Week 12 Recap - vs San Fransisco

The win last week proved that Dallas' defense could perform like a Super Bowl caliber defense as they held Washington to only 10 points. The offense may have been a bit rusty but luckily, 14 points was enough to win.

This week, Dallas' defense did their job again and although the secondary allowed a few deep passes, the defense came to play when it mattered. The mood was set as San Fransisco drove to the red zone twice in the first quarter but was held to only field goals. In fact, the only 49ers' touchdowns came in garbage time when Dallas was too far ahead to care.

The final score was 35-22, which also demonstrates how the offense was able to shake off more of the rust and get the job done. Tony Romo threw for 3 touchdowns, which included a 75 yard bomb to Terrell Owens. It was definitely the Tony Romo/Terrell Owens show as T.O. sailed to 213 yards (the second highest yardage in his career.)

Another notable improvement is Dallas' special team unit. A few returns could have handled better, but you can't ignore the excellent play by Carlos Polk who blocked a punt, resulting in a safety.

It is a short week with the Thanksgiving game against Seattle coming in just 4 days, but if Dallas can use this game as momentum, they should be able to take care of business against the Seahawks and then they'll have 10 days to prepare for a big game against the Steelers.