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Talent Take

Romo stepping up his game
Tony Romo continues to take care of the ball and the offense is rolling as a result. He didn't throw an interception for the third straight game, but did have three touchdown passes for the second consecutive week. While a lot of attention has been paid to the emergence of Miles Austin as a budding No. 1 receiver, it has been the willingness of Romo to take advantage of all the weapons that has triggered the team's improved offensive production. Since Dallas' last loss (against the Broncos in Week 4), Romo has passed for 918 yards and eight touchdowns with only two turnovers. With Romo's stellar play, the Cowboys are quietly emerging as a title contender.

-- Brian Baldinger

Box Score

Seattle Seahawks (2-5-0)

Dallas Cowboys (5-2-0)

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
M. Hasselbeck	22/39	249	2	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
J. Jones	15	56	0	11
E. James	6	17	0	5
J. Forsett	1	6	0	6
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
N. Burleson	6	89	0	36
D. Branch	3	36	1	23
J. Carlson	3	36	0	18
J. Jones	2	32	0	31
T. Houshmandzadeh	4	24	0	11
J. Forsett	1	14	0	14
J. Griffith	2	12	1	8
E. James	1	6	0	6
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
N. Burleson	1	1	0	0
J. Forsett	1	1	0	0
C. Cole	0	0	1	2
D. Hawthorne	0	0	0	0
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
O. Mare	1/1	43	2/2	5
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
J. Ryan	6	21.0	2	53
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
J. Wilson	3	22	0	29
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
N. Burleson	2	4	0	5
J. Forsett	1	1	0	1
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
K. Lucas	7-0	0.0	0	0
D. Hawthorne	5-3	2.0	0	1
L. Hill	5-0	0.0	0	0
J. Babineaux	4-2	0.0	0	0
M. Trufant	4-0	0.0	0	0
A. Curry	2-1	0.0	0	0
D. Grant	2-2	0.0	0	0
L. Jackson	2-1	0.0	0	0
B. Mebane	2-2	0.0	0	0
D. Tapp	2-1	0.0	0	0
R. Bryant	1-0	0.0	0	0
C. Cole	1-2	0.0	0	0
C. Redding	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. Wilson	1-0	0.0	0	0

Passing	CP/AT	YDS	TD	INT
T. Romo	21/36	256	3	0
Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG
M. Barber	14	53	1	16
F. Jones	8	39	0	11
M. Austin	1	11	0	11
T. Choice	4	11	0	5
T. Romo	1	10	0	10
P. Crayton	1	-11	0	-11
Receiving	REC	YDS	TD	LG
M. Austin	5	61	1	17
P. Crayton	3	39	0	17
S. Hurd	1	36	1	36
J. Witten	4	36	0	18
F. Jones	1	30	0	30
K. Ogletree	1	19	0	19
R. Williams	2	19	1	12
M. Bennett	2	18	0	13
J. Phillips	1	0	0	0
M. Barber	1	-2	0	-2
Fumbles	FUM	LOST	REC	YDS
P. Crayton	2	0	2	0
T. Romo	1	1	0	0
V. Butler	0	0	1	0
B. James	0	0	0	0
T. Newman	0	0	0	0
O. Scandrick	0	0	1	15
Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS
N. Folk	1/2	40	5/5	8
Punting	NO	AVG	I20	LG
M. McBriar	4	44.8	2	58
Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
F. Jones	3	15	0	25
Punt Returns	NO	AVG	TD	LG
P. Crayton	4	29	1	82
Defense	T-A	SCK	INT	FF
K. Brooking	8-3	1.0	0	0
T. Newman	6-1	0.0	0	1
G. Sensabaugh	5-0	0.0	0	0
B. James	4-5	0.0	0	1
B. Carpenter	3-1	1.0	0	0
K. Hamlin	3-1	0.0	0	0
S. Bowen	2-1	0.0	0	0
J. Hatcher	2-0	0.0	0	0
D. Ware	2-0	1.0	0	0
M. Jenkins	1-0	0.0	0	0
I. Olshansky	1-0	0.0	0	0
J. Ratliff	1-2	0.0	0	0
O. Scandrick	1-0	0.0	0	0
M. Spears	1-1	0.0	0	0

