The Dallas Cowboys officially ended a 4-year playoff drought on Sunday by blowing out the Indianapolis Colts 42-7. The win clinched the NFC East for Tony Romo and the Cowboys, who celebrated with seconds remaining by dumping the Gatorade bucket on head coach Jason Garrett.
Romo threw 4 touchdown passes for Dallas, while breaking Troy Aikman's franchise record for yards passing. Romo now has 32,971 passing yards, 29 more than Aikman. The Cowboys scored on their first 4 possessions of the game, while snapping a 3-game home losing streak.
The Cowboys clinched with an 11-4 record after the Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Washington Redskins Saturday night, bringing home their first division title since 2009. The Eagles have now been eliminated from playoff contention.
The AFC South division champion Colts barely avoided their first shutout loss in 21 years. Colts QB Andrew Luck threw for a season-low 109 yards with 2 interceptions, before being pulled in the 3rd quarter. With the loss, the Colts fell to 10-5, suffering their worst loss since Luck joined the team in 2012.
Cowboys TE Jason Witten had a TD catch and 90 yards receiving, now reaching his 11th straight season with at least 600 yards. WR Dez Bryant caught a TD pass for the 12th straight game against the AFC, the longest longest interconference streak since the 1970 merger.
The Cowboys defense held the Colts to a season-low 229 yards, which is the second straight week they set a season-low in yards. They had a total of 1 yard rushing for the game.
Both teams will finish their regular season next Sunday, with the Cowboys visiting the Redskins and the Colts visiting the Tennessee Titans.
Romo threw 4 touchdown passes for Dallas, while breaking Troy Aikman's franchise record for yards passing. Romo now has 32,971 passing yards, 29 more than Aikman. The Cowboys scored on their first 4 possessions of the game, while snapping a 3-game home losing streak.
The Cowboys clinched with an 11-4 record after the Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Washington Redskins Saturday night, bringing home their first division title since 2009. The Eagles have now been eliminated from playoff contention.
The AFC South division champion Colts barely avoided their first shutout loss in 21 years. Colts QB Andrew Luck threw for a season-low 109 yards with 2 interceptions, before being pulled in the 3rd quarter. With the loss, the Colts fell to 10-5, suffering their worst loss since Luck joined the team in 2012.
Cowboys TE Jason Witten had a TD catch and 90 yards receiving, now reaching his 11th straight season with at least 600 yards. WR Dez Bryant caught a TD pass for the 12th straight game against the AFC, the longest longest interconference streak since the 1970 merger.
The Cowboys defense held the Colts to a season-low 229 yards, which is the second straight week they set a season-low in yards. They had a total of 1 yard rushing for the game.
Both teams will finish their regular season next Sunday, with the Cowboys visiting the Redskins and the Colts visiting the Tennessee Titans.
