"The NFC East title is at stake. The battle-tested winner has momentum entering the playoffs. The loser limps home.

Add it all up and tonight's Dallas Cowboys-New York Giants showdown is a golden opportunity for the participants to carve out a legacy.

"These games enhance it," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said of the players' reputations. "They lead to the folklore."

Which brings us to Tony Romo.

Even though he has won a playoff game, the Cowboys quarterback is known as a big-game bungler."