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Cowboys Rout Bears

By ANDREW SELIGMAN, The Associated Press

Published: September 24, 2007

CHICAGO - Tony Romo looked desperate early on, scrambling, rushing throws and doing all he could to avoid the Chicago Bears' defense. The only thing he didn't do was go away.

Romo passed for 329 yards after a rough start, former University of South Florida standout Anthony Henry had two interceptions for the second straight week and the Dallas Cowboys made a big statement, beating the Chicago Bears 34-10 on Sunday night.

The Cowboys showed just how serious a contender they are in the NFC during the second half, outscoring the Bears 31-7. Dallas is 3-0 for the first time since 1999.

Romo again showed that last season's rise from obscurity to the Pro Bowl was no fluke, going 22-for-35 with two touchdowns and an interception.

He led the Cowboys on an 89-yard touchdown drive to start the second half, breaking a 3-3 tie. And he put the Cowboys ahead for good, 17-10, with a 10-yard touchdown pass late in the third period that capped a 91-yard drive.

Henry added a 28-yard interception return early in the fourth quarter to make it 27-10, and Marion Barber scored from the 1 after breaking off a 54-yard run.

It was a terrible night all around for the Bears.

The defending conference champions lost four Pro Bowl players to injuries: linebacker Lance Briggs (groin), cornerback Nathan Vasher (groin), defensive tackle Tommie Harris (knee) and guard Ruben Brown (ankle).
Rex Grossman went 15 of 32 with 195 yards. He threw three interceptions and was booed by the home crowd.

Dallas	0	3	14	17	-	34
Chicago	3	0	7	0	-	10

First Quarter

Chi-FG Gould 20, 3:09.

Second Quarter

Dal-FG Folk 30, 8:49.

Third Quarter

Dal-Witten 3 pass from Romo (Folk kick), 10:14.

Chi-Benson 1 run (Gould kick), 7:14.

Dal-Barber 10 pass from Romo (Folk kick), 1:18.

Fourth Quarter

Dal-FG Folk, 12:10.

Dal-Henry 28 interception return (Folk kick), 11:49.

Dal-Barber 1 run (Folk kick), 3:20.

A-62,099.

	Dal	Chi
First downs	21	16
Total Net Yards	431	239
Rushes-yards	25-131	23-75
Passing	300	164
Punt Returns	2-2	2-1
Kickoff Returns	2-13	6-106
Interceptions Ret.	3-51	1-4
Comp-Att-Int	22-35-1	15-33-3
Sacked-Yards Lost	3-29	3-31
Punts	4-38.8	4-41.3
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	3-1
Penalties-Yards	12-100	5-28
Time of Possession	35:21	24:39

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Dallas, Barber 15-102, J.Jones 7-26, Thompson 3-3. Chicago, Benson 16-46, Peterson 6-17, Grossman 1-12.

PASSING-Dallas, Romo 22-35-1-329. Chicago, Grossman 15-32-3-195, Gould 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-Dallas, Owens 8-145, Witten 6-90, Crayton 3-27, J.Jones 2-29, Hurd 1-25, Barber 1-10, Fasano 1-3. Chicago, Berrian 6-73, Clark 2-58, Olsen 2-28, Muhammad 2-21, Peterson 2-7, Benson 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOAL-Dallas, Folk 23 (BK).

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