GREEN BAY, Wis. - Statistically, Roy Williams had his best performance yet as a Dallas Cowboy.
His five catches tied his highest total since joining the team, set last Sunday against Philadelphia. His 105 yards were his most since Nov. 18, 2007, as a member of the Detroit Lions. And he added a nine-yard touchdown - the Cowboys' lone score in Sunday's 17-7 loss to Green Bay.
But Williams also blamed himself for squandering other opportunities. He fumbled away a 42-yard catch-and-run in the second quarter and dropped another deep pass that would have put the offense in prime scoring position.
The drop, he said, occurred because he lost sight of the ball in the Lambeau Field lights.
"The fumble, it's on me," he said. "The one in the lights, that's on me, but if the lights weren't there that's a caught ball.
"I'm going to account for that. I lost this game for this football team. That's the way I feel."
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said the entire offense was out of sync Sunday in producing its lowest point total of the season.
"We had everything today," he said. "We had breakdowns in protection, we had penalties, we had drops and me throwing an interception. We had different areas throughout the game where we all had our own things that we wanted back."
Unable To Challenge
Arguably the biggest play of the game occurred early in the fourth quarter when Romo was sacked by a blitzing Charles Woodson, forcing a fumble that was eventually recovered by the Packers' Clay Matthews and gave the Packers possession at the Cowboys' three.
Or was it recovered first by Felix Jones? That's what the Cowboys thought and head coach Wade Phillips tried to challenge the play.
However, the referee came back moments later and said the play was not eligible for a challenge because the officials initially ruled it a fumble.
"They said because that they ruled it a fumble all the way through, that I couldn't challenge it," head coach Wade Phillips said. "Although our guy recovered the ball and (the ref) knew he was down, but he said we couldn't challenge it. It's something with the rule. I don't know."
The play turned out to be a huge momentum-swing for the Packers, who already led 10-0. But after the fumble, the Packers marched in for another touchdown, giving Green Bay a 17-0 lead with 10:53 remaining.
- Nick Eatman
Pack Ready For Pass Rush
Much was made before Sunday's game of the Packers' protection for quarterback Aaron Rodgers against a good Cowboys pass rush, and Green Bay did attempt more quick throws to counter the pressure.
Rodgers, who had been sacked a league-leading 37 times coming in, looked to make quicker throws and used three-step drops more often in his 189-yard day. The Cowboys did sack Rodgers four times, and managed to keep deep-threat receivers Greg Jennings and Donald Driver in front of them.
The main problem Green Bay created in the passing game was the ability to connect with its wide receivers on slant and crossing routes.
"They ran a lot of quick game," safety Gerald Sensabaugh said. "They were up there in giving up sacks. We could tell that he was trying to get the ball out quicker. They did a great job of executing their offense."
- Josh Ellis
Folk's Miss
Cowboys kicker Nick Folk doesn't miss many field goal attempts inside 40 yards.
His lone attempt Sunday, a 38-yarder, sailed wide left. He has only missed four of 38 career attempts inside 40 yards.
Folk is now 14-of-18 on total field goal tries this season, and 60-of-71 for his career.
Third-Down Offense
While the Packers were moderately successful on third down, the Cowboys struggled.
The offense converted only three of 12 chances (25 percent), its lowest ratio of the season. Nine of the 12 were third-and-eight or longer.
Two Sacks For Ware
Pro Bowl outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware is starting to pile up sacks yet again.
Ware's two sacks against Green Bay increased his season total to seven. All have come in four of the last five games.
Sunday marked the 12th multiple-sack game of his career and tied him with Ed "Too Tall" Jones for the fourth-most in team history since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. He now has 60.5 career sacks, moving him into ninth all-time in team history.
Short Shots
Defensive end Stephen Bowen recorded his second sack of the season, marking a career high. He also forced the first fumble of his career . . . Wide receiver Patrick Crayton's four catches pushed his career total to 185, passing Walt Garrison and Lance Rentzel for 20th in team history . . . Romo now has 1,014 career completions. He's the fifth Cowboys quarterback to reach 1,000 . . . Return specialist Allen Rossum missed his third consecutive game with a hamstring injury.
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