Cowboys-Saints: Dallas Dominates First Half, Holds on To Win, 24-17

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Published: December 20, 2009

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... loss of the season.

Tony Romo (22-34, 312 yards, one TD) played another great game and led the Cowboys to a TD on their first possession, making it the first time all season they've done so.

Romo hit Miles Austin (seven catches, 139 yards, one TD) for a 49-yard TD pass on a stop and go route, beating Saints' corner Malcolm Jenkins.

The Cowboys' defense forced the Saints into a three-and-out for the second consecutive time and drove down the field again, capped by Marion Barber's two-yard TD run to go up 14-0.

Late in the first half, with the Cowboys up 14-3, Drew Brees (29-45, 298 yards, one TD, one INT) threw deep to the Cowboys' end zone, looking for Devery Henderson, but threw the ball short, and Mike Jenkins made the interception giving the Cowboys the ball with 1:55 remaining.

Dallas went three-and-out, but, on the Saints' next drive, Brees was sacked by DeMarcus Ware (who was carted off the field last week on a stretcher) and fumbled.

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