"Season at a December crossroads, head coach under siege for the last week, defense overdoing the holiday spirit by give-give-giving generously.

And by football standards, give-give-giving in a pathetic, incompetent fashion.

Tony, can you rescue this game?

How about you, Dan Bailey?

Mr. Romo gave it a good try and Bailey was good again, same as last week, except, same as last week, a timeout nullified a last-second field goal, this time from 47 yards.

For the record, it was the Giants coach, Tom Coughlin, who called this timeout.

Lining up again, the second attempt by Bailey, which would have sent the game into overtime, was blocked."