COWBOYS SLAY SEATTLE 38-17

ARLINGTON – When the offense clicks, when the Cowboys impose their will on a game the way the scheme is designed, it's more Las Vegas than NFL.

Quarterback Tony Romo likens it to a game of roulette. Spin the wheel and get the ball to whomever's number comes up.

So many numbers came up Sunday, it was hard to keep count.

The Cowboys built toward next week's showdown in Philadelphia with another strong performance. A 38-17 victory over Seattle gave the Cowboys a three-game winning streak for the first time in nearly a year and thrust them into a tie atop the NFC East with the Eagles.

"I think we're ready for a game like that," owner Jerry Jones said.

The offense appears ready. The Cowboys scored more than 30 points for the fourth time this season and have amassed 2,878 yards in their 5-2 start. That's the most yards the team has gained through seven games in 33 years and the third most in their rich history.

"I like that this team is explosive in that we're going along, kind of rocking along, then all of a sudden we're way ahead," head coach Wade Phillips said. "The ability to do that can make you a good football team."

The ability to spread the ball around can do that as well.

Ten different players caught passes for the Cowboys. Six different players ran the ball. The team managed 362 yards on offense with no individual above 61 yards.

Seattle's defense put more pressure on Romo than any game he seen this season. The safeties played back to take away Miles Austin and the deep pass.

The Cowboys responded by working underneath all afternoon.

"If they take away something, we've got to be good enough to do something else," Romo said. "The system is in place to have those options.

"You are seeing that we have different people who do different things well, and we're giving them the ball in those situations."

Another key is protecting the ball. Romo has gone three consecutive games without an interception for the first time in his NFL career. He has completed 62.6 percent of his passes for 918 yards with eight touchdowns in this stretch.

"It's the old saying, either you can do it or you can't," Romo said. "Either you're good enough to do it and see it and not throw the ball to the other team, or you're not.

"I'm just seeing things. Simple as that."

Something else that is simple: the Cowboys have won their last two games by a total of 37 points because the defense and special teams have stepped up.

The Seahawks managed just 79 yards on the ground and had only one receiver crack 40 yards through the air. The Cowboys sacked quarterback Matt Hasselbeck three times and forced two fumbles, one of which set up a short touchdown drive for the offense.

Patrick Crayton returned a punt for a touchdown for the second consecutive game and the kicking game kept Seattle pinned deep in its own territory for most of the afternoon.

"Everyone's going to be drinking the Cowboys Kool-Aid here and telling us how great we are and how good we're doing," linebacker Keith Brooking said. "As long as we prepare the way we've been preparing and come out on the field with confidence on Sunday, we're going to be right where we want to be.

"We are just now starting to see all of the hard work and sacrifices we've made come to fruition. It's a good feeling."

Now, the Cowboys return to the scene of one of their worst feelings.

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