Take Early 14-0 Lead

Tony Romo threw a pair of eight-yard touchdown passes to Miles Austin and Dez Bryant, giving the Dallas Cowboys a 14-zero lead by means of the primary quarter Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Austin's TD midway quarter was set up by Tampa Bay's NFL-main thirty second turnover, a fumble by Josh Freeman on the fifth play of the game. The Tampa Bay quarterback scrambled 25 yards on third-and-5 to march the Bucs close to midfield, however the opening drive of the night came to an abrupt halt on the subsequent play when Freeman took off once more for a 7-yard gain and was stripped of the ball on the Cowboys 44. Linebacker Bradie James recovered and it took Romo seven plays to get Dallas in the long run zone, with Romo profiting from glorious safety to maneuver round within the pocket to provide Austin a chance to get free on third-and-goal. The Cowboys marched sixty nine yards in 10 performs on their next possession, with Romo finishing the drive by discovering a large-open Bryant at the back of the tip zone. Romo was 7 of 8 passing for 85 yards in the quarter. Felix Jones, back within the starting lineup after DeMarco Murray broke his proper ankle during final week's 37-34 loss to the New York Giants, rushed for 23 yards on seven attempts. Because of a big contingent of Cowboys fans, the Bucs performed earlier than a sellout crowd at house for just the second time in two seasons. Judging by all the blue and white jerseys scattered throughout the 65,000-seat stadium, a minimum of half the home seemed to be rooting for Dallas. The Cowboys entered with a two-recreation shedding streak that price them their lead within the NFC East, nevertheless they will nonetheless declare the division title and host a playoff recreation by beating the Bucs and following with wins the subsequent two weeks over Philadelphia at home and the Giants on the road. The Bucs have lost seven straight following a 4-2 start that included wins over NFC South rivals New Orleans and Atlanta. The skid has coach Raheem Morris on the hot seat only a year after the NFL's youngest head coach led his team to a shocking 10-6 end that heightened expectations coming into this season. Tampa Bay played Saturday night time without beginning receiver Arrelious Benn, who suffered a concussion throughout final week's loss at Jacksonville. He was changed by Dezmon Briscoe, who began the night time with simply 23 receptions yet shared the staff lead in touchdown catches with three.