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Breaking Down The Jason Witten Touchdown Against The Steelers

Found December 20, 2012 on Steelers Depot: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jason Witten,  Robert Golden,  Tony Romo
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys,  Pittsburgh Steelers
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Pittsburgh Steelers rookie undrafted defensive back Robert Golden played a lot of snaps Sunday in the 27-24 loss Sunday to the Dallas Cowboys, but the one snap that he played safety in the game is one that he is sure not to forget for a while. The play I am talking about is the 17 yard touchdown pass from Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to tight end Jason Witten on 1st and 10 with 11:02 left to go in the first half. Below are two animated gifs of the play from the All-22 tape so you can see what happened. The Steelers technically were in their Big Nickel package on this play in cover-3 Read more [...]
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