"Tony Romo needed a hand in the locker room after the game. He tried carrying his playbook under his right arm but finally gave up, dropped it in the laundry basket and asked for help.

The Dallas Cowboys need his help next week when they play the New York Giants for the NFC East title. Without Romo on Saturday, Dallas scored only seven points, and that came with 7 seconds left.

The best news in the Cowboys' 20-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles is that Romo's injured right hand should be all right.

"I felt like Jimmy Stewart on It's a Wonderful Life," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "I really did, because I came down here when they were doing X-rays on Tony's hand and was particularly relieved when I saw it was not a fracture. That was a real positive."

Romo was injured on the Cowboys' fourth play from scrimmage when he hit his hand on Jason Babin's helmet. Romo's right hand was swollen, but X-rays were negative."