Tony Romo celebrated the go-ahead touchdown pass by bouncing up
and down like a little kid and patting teammates on the back with his left hand,
carefully avoiding any further damage to his heavily wrapped right pinkie.
A few minutes later, Terence Newman celebrated a fourth-down stop by running
around with both arms outstretched, like a child imitating an airplane.
Romo and Newman were back Sunday night, and so are the Dallas Cowboys, who put
themselves firmly back into the NFC playoff race with a 14-10 victory over the
Washington Redskins...more
Scoring Summary
DAL - WAS
1st Quarter
7:32
WAS
TD
Jason Campbell passed to Mike Sellers to the right for 2
yard gain (Shaun Suisham made PAT)
0 - 7
2nd Quarter
1:01
DAL
TD
Marion Barber rushed to the left for 2 yard gain (Nick
Folk made PAT)
7 - 7
0:04
WAS
FG
Shaun Suisham kicked a 41-yard field goal
7 - 10
3rd Quarter
NONE
7 - 10
4th Quarter
10:36
DAL
TD
Tony Romo passed to Martellus Bennett to the left for 25
yard gain (Nick Folk made PAT)
14 - 10
Team Statistics
DAL
WAS
First Downs
17
14
Passing
10
9
Rushing
7
5
Penalty
0
0
Third Down Efficiency
5-10
5-14
Fourth Down Efficiency
1-1
1-2
TOTAL NET YARDS
315
228
Total Plays
55
56
Average Gain Per Play
5.7
4.1
NET YARDS RUSHING
117
92
Rushes
28
18
Average Per Rush
4.2
5.1
NET YARDS PASSING
198
136
Completions-Attempts
19-27
22-35
Yards Per Pass Play
7.3
3.6
Times Sacked
0
3
Yards Lost to Sacks
0
26
Had Intercepted
2
1
PUNTS
4
4
Average Punt
39.3
47.0
PENALTIES
5
2
Penalty Yards
40
10
FUMBLES
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
TIME OF POSSESSION
31:14
28:46
Pregame Previews, Storylines,
and News
New Page 1
Preview:
It looked like the road
to the NFC championship would go
through Dallas with the way the
Cowboys started this season.
They haven't looked the same
since a loss to the Washington
Redskins in Week 4, however, and
now they are simply trying to
make the playoffs. The Cowboys
hope the return of Tony Romo can
provide a spark and help the
team get back in the win column
as they visit the Redskins on
Sunday night. After going 13-3
last year, Dallas (5-4) looked
like a Super Bowl contender with
impressive wins over Cleveland,
Philadelphia and Green Bay to
start the season...more
Prediction: Tony Romo is scheduled to return for the Cowboys, making it the
most anticipated Dallas return since J.R. Ewing came back to
Southfork. Like J.R., the Cowboys are perceived to be dead, but
we think like J.R. they can still come back to life. There's too much talent on
this team and a win here gets them in the wild-card race as Tony Romo (finger) returns.
Washington's vaunted run game is in trouble with a
banged-up Clinton Portis. Cowboys 31 - Redskins 28
Video Preview: The Dallas
Cowboys and Washington Redskins are set to clash in a matchup of NFC East
rivals. Charley Casserly and Jason Horowitz break down the upcoming game
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