Week 8: Cowboys Drown Seahawks 38-17 Move Into First.

The Dallas Cowboys hosted the injured Seattle Seahawks on Sunday and after a slow start they jumped on the Seahawks and blew them out 38-17 moving them into a tie for first in the NFC East with the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cowboys' offense was on fire Sunday as Tony Romo was 21-36 for 256 yards and three TD's. Romo also didn't throw an interception for the third straight game, a personal record.

Romo's first TD pass was to receiver Sam Hurd on a 36-yard catch and run where Hurd avoided three Seahawks defensive backs and tip toed into the end zone. Romo's second score came when he found Roy Williams at the two yard line and Williams reached his arm out as he was getting tackled to get the ball into the end zone. The play was reviewed but upheld as the ball broke the plane before Williams lost it.

The last TD came in the third quarter when Romo threw to the corner of the end zone from the Seahawks three yard line to his favorite new target Miles Austin, who had team highs in receiving (61 yards) and catches (5). 

Patrick Crayton had 3 catches for 39 yards but had a punt return for a TD making him and "Bullet" Bob Hayes the only two Cowboys with punt returns in consecutive games. Crayton fielded the punt at his own 18-yard line and found a crease at the 30 then stiff armed Seahawks punter Jon Ryan, who was the last defender and that left Crayton all alone to take it to the house.

Cowboys running backs Smash, Dash, and Tash combined for 26 rushes and 103 yards on the day. Marion Barber had the high in both for the group with 14 carries for 53 yards. Felix Jones had 8 rushes for 39 yards and a 30 yard reception and Tashard Choice had four carries for 11 yards.

The Cowboys' defense took advantage of the Seahawks depleted offensive line as DeMarcus Ware, Bobby Carpenter, and Keith Brooking each had a sack and the Cowboys forced two fumbles and recovered both.

Brooking led the team with 11 tackles on the day as the Cowboys blitzed relentlessly and stopped the Seahawks' run game holding former Cowboy Julius Jones to just 57 yards on 15 carries and the Seahawks had only 79 yards rushing as a team. Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck had a good game (22-39 249 yards and two TD's) but was hit constantly and beat up throughout the game.

The Cowboys are now on a three game winning streak but face the Philadelphia Eagles next Sunday who they share the top spot in the NFC East with. After beating up on soft competition we'll find out which Cowboys team this really is; the team that's shown up in the last three games or the team that commits penalties, turns the ball over, and misses assignments on defense.