Dan Bailey kicked a 49-yard field goal with 7:45 remaining in overtime to lift the Dallas Cowboys to a 20-17 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday. The Cowboys are 4-1 for the first time since 2008. Our takeaways:
- Sometimes a superstar needs to step up and make a play. That's what happened in overtime when Dez Bryant made a one-handed grab with Johnathan Joseph all over him, a 31-yard gain that put Dallas in field-goal range. Tony Romo knows exactly where to go when it matters most.
- Some great running back play from both sides. Both Arian Foster and DeMarco Murray went well over 100 yards on the ground. Foster returned to his bell-cow role after a three-week hiatus because of a hamstring issue. Murray has eclipsed the century mark in each of Dallas' first five games, a new franchise record. Murray also lost his fourth fumble of the season; he leads the league in that unsavory category.
- Romo is moving much better in the last three weeks. That was on clear display when J.J. Watt had a clear path to the Cowboys quarterback in the third quarter. Romo sensed the pressure, wiggled away, then hit Terrance Williams deep for a 43-yard touchdown to put Dallas ahead, 10-7. Watt will lose sleep over that missed opportunity.
- Cowboys kicker Dan Bailey missed a 53-yard attempt at the end of regulation that snapped a run of 30 consecutive field-goal conversions. He started a new streak in overtime.
- There were a lot of Texans fans who made the in-state road trip to AT&T Stadium. How loud was the visiting contingent? Tony Romo said he had to go to a silent snap count to deal with the noise, according to NFL Media's Steve Wyche.
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