Tony Romo practiced this week, and there is a small chance of him being active in a backup role, so the pressure on quarterback Dak Prescott to deliver for the Dallas Cowboys in a high-profile afternoon matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers will be intense.
The strange reality of the situation is that winning the game is probably more important than actually playing well, and a Dallas win could dramatically hinge on what version of Ben Roethlisberger shows up for the Steelers: The woefully ineffective three-and-out machine that played for three quarters in last week’s loss to Baltimore, or the savvy veteran who gutted out a few touchdowns in a fourth-quarter comeback attempt that fell short.