GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: PHILADELPHIA (5-8) at DALLAS (12-1)

NFL: PHILADELPHIA (5-8) at DALLAS (12-1)

<h3>Cowboys look to tie franchise record for wins</h3>





<div class="pre">Philadelphia (5-8) at Dallas (12-1) 4:15 pm EST</div>

IRVING, Texas (Ticker) -- In the Dallas Cowboys' illustrioushistory, only one team has won 13 games in a season. In 1992,Troy Aikman led the Cowboys to a 13-3 record and the firstof three Super Bowls in a four-year span.


The Cowboys look to match the mark achieved by the 1992 clubwhen they host the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in an NFC Eastclash.


Dallas returns homes as NFC East champions for the first timesince 1998 but it was fortunate to escape with a 28-27 win atDetroit last week.


Quarterback Tony Romo continued his magical season, tossing a16-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jason Witten with 16seconds remaining as the Cowboys rallied from a 27-14 deficitin the fourth quarter.


Witten enjoyed a huge day, setting career highs with 15receptions and 138 receiving yards.


Romo, who has passed for 3,654 yards and 35 touchdowns thisseason, set a franchise mark by throwing a touchdown pass inhis 17th straight game.


But while the quarterback has gotten must of the attention,Witten also is enjoying a stellar season.


His 15 catches last week tied Kellen Winslow's single-gameleague record for the most catches by a tight end since the1970 NFL merger.


With three games left in the regular season, Witten has ateam-high 80 catches for 955 yards and seven touchdowns and isalmost certain to break his 2004 career high of 87 catches.

The Cowboys posted their seventh straight victory and movedcloser to locking up home-field advantage throughout the NFCplayoffs.


Dallas needs only a win to clinch a first-round bye. With a winand a Green Bay loss at St. Louis, the Cowboys will secure theNFC's top seed.


The Cowboys also have moved within one victory of thefranchise-record eight-game winning streak set in 1978.

This weekend, Dallas receiver Terrell Owens will look to furthertorment his former team.


Banished from Philadelphia two years ago, Owens caught 10 passesfor 174 yards and a touchdown in the Cowboys' 38-17 victory atLincoln Field on November 10.


The Eagles have dropped three straight to all but fall out ofplayoff contention one year after winning the NFC East.

Donovan McNabb returned last week after missing two games with asprained ankle but passed for only 179 yards in a 16-13 loss tothe New York Giants.


It marked the fifth time this season the Eagles lost a game byfour points or less and their third straight.

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 10:39 LEFT, 1ST QTR

DAL BALL ON DAL 15 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 9:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 46 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 7:24 LEFT, 1ST QTR

DAL BALL ON DAL 17 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 6:27 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 30 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL MISSED FG PHI
DAVID AKERS 46 YD ATTEMPT HIT LEFT UPRIGHT

PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 4:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 4:29 LEFT, 1ST QTR

DAL BALL ON DAL 37 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 3:36 LEFT, 1ST QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 0 0
DALLAS 0 0 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NONE</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 14:55 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 13:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR

DAL BALL ON DAL 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 9:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 14 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 0 9:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR

DAL BALL ON PHI 14 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL FG DAL
NICHOLAS FOLK 33 YD

PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 3 8:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 3 8:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 34 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 3 6:37 LEFT, 2ND QTR

DAL BALL ON DAL 18 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 3 2:20 LEFT, 2ND QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 49 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

PHILADELPHIA 0
DALLAS 3

PHI BALL ON DAL 40 YD LINE
2ND AND 1</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at DALLAS

<div class="pre">NFL TD PHI
REGGIE BROWN 1 YD PASS FROM DONOVAN MCNABB
(DAVID AKERS KICK)

PHILADELPHIA 7
DALLAS 3 0:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>