Posted at 2:37 p.m., Sunday, November 18, 2007
NFL: Owens' 4 TDs lead Cowboys over Redskins
By Jaime Aron
Associated Press
As disjointed as the Dallas Cowboys were today, they still found a way to beat the Washington Redskins 28-23.
Their secret? Throw it to Terrell Owens.
Owens caught touchdown passes of 4, 31, 46 and 52 yards, marking the first four-TD game of his career, to get the Cowboys to 9-1 for the first time since 1983. They've won four straight since losing to New England, this being the third in a row against division foes.
With Green Bay also winning today, the teams remain tied atop the NFC with one game left before they meet at Texas Stadium a week from Thursday.
It wasn't as easy as it sounds, though. The Redskins (5-5) answered T.O.'s fourth TD with a touchdown, then forced the Cowboys to punt. Jason Campbell had Washington 19 yards from a go-ahead TD, but ruined it with an interception thrown right into the belly of Dallas' Terence Newman with 1:39 left.
Campbell got the ball back one more time. As time expired, he threw a 50-yard pass into the end zone, and guess who broke it up: Owens, who often goes in as a defender in desperation-pass situations. T.O. picked up the loose ball and ran off with it as fans heaved a sigh of relief.
