The NFL Thread 2013: Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl XLVIII

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noname2200 said:

You won't find me saying Romo isn't a choker, but when the offense puts up 48 (against a pretty good defense) and the team still loses, maybe it's time to look elsewhere for a scapegoat? Not sure what the difficulty here is, seems straightforward.

If you won't, then I will.

Romo isn't a choker.

http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4696976/do-stats-lie-no-qb-better-than-tony-romo-in-fourth-quarter

Fact: Romo has the highest fourth-quarter passer rating among active quarterbacks. And it’s not even close. His 102.1 rating is more than five points higher than the second man on the list, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-1/In-The-Clutch/EAA2AEFFBFA8458D8D77DB28D903FB43

In the fourth quarter, however, Romo's passer rating actually soars to 102.9. Since 2008, the year after "The Drop," Romo has thrown an astounding 30 touchdowns to only eight interceptions in the fourth quarter. And despite the fourth quarter Revis interception to which Wyche's quote refers, Romo finished the 2011 season with 10 touchdowns and two picks in the final 15 minutes of games. What a choke artist.

http://nfl.si.com/2013/08/13/tony-romo-dallas-cowboys/

If you’re into more advanced metrics, consider this: In four of the last five seasons, Romo has an above-average DVOA (Football Outsiders’ opponent-adjusted per-play efficiency metric) in late and close situations (any play in the second half or overtime when the score is within eight points). The 2010 season is the only exception, and in the other four seasons, Romo’s DVOA is actually higher in those situations than overall. And if you choose to argue that Romo melts under the brightest spotlights, consider that he has one of the best Quarterback DVOA rankings in nationally televised games since 2008.

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/2013/08/breaking-down-the-boys-why-tony-romo-is-actually-at-his-best-in-the-fourth-quarter.html/

Over the past two seasons, only Eli Manning has led more fourth quarter comeback wins than Romo. There’s a little bit of a selection bias at work because some quarterbacks, such as Brady and Rodgers, don’t lead a lot of comeback victories since their teams aren’t losing that often. But it’s still interesting that Romo has beat out many of his more comparable peers.