NFL Roundup: Cowboys hold off Eagles 20-16

Cowboys 20, Eagles 16: Tony Romo threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Miles Austin midway through the fourth quarter and visiting Dallas beat Philadelphia last night in the 100th meeting between the division rivals.
On the final day of the 2008 regular season, the Eagles dominated Dallas 44-6 in a do-or-die game for both teams. Philadelphia earned a wild-card berth with that victory, won two playoff games on the road and advanced to the NFC championship game, losing at Arizona.
The Cowboys (6-2) spent the whole offseason thinking about that horrendous ending. They got their revenge and took over sole possession of first place in the NFC East with their fourth straight victory.

The Eagles fell to 5-3 and the New York Giants are 5-4 after a 5-0 start.

Colts 20, Texans 17: Running back Joseph Addai scored the go-ahead touchdown with 7:11 left and Kris Brown missed a 42-yard field goal as time expired as Indianapolis edged visiting Houston yesterday.
Indy is the fourth team in league history with 17 straight wins. New England has done it twice and Chicago did it in 1933-34. Jim Caldwell became the first rookie coach to go 8-0 since Potsy Clark in 1930.
Indianapolis blew a 13-0 first-half lead and trailed 17-13 when Steve Slaton opened the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run. But Addai answered with a 2-yard score to rally the Colts.
Peyton Manning also became the first quarterback in league history to throw for 40,000 yards within a decade.

Patriots 27, Dolphins 17: Randy Moss caught six passes for 147 yards, and Tom Brady completed 25 for 37 passes for 332 yards to lead New England past visiting Miami yesterday.

Miami's two touchdowns came on possessions on which it used the wildcat most extensively — after gaining just 36 yards on 21 wildcat plays in its previous two games. But New England's quick-strike ability took back the momentum.
The Patriots (6-2) lead the idle New York Jets (4-4) and Miami and Buffalo (both 3-5) in the AFC East. The win was especially important because Miami had been 3-0 in division games and New England 1-1.

Bengals 17, Ravens 7: Cedric Benson ran for 117 yards and a touchdown, and Cincinnati scored on its first three possessions before holding off visiting Baltimore yesterday.
The Bengals (6-2) can take control of the division by winning next Sunday at Pittsburgh; the Steelers (5-2) play Denver on Monday night. Cincinnati has won all four games in the division, including a sweep of the Ravens (4-4).
The Ravens have been at their worst against the Bengals, who took advantage of three Ravens penalties to pull off a winning drive in Baltimore on Oct. 11 for a 17-14 win.

Bucs 38, Packers 28: Rookie Josh Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tampa Bay to its first win of the year against visiting Green Bay yesterday.
In his first pro start, the 17th pick in the draft out of Kansas State, completed 14 of 31 passes with just one interception. A critical second pick was wiped out by a Green Bay penalty during the go-ahead drive.
The Bucs (1-7) were the last team in the NFL to win this season. It was also the first victory for the league's youngest head coach, 33-year-old Raheem Morris, who replaced Jon Gruden after Tampa Bay went 0-4 in December and missed the playoffs last year.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for the Packers (4-4). He also threw three interceptions and had one returned for a touchdown that put the game out of reach in the final minute.

Cardinals 41, Bears 21: One week after throwing five interceptions, Kurt Warner tied a career high by throwing five touchdown passes, Larry Fitzgerald added 123 yards receiving and two touchdowns, and visiting Arizona thumped Chicago yesterday.
Warner was at his best after a miserable performance in a 34-21 loss to Carolina. He handled a team that had a chance to sign him as a backup four years ago, matching the record for touchdown passes by a Bears opponent without getting picked off.
Warner completed 23 of 32 for 261 yards and threw touchdown passes on the first four possessions. Neil Rackers added field goals on the next two, sending Arizona (5-3) to an easy win and Chicago (4-4) to a damaging loss.

Jaguars 24, Chiefs 21: David Garrard threw for 264 yards and a touchdown to lead Jacksonville to a win against visiting Kansas City yesterday.
The Jaguars (4-4), up and down all season, responded in similar fashion following losses to Arizona and Seattle earlier this season. The latest turnaround after a defeat came after coach Jack Del Rio ripped his team's defensive effort in a 30-13 loss at the Titans, calling it "insulting, ugly and embarrassing."

Chargers 21, Giants 20: Philip Rivers capped an 80-yard drive with an 18-yard pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play and visiting San Diego handed New York its fourth straight loss yesterday.
Rivers was 24 of 36 for 209 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Jackson, in helping San Diego (5-3) win its third straight.

Titans 34, 49ers 27: Chris Johnson ran for 135 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown as visiting Tennessee beat San Francisco yesterday.
Vince Young showed his comeback is legitimate, outplaying fellow first-round draft pick Alex Smith down the stretch. Young has been clutch twice in as many weeks, getting the Titans (2-6) in the end zone when it mattered.

Seahawks 32, Lions 20: Matt Hasselbeck rallied Seattle from a 17-0 deficit with a franchise-record 39 completions in a win against visiting Detroit yesterday.
Hasselbeck threw an interception on his first play, but finished with the first 300-yard passing game in two seasons for the Seahawks (3-5).
Josh Wilson returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown with 22 seconds remaining.
left, the last of five interceptions by rookie Matthew Stafford, the top overall pick playing his second game since missing two weeks with a knee injury. That kept the Lions (1-7) from finally flying home happy.