Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo had perhaps his finest season, leading the league with a 113.2 rating, but he is 1-3 in the playoffs and has not won a Super Bowl. Credit Ronald Martinez/Getty Images
IRVING, Tex. — At 34, Tony Romo stands at a crossroads of his career and his legacy. There is only one criterion by which to judge what he has accomplished as quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowl appearances.
Appearances? Make that victories, which is what Cowboys fans in the 1990s began to view as their birthright after the team won three titles in four years.
But the Cowboys have not been back to the Super Bowl since beating the Steelers to end the 1995 season. They had not been in the playoffs since the 2009 season.
So the scrutiny again will be on Romo, whatever unfolds Sunday against the Detroit Lions or beyond in these N.F.L. playoffs. As it was for his predecessors Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. Romo understands the harsh reality that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh won’t be the only one putting pressure on him.
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