Cowboys Offense Comes Through in Final Minutes, Win 7-6

It wasn't pretty but the Cowboys' lone TD drive was enough to beat the Washington Redskins 7-6 in an ugly game in Dallas.

The Redskins should have won this game but Suisham missed a 39-yard field goal just before the half then missed a 50-yard field goal early in the fourth.

The Cowboys ran the ball well but were out of rhythm all day passing. Tony Romo finished 15-of-27 for 158 yards, one TD and one interception but was baffled by the Redskins top-ranked passing defense; he didn't hit a wide receiver until the last play of third quarter.

However Romo and the offense came together after Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham missed his second field goal. Romo was six of seven passing on the TD drive and with the ball on the ten-yard line, Romo scrambled and found Patrick Crayton wide open in the end zone for the TD.

Jason Witten (five catches, 43 yards) caught two key passes on the drive and Miles Austin (four catches, 47 yards) also had a catch on the drive. Roy Williams was held without a catch for the entire game as him and Romo struggled to connect.

The running game for the Cowboys was efficient but didn't give the Cowboys a chance to score. Marion Barber had 20 carries for 99 yards but fumbled in the first quarter while the Cowboys were in the red zone. Felix Jones had 10 carries for 46 yards and Tashard Choice had one carry for one yard as he couldn't get a first down on a third-and-two.

The Cowboys defense played great keeping the Redskins from getting deep into their territory all day. The Cowboys managed just one sack by linebacker Keith Brooking but kept Jason Campbell (24 of 37, 256 yards, one INT) under constant pressure. 

They also stifled the Redskins' running game as they knocked Ladell Betts out of the game with a knee injury and backup Rock Cartwright had 67 yards on 16 carries but most of it came on a 34-yard run in the third quarter.

Linebacker Anthony Spencer had a great game as he deflected one pass and intercepted another pass that was deflected on the Redskins' final drive to put the game away.

The Secondary also played well as Terence Newman, Orlando Scandrick and Mike Jenkins kept the Redskins' receivers in front of them all day and Campbell was forced to check down to Cartwright most of the day as he had seven receptions for 73 yards.

The Cowboys now have three days to rest and prepare before they host the Oakland Raiders and December comes right after that. If they can win on Thanksgiving, they'll have some margin for error in December as they'll be 8-3 and they'll need it with their December schedule.