ARLINGTON, Texas -- Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had a pretty good, efficient day against the Giants defense. So good that he didn't throw a single incompletion in the second half.

Romo completed all nine of his pass attempts for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Seven of his nine completions went to Pro Bowl receiver Dez Bryant.

It helped that Romo rarely got touched. But, really? No incompletions? That didn't set well with the Giants.

"No [bleeping] way. I didn't know that," cornerback Prince Amukamara said. "Heck, yeah [it's frustrating]. It's definitely taking a shot at our DBs as a whole. Definitely take it personally. You can't let a quarterback do that."



Romo and the Cowboys offense was a big reason the Giants (3-4) all but fell out of the NFC East race. They racked up total 423 yards, and converted 9-of-16 first downs.

While it was all unfolding, Amukamara wasn't alone in not knowing that Romo didn't have a pass touch the ground in the second half. In fact, none of the handful of Giants asked about it in the postgame locker room were aware.

"That's a tough stat to figure out why you're on the field," said defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka. "But the disappointment comes in the outcome."

While some of the blame falls on the Giants defense -- which was without starting cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, middle linebacker Jon Beason and defensive tackle Cullen Jenkins for most of the game -- some of the credit goes to Romo and the Cowboys offense. The offensive line kept him clean in the second half (no sacks) and the results were especially promising.

"Good for him," defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul said. "He's a great quarterback. What can you say about that? It doesn't surprise me at all. He did what he had to do to win. Gotta give him some respect."

Bryant too. He had nine receptions for 151 yards in the contest. He had seven catches for 136 yards in the second half.

"He got open," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said.

And Romo didn't miss.

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