‘Orton is a better Romo than Romo’: Fans sound off after interception kills Dallas Cowboys playoff hopes

Posted at 12:30 am on December 30, 2013 by Doug P.

Kyle Orton did a great job backing up Tony Romo. He even threw his game ending interception for him!
— Tucker Max (@TuckerMax) December 30, 2013

The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night 24-22. The Cowboys starting quarterback, Tony Romo, was recuperating at home following back surgery, and backup quarterback Kyle Orton was at the Dallas helm. The Cowboys had a chance to regain the lead on their final drive of the game when Orton threw an interception:

RT @sluggahjells: Watch how Jerry Jones says "F–k" after Kyle Orton's Tony Romo-esque INT http://t.co/isJZNvDcSZ
— ProfB (@AntheaButler) December 30, 2013

Watch how Jerry Jones says "F–k" after Kyle Orton's Tony Romo late game impersonation ends another disappointment Cowboys season. #KyleOrton #cowboys #eagles #jerryjones #dallas #LMAO #funny #sigh
A video posted by Drew Jones (@twdbk) on Dec 29, 2013 at 8:29pm PST

Football fans, Dallas and otherwise, elevated Orton to instant Romo status:

That was a great Tony Romo impersonation by Kyle Orton. Killer game-ending INT. Similarities uncanny. #NFL
— Keith Baldrey (@keithbaldrey) December 30, 2013

Tony Romo is currently checking his tv to make sure it isn't a mirror
— All Athletes (@AllAthIetes) December 30, 2013

Even Kyle Orton is a better Tony Romo than Tony Romo.
— Fightin' For Philly (@FightinForPHI) December 30, 2013

Kyle OrtonTyle OrmonTely OrmonToly OrmoTony RomoNo one blows it quite like Cowboys quarterbacks.
— Stefan Bergman (@Ice_BERGman) December 30, 2013

Kyle Orton with his Tony Romo impression… #NFL #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/lXtqPll7dh
— NFL Memes (@NFLMemez) December 30, 2013

Who needs Tony Romo when there's Kyle Orton?
— Ebola – free Hair (@SHannitysHair) December 30, 2013

Orton noticed there was only one set of footprints. "That was when I carried you," said Romo. "Over there is where we fell down the well."
— Butter Chicken (@MrButterChicken) December 30, 2013

Right now Tony Romo is saying, "Come on, man. I could have done that."
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) December 30, 2013

Kyle Orton asks, "What would Tony Romo do?", then throws game-ending interception. #SNF
— Sam Valley (@SamValley) December 30, 2013

Kyle Orton did a great job backing up Tony Romo. He even threw his game ending interception for him!
— Tucker Max (@TuckerMax) December 30, 2013

Romo comforts Kyle Orton with a pat on the back but misses and falls down the stairs and Orton tries to help him up but falls in a toilet.
— Eli Terry (@EliTerry) December 30, 2013

Dallas Cowboys suffer from the ultimate backfire of replacing Tony Romo…. with another version of Tony Romo.
— Happy Gilmore (@_Happy_Gilmore) December 30, 2013

Tony Romo just beamed like a proud father when Kyle Orton threw that interception. #PHIvsDAL
— Schindizzle (@Schindizzle) December 30, 2013

Somewhere Tony Romo is like…#UntilYouDoRightByMe pic.twitter.com/hQuG5R3IMJ
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) December 30, 2013

Hmm:

It all makes sense now… Orton is [email protected]_Memes pic.twitter.com/p7GbQbluP6
— NFL Retweet (@NFLRT) December 30, 2013

Orton is Romo…..Romo is ORTON???ARRRRRGHHHH pic.twitter.com/D4xBSLP1Gp
— Carmichael Dave (@CarmichaelDave) December 30, 2013

Even though Orton was playing quarterback, some fans blamed Romo anyway:

Facts of Life:E will always equal MC^2.The Law of Motion will stay true.Tony Romo is to blame for the loss. No Matter What.
— Paul Evans Ochieng (@ThePrideOfSimba) December 30, 2013

But let's be clear about one thing: This is still Tony Romo's fault. #DALvsPHI
— ELIte Manning (@sloppyEli) December 30, 2013

Tony Romo is to blame for that loss
— Brandon Zukovich (@Zukovich_b) December 30, 2013

It's okay Orton, I still blame Tony Romo
— Colin Swenson (@ColinSwenson) December 30, 2013

I blame Romo still…
— ♻️Trenton Pierce↗️ (@KingPierce_) December 30, 2013

The Eagles move on to host the New Orleans Saints next weekend, and the Cowboys move on to get yelled at by Jerry Jones.

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