever pulled off.
The box score alone reads like chaos. Tony Romo threw five interceptions and lost a fumble.
Buffalo turned two of those picks into touchdowns, with George Wilson taking Romo’s first interception to the end zone and Chris Kelsay adding another on a 103-yard interception return after Romo looked for Terrell Owens in the end zone. A Rian Lindell field goal pushed the Bills ahead 17-7, even after Jason Witten caught a late touchdown to bring Dallas within 17-10 at halftime.
The Bills kept landing punches after the break. Nick Folk hit field goals from 47 and 29 yards, but Buffalo answered the second one with a 103-yard kickoff return touchdown from Terrence McGee. That swung the game back the Bills’ way and sent Dallas into the fourth quarter trailing 24-13.
And still, the Cowboys kept coming.
Folk opened the final quarter with another field goal to make it 24-16, and then Dallas’ defense finally gave the offense a chance. The Cowboys forced back-to-back punts and put Romo back on the field with less than two minutes to go.
What happened next turned the game into one of those nights Cowboys fans never forget. Romo marched Dallas 80 yards in just over a minute and hit Patrick Crayton on a four-yard touchdown pass with 20 seconds left.
Marion Barber converted the two-point try, trimming the margin to 24-22. Dallas still needed the onside kick, and Buffalo looked like it had survived - until tight end Ryan Neufeld mishandled the ball and the Cowboys recovered near midfield.
Romo wasted no time after that. He pushed Dallas into Buffalo territory, and after a timeout meant to rattle the kicker, rookie Nick Folk drilled a 53-yard field goal as time expired.
That kick sealed a 25-24 Dallas win and capped one of the most unforgettable regular-season rallies in team history. It also gave Folk the longest game-winning kick of his young career.
Romo’s final line was as bizarre as the game itself: 309 passing yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions. Witten led the Cowboys with seven catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Owens had seven receptions for 66 yards. Folk finished with 13 points and ended up as the last man standing in a game that featured six Cowboys turnovers, two defensive touchdowns and a kickoff return touchdown against them.
The Cowboys scored nine points in the final 20 seconds after trailing 24-16.
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