FLASH RECAP:
Tony Romo passes for 309 yards and two touchdowns as Dallas (8-3) dismantles Oakland (3-8) before an announced crowd of 83,489 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Nov. 26, 2009.
The Cowboys' Miles Austin (7 catches, 145 yards) and Jason Witten (5 catches, 107 yards) help the Cowboys build a 17-0 lead in the first half. After Darrius Heyward-Bey's 4-yard touhdown catch narrows the Dallas lead to 17-7, Romo completes the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams early in the fourth quarter.
Playing their first Thanksgiving since 1970, the Raiders are out-gained 494 to 305 in total yards.
Dallas running backs Felix Jones (68), Tashard Choice (67) and Marion Barber (61) each exceed 60 rushing yards as Oakland surrenders 195 rushing yards.
The Cowboys beat the Raiders at home for the first time after three previous losses.
PRIME-TIME PLAYERS:
QB Tony Romo Is 18-of-29 passing for 309 yards and two TDs and a passer rating of 121.2.
TE Jason Witten Has 105 receiving yards on five catches despite hampered by a sparined left foot.
WR Miles Austin Has 145 receiving yards on seven catches and a TD. His 9-yard scoring catch with 0:31 left in the first half gives Dallas a 17-0 advantage.
QB Bruce Gradkowski Is 18-of-35 passing for 200 yards and a TD.
RB Justin Fargas Has 63 of the Raiders' 124 rushing yards.
P Shane Lechler Averages 54.8 yards on 9 punts with a 46.3 net average.
KEY STATS:
The Cowboys have five plays of at least 40 yards, and eight of at least 25; no NFL team had done that since New Orleans in October 2006.
THEY SAID IT:
Raiders RB Nnamdi Asomugha
Trying to win two games (in a row) for us has been like trying to climb Mount Everest. We haven't been able to get any momentum going."
I think we have a lot to prove - just for this season, though. I don't think any other season has any bearing whatsoever. For us, it's strictly about right now and this next game. We'll go from there."
Cowboys QB Tony Romo
BY THE NUMBERS:
1: NFL career touchdown catches for Raiders' rookie Darrius Heyward-Bey, who ends his scoring drought against the Cowboys.
3-1: Raiders all-time road record against the Cowboys.
37-13: Tony Romo's win-loss record in his first 50 games as a Cowboys starting quarteerback.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Cowboys improve to 27-14-1 in Thanksgiving games.
Miles Austin and Jason Witten become the first two Cowboys receivers to have 100 receiving yards in the same games since Terrell Owens and Terry Glenn in the 2006 finale.
