Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is confident of being fit for his side’s clash with the New York Giants despite injuring his hand on Saturday.
With both the Cowboys and Giants holding identical 8-7 records heading into next Sunday’s meeting in New York, the teams’ last game of the regular season will decide the National Football Conference’s East division.
Romo injured his hand in the first drive of the Cowboys’ 20-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, and after having it strapped the 31-year-old played no further part in the game.
Despite the setback, the star declared he would be fit for the trip to New York.
“I’ll be fine,” Romo told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “I think I just took a hit to the helmet.”
“We’re going to be all right, though. I think it’s just going to be a few days, do all the stuff (in rehab), but I’ll be good to go next week.”
Dallas coach Jason Garrett said X-rays showed the hand was not broken.
“The biggest issue is gripping the ball, taking the snap, and all the things that go along with the position,” Garrett said. “We just have to see how it responds.”
“Tony wanted to get in there and play, but he understood the decision.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Romo was fortunate the injury was not more severe.
“I feel like we dodged a bullet,” Jones said. “That we got Romo healthy, that’s critical to us.”
“We came out of here, relatively speaking, real healthy. I think that’s good for us.”
