Dallas may not be known for scoring quickly this year, but they did their best imitation of it Sunday Night. After Marcus Spears stripped Donovan McNabb, the Cowboys were quick to take advantage and punch the ball into the end zone on a Julius Jones run.

Philadelphia answered with a touchdown of their own after Reggie Brown caught a long pass over the middle. But, that drive would be the highlight of the game for the Eagles. The Cowboys returned the favor with a touchdown of their own, and they wouldn’t give up the lead again.

The game was still very much in contention with the final minutes of the half ticking down when Romo was intercepted in the red zone. But, a few player later, Ken Hamlin picked off Donovan McNabb leading to a Marion Barber touchdown.

The third quarter started out with a quick strike to Terrell Owens to put the game at 28-7, and the Cowboys coasted towards another win from there.

This was a big game for the Cowboys. They are facing a tough stretch in their schedule that may very well determine who wins the NFC east. Next week, they are going to New York to face a very good Giants team who is only one game back from the Cowboys. So, coming into Philadelphia and handling the Eagles so soundly is going to be a good confidence boost to build on when preparing for the Giants.

The players of the game were Romo, who had another 300+ yard passing game, Owens, who returned to the Eagles to hang 174 yards a touchdown on his former team, and the two-headed monster of Barber and Jones who accounted for 185 total yards and 2 touchdowns.

Julius Jones, who rushed for 57 yards on 13 carries, actually had a higher yards per carry average than Barber, who ran for 56 yards on 16 carries. But Barber also added 50 receiving yards on 3 catches.

Top three plays of the day:

1. Jason Witten gets sandwiched between two defenders, has his helmet ripped off, and then rumbled down field for a 53 yard gain.

2. Terrell Owens takes advantage of a mistake in the secondary and scores a 45 yard touchdown on the Cowboys fourth play of the second half.

3. Anthony Henry punctuates the Cowboys win with an interception.

Honorable Mention goes to Newman for running down Reggie Brown and keeping him from scoring. The Eagles may have scored on the same possession, but Newman was easily ten yards back and still caught Brown from behind, so he deserves a mention.

Next Week: The 6-2 New York Giants who will have two weeks to prepare for the Cowboys.