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Dallas Cowboys crumble in playoffs again, lose to Giants

Tony Romo can go wherever he wants with Jessica Simpson now. Eli Manning and the New York Giants knocked him and the Dallas Cowboys into the offseason Sunday.

Having to wait out long, slow drives by Dallas, Manning made his few chances count, throwing two touchdown passes to Amani Toomer and getting a 1-yard touchdown run from Brandon Jacobs for a 21-17 victory that put New York into the NFC championship game for the first time since the 2000 season. "I won't get tired of hearing that this week," Manning said. "No one's given us much credit and probably still won't. But that's OK. We like it that way." Continue

Dallas Cowboys remain upbeat after lopsided loss to Redskins

Aside from personal records, the Cowboys entered Sunday's game at Washington knowing they had little to gain. Win or lose, they had already locked up the top seed in the NFC and knew they would be able to spend the wild-card weekend home as spectators with 13 wins in their first 15 games. But that should not excuse everything that happened at FedEx Field in a 27-6 loss.

Coach Wade Phillips called his team "uninspired," but then defused the notion that the defeat was part of a late-season slide by his team that could hamper it once it hosts Tampa Bay, the New York Giants or the Redskins on Jan. 13 at Texas Stadium in the divisional round of the playoffs. "We're still 13 wins and three losses," Phillips said. "We're looking forward to the playoff game. This one's over with. That's how we're approaching it." Continue

Minus T.O., Dallas Cowboys press forward to win over Panthers

First things first: The Cowboys were able to beat Carolina, 20-13, on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium and keep pressure on Green Bay in the race for home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs. Now, on to some other relevant topics: After a week turned topsy-turvy because of an injured right thumb and the Jessica Simpson saga, Tony Romo rebounded from last week's loss to Philadelphia by throwing for 257 yards on 28-of-42 passing.

"There were so many distractions about junk sometimes," said Romo, who alluded to the possibility of Simpson's attendance at Saturday's game but later declined to address whether the singer/actress was on hand. "I felt it was important for the team to put myself in football mode 24-7." Continue

Romo, Dallas Cowboys offense stall in loss

As Tony Romo lifted the tailgate to his SUV Sunday night, a not-so-polite woman let loose. "Worry about the game," she yelled, "not your girlfriend." Not long after Romo left, Jessica Simpson, the most recent starlet to be linked to the Cowboys quarterback, walked up the same tunnel, her white Romo jersey with a pink No. 9 hidden beneath a winter jacket.

As Hollywood as Romo's ride has been since becoming the team's starting quarterback, Sunday's 10-6 loss to Philadelphia at Texas Stadium was a failed sequel complete with an injury to the leading man. Continue

Witten's late catch lifts Dallas Cowboys to win

Last year, the Cowboys had the T-shirts and hats ready to celebrate an NFC East title, but they were never broken out because of a familiar December fade.

On Sunday, the Cowboys were finally able to break out the spoils of winning a division crown. Wade Phillips wore his to the post-game press conference. Jason Witten had a hat swiped from his locker as he showered, but managed to get another. Players crammed the swag into their travel bags for the flight home. Like they had in Buffalo in October, the Cowboys were able to somehow, someway pull out a final-second, 28-27, victory against Detroit in a "Did they really do that?" fashion. Continue

Dallas Cowboys are top of NFC pack, 37-27

One by one, members of the Cowboys' glory-filled past walked on the field at halftime Thursday. From Hall of Famers such as Roger Staubach, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Tony Dorsett, to NFL all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, to long-forgotten role players, the sellout crowd was able to remember wins in Super Bowls XII and XXVII. But the loudest ovation of the night was reserved for this year's edition of the Cowboys after Thursday's 37-27 victory over the Green Bay Packers as they hope for a spot in Super Bowl XLII.

The win improved the Cowboys to 11-1, clinched a playoff spot and inched them closer to home-field advantage in the playoffs. With a loss by the New York Giants in Chicago on Sunday, the Cowboys will clinch their first NFC East title since 1998. Continue

Dallas Cowboys devour Jets, 34-3

By the middle of the third quarter Thursday, most everyone's attention in Texas Stadium turned to Green Bay. The Cowboys made history, improving to 10-1 for the first time after turning the New York Jets into a 34-3 formality on Thanksgiving. And coach Wade Phillips did not want the moment to pass too quickly. "We haven't met any of our goals yet," Phillips said. "It didn't put us in the playoffs. It didn't win our division. It doesn't make us play at home. But I am proud of that, and I think our team is proud of that." Yeah, yeah. History is nice, Coach, but what about the Packers? Continue

Popcorn time: Owens' 4 TDs lift Dallas Cowboys to win

Before the Cowboys could exhale after their 28-23 win against Washington, bad thoughts crept into the minds of several players as Sunday afternoon turned into Sunday evening at Texas Stadium. They had visions of Santana Moss breaking deep, like he did in 2005 on the night the Triplets took their places in the Ring of Honor, and that wacky un-timed field goal last year at FedEx Field.

With 1:50 to play Sunday, the Redskins were 19 yards from a potential game-winning touchdown, then at midfield with five seconds remaining. "That was definitely something we were thinking about," said cornerback Terence Newman, who trumped the Redskins' first go-ahead try with his second interception of the season. Continue

Beastie 'Boys

It was a giddy and satisfied Cowboys bunch that ran off the field of an emptying Giants Stadium on Sunday. They celebrated and taunted the media picking against them like high schoolers. It was well-deserved fun. The announced crowd was 78,964, but most of the New York Giants fans were long gone when the clock struck zero on a 31-20 Cowboys victory. It was the second consecutive week that the Cowboys have emptied an opponent's stadium with a double-digit victory. Continue

T.O. gets the last laugh as Dallas Cowboys roll, 38-17

When Tony Romo, Jason Witten, Keith Davis and Bradie James were selected captains by their teammates at the beginning of the year, Terrell Owens jokingly self-appointed himself the Cowboys' fifth captain. Until Sunday, however, Owens never made it to midfield for the pregame coin flip. But there was a not-so-coincidental change when the other team happened to be the Philadelphia Eagles. About the only thing Owens did wrong against his former team Sunday was lose the coin toss.

With Owens playing a leading role he so desperately wanted to play in his return trip to Lincoln Financial Field last season, the Cowboys left Philadelphia with a 38-17 victory to hit the season's midway point with a 7-1 record. Continue