There’s one thing to be said about this Dallas Cowboys team: They know how to win. Slow start? No problem, just blow up the points in the second half. Throw six picks? Not an issue if you can score 11 pts in a matter of seconds. Can’t seem to get the opposing team off the field? Easy. Just throw it to T.O.

This is what it means to be a championship caliber team. Not every game is going to be one where you dominate throughout the sixty minutes of play. There are going to be times of trouble, times when the chips are down, and it is in those times that championship teams come together and simply find a way to win.

And that’s what the Cowboys have been doing, this time turning to T.O. for touchdown pass after touchdown pass to keep ahead of a Redskins team that just wouldn’t quit. And let’s not forget Terence Newman who sealed the deal doing something he’s not shown to be especially good at — making the aggressive play.

Don’t get me wrong; Newman is one of the best cornerbacks in the league. In fact, as far as coverage skills go, I don’t think there are any better cornerbacks out there. Some just as good, maybe, but none better. What Newman lacks is the aggressiveness to jump routes and get interceptions. He may very well give up fewer touchdown passes than any other cornerback in the NFL, but he doesn’t seem to get many picks.

But, when push came to shove, and it looked like the Redskins might very well punch the ball into the end zone, he made a play.

As for T.O. and his four touchdowns, I’m not sure which was the best play, his scoring, or knocking that ball down at the end of the game. Because you just know T.O. wanted to catch it. What better way to end a career day than to get an interception? And it’s not like he has many opportunities. Maybe four chances to get a pick all year.

But he made the smart play, and that says something. Spout all you want about T.O. just being in it for himself, but that ball came right to him — an easy catch for a guy that had already scored four times — and he just raised his hands and knocked it down. Had to be at least a little tough for a guy who is used to going after the ball, but he did it. Gotta give him some credit for that one.