Total First Downs	18	Total First Downs	26
By Rushing	4	By Rushing	7
By Passing	11	By Passing	15
By Penalty		By Penalty
Third Down Efficiency	6/14 - 42%	Third Down Efficiency	7/13 - 53%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%	Fourth Down Efficiency	0/0 - 0%
Total Net Yards	308	Total Net Yards	362
Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	64	Total Rushing/Passing Plays (includes Sacks)	67
Average Gain per Offensive Play	4.8	Average Gain per Offensive Play	5.4
Net Yards Rushing	79	Net Yards Rushing	113
Total Rushing Plays	22	Total Rushing Plays	29
Average Gain per Rushing Play	3.6	Average Gain per Rushing Play	3.9
Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	1--1	Tackled for a Loss (Number-Yards)	6--20
Net Yards Passing	229	Net Yards Passing	249
Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	3 - 20	Times Sacked (Number-Yards)	2 - 7
Gross Yards Passing	249	Gross Yards Passing	256
Pass Comp-Att-Int	22 - 39 - 0	Pass Comp-Att-Int	21 - 36 - 0
Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	5.5	Average Gain per Passing Play (includes Sacks)	6.6
Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	4 - 3 - 1	Kickoffs (Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks)	7 - 7 - 4
Punts (Number-Average)	6 - 40.3	Punts (Number-Average)	4 - 47.3
Blocked	0	Blocked	0
Net Punting Average	21.0	Net Punting Average	44.8
FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0	FGs Blocked - PATs Blocked	0 - 0
Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	10	Total Return Yardage (excludes Kickoffs)	116
Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 10	Punt Returns (Number-Yards)	4 - 116
Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 68	Kickoff Returns (Number-Yards)	3 - 45
Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0	Interception Returns (Number-Yards)	0 - 0
Penalties (Number-Yards)	6 - 53	Penalties (Number-Yards)	5 - 43
Fumbles (Number-Lost)	2 - 2	Fumbles (Number-Lost)	3 - 1
Touchdowns	2	Touchdowns	5
Rushing	0	Rushing	1
Passing	2	Passing	3
Interceptions	0	Interceptions	0
Kickoff Returns	0	Kickoff Returns	0
Fumble Returns	0	Fumble Returns	0
Punt Returns	0	Punt Returns	1
Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Extra Points (Made-Attempted)	5 - 5
Kicking (Made-Attempted)	2 - 2	Kicking (Made-Attempted)	5 - 5
Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0	Two Point Conversions (Made-Attempted)	0 - 0
Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	1 - 1	Field Goals (Made-Attempted)	1 - 2
Red Zone Efficiency	1/1 - 100%	Red Zone Efficiency	3/3 - 100%
Goal To Go Efficiency	1/1 - 100%	Goal To Go Efficiency	3/3 - 100%
Safeties	0	Safeties	0
Final Score	17	Final Score	38
Time of Possession	25:15	Time of Possession	34:45

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
	FG	O.Mare 43 yd. Field Goal (14-69, 5:58) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	S.Hurd 36 yd. pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) (7-78, 3:46) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
2nd Quarter
	TD	M.Barber 2 yd. run (N.Folk kick) (6-30, 3:26) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	D.Branch 23 yd. pass from M.Hasselbeck (O.Mare kick) (9-80, 3:01) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	R.Williams 7 yd. pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) (10-65, 3:21) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
3rd Quarter
	TD	M.Austin 3 yd. pass from T.Romo (N.Folk kick) (9-62, 5:13) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	P.Crayton 82 yd. punt return (N.Folk kick) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
4th Quarter
	FG	N.Folk 40 yd. Field Goal (7-41, 3:51) WATCH HIGHLIGHT
	TD	J.Griffith 4 yd. pass from M.Hasselbeck (O.Mare kick) (2-8, 0:34) WATCH HIGHLIGHT