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Tony Romo leaves Cowboys game with injury

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Before we begin, an important disclaimer: Tony Romo is not dead. Romo -- and the Dallas Cowboys ' season -- remains intact.

Anyway ... two dress rehearsals took place on Thursday night. One game included two teams, the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons , that shouldn't factor into the playoff race. Another game featured two NFC foes, the Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks , that figure to be playing deep into January.

As expected, it was the latter game that mattered more.