FLASH RECAP:
Tony Romo sneaks in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown with six seconds left to give visiting Dallas a victory over Oakland before an estimated crowd of 35,000 at Network Associates Coliseum on Aug. 8, 2004.
Trailing 20-15 with 4:43 left, the Cowboys (1-1) move 59 yards in 17 plays to pull out the victory. Romo hits tight end Sean Ryan for a 13-yard completion on fourth-and-9 to set up the winning touchdown.
The Raiders (1-1) get touchdowns from Justin Fargas (6-yard run) and Doug Gabriel (89-yard reception).
Each of the Raiders' three quarterbacks - starter Rich Gannon, Kerry Collins and Marques Tuiasosopo - has a completion over 30 yards. Gannon finds Jerry Porter for 41 yards, Collins throws 89 yards to Gabriel and Tuiasosopo hits Alvis Whitted for 33 yards.
Oakland reaches double-digits in penalties for the second straight exhibition game. The Raiders commit 11 penalties for 89 yards one week after being flagged 21 times for 246 yards against the 49ers. The Cowboys drive for the winning touchdown after a Raiders holding penalty on cornerback Carey Scott negates a Romo interception.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Tony Romo - His 1-yard sneak for a touchdown culminates a 17-play, 59-yard drive.
TE Sean Ryan - Hauls in a 13-yard pass from Tony Romo on third-and-9 to set up the winning touchdown.
RB Julius Jones - Launches the Dallas comeback with a 3-yard TD run in the third quarter. He finishes with a game-high 56 rushing yards on 14 carries.
WR Doug Gabriel - Catches an 89-yard TD pass from Kerry Collins.
QB Rich Gannon - Completes 7 of 15 passes for 92 yards and engineers two first-half scoring drives for 10 points.
LB Donny Green - Seemed to secure victory with an interception with 2:38 left, but the turnover is negated by a holding penalty on CB Carey Scott.
KEY STAT:
The Cowboys convert 10 of 19 third downs and all four fourth downs.
BY THE NUMBERS:
17.6: Average gain on 14 Raiders pass completions.
133: Dallas offensive yards in the second quarter. The Cowboys finish with 336 total yards, one more than the Raiders.
24:12: Oakland time of possession compared to 35:48 for Dallas.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders coach Norv Turner
"We did some good things (defensively) on first and second down, but we couldn't get off the field on third down."
"You've got to come from behind and learn to win on the road and we did it. I think we showed a little guts there.
Cowboys coach Bill Parcells
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Cowboys have won three straight exhibition games against the Raiders after dropping the previous four. The teams have played each other in the exhibition season for 12 straight seasons (1992-2004). The Raiders lead the exhibition series with the Cowboys 16-9.
The Cowboys' Julius Jones (21) eludes Kenyon Nash of the Raiders.
