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Cowboys Vs. Seahawks Final Score: Tony Romo Leads Dallas Past Seattle 23-13

Tony Romo threw for two touchdowns in the second half and the Dallas Cowboys evened their record at 4-4 with a 23-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks

After only managing two field goals in the first half, Dallas emerged from halftime and responed with 17 second half points. Romo finally broke through in the third quarter when he found tight end Jason Witten on a 33 yard scoring strike to give the Cowboys their largest lead of the day at 13-6. Romo later added a touchdown pass to Lamont Robinson and Dan Bailey added a 42 yard field goal to make the score 23-6 in favor of Dallas. Seattle Marshawn Lynch cut into the lead with a four yard touchdown run with 6:19 remaining in the fourth but the Seahawks could get no closer. 

Romo finished with 279 yards and two touchdowns and a sparkling 112.2 QB rating. DeMarco Murray continues to be a revelation for the Cowboys at the running back position, gaining 139 yards on 22 carries. Dez Bryant and Jason Witten each caught four balls for 76 and 71 yards respectively. The Cowboys won the turnover battle with the Seahawks 3-1.

Tarvaris Jackson threw for 221 yards but accounted for all three Seattle turnovers with interceptions. Marshawn Lynch had a big day on the ground for the Seahawks with 135 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries. Sidney Rice had three catches for 69 yards. 

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