Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo took his first snaps of the NFL regular season when he entered Sunday's 27-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the first half for Dak Prescott and showed little rust.
The 36-year-old Romo suffered a compression fracture in his back in the August 25 pre-season game against the Seattle Seahawks that forced the Cowboys to start Prescott, who has played impressively since taking over.
Romo, who came on with 13 minutes left in the second quarter, completed three of four passes for 29 yards on his first and only drive, ending it with a three-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Williams to give the Cowboys a 10-3 lead in the second quarter.
It was Romo's first regular-season action since Thanksgiving 2015 and his first touchdown pass since November 22, 2015.
After shaking off the cobwebs, Romo returned to the bench, replaced by Mark Sanchez on the next drive.
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The Cowboys previously wrapped up the NFC East title and the top seed for the NFC playoffs and were always going to limit Prescott and Romo's gametime against the Eagles ahead of the finals.
