COWBOYS 45, GIANTS 35Romo leads Cowboys to win in opener, 45-35
They said during the week that there would be no excuses. It did not matter that Terence Newman's partially torn plantar fascia was too painful for him to play.
It did not matter that Terry Glenn was missing because of a knee injury that could keep him out for a month or for the season. It did not matter that Greg Ellis, their starting strong-side linebacker, was in street clothes.
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