Sep 13, 2007, 0:22 GMT
New York, NY - Tony Romo's five touchdown performance earned him NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 1, it was announced on Wednesday.
In addition to Romo, Detroit Lions defensive end Dewayne White and rookie kicker Mason Crosby of the Green Bay Packers were honored with defensive and special teams honors, respectively.
Romo went 15-of-24 for 345 yards and four touchdown passes and also ran for a touchdown in the Cowboys' 45-35 win on Sunday against the New York Giants.
The four touchdown passes were the most thrown by a Dallas quarterback on opening weekend since Troy Aikman tossed five touchdowns in 1999. Also, the 45 points scored were the most in a Cowboys opener since 1971.
It is Romo's third career player of the week award.
In his first game as a member of Detroit, White totaled seven tackles, one sack, one interception and two forced fumbles to help the Lions to a 36-21 win over the Oakland Raiders. After the Lions took a 26-21 lead in the fourth quarter, White intercepted a pass on the ensuing Raiders drive and returned it 28 yards to set up a field goal. On the next Raiders drive, White forced a fumble that Detroit recovered and it lead to a touchdown to seal the victory.
This is White's first weekly honor in his five-year career.
Crosby, making his debut in the NFL, made all three of his field goals, including the game-winner from 42 yards out with just two seconds remaining to give the Packers a 16-13 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. His first field goal of the game was a 53-yarder, just one shy of the Packers franchise record. He is the first player in NFL history to make a 50-yard field goal and a game-winning field goal with under one minute to play in his NFL debut.
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