Tennessee 34, Dallas 27
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, October 10, 2010
Where: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
Dome
Head Official:
Jeff Triplette
Attendance:
90616
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Chris Johnson ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 3:28 left, and the Tennessee Titans extended their winning streak over the NFC to 11 games with a 34-27 victory over the host Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.
Johnson’s 1-yard touchdown run was set up by a 73-yard kickoff return by Marc Marian, which came moments after the Cowboys were flagged for excessive celebration on the game-tying touchdown.
Vince Young passed for a pair of touchdowns for the Titans (3-2), who recorded six sacks – five in the first half - en route to their 16th win in 17 games against NFC foes.
Stephen Tulloch’s interception of Tony Romo sealed the win for the Titans, who prevailed despite being outgained 551-321.
Dallas (1-3) rallied from a 17-3 deficit but still came up short despite huge days from Romo and Miles Austin.
Romo threw for a career-high 406 yards and three touchdowns but also threw three interceptions. Austin had nine catches for 166 yards, including an acrobatic 69-yard touchdown catch early in the second half.
Dallas tied it at 27 when Romo capped a seven-play, 60-yard drive with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jason Witten with 4:30 left. However, an excessive celebration penalty forced the Cowboys to kick off from the 15-yard line and Mariani broke free for the long return.
The Titans jumped out to an early 17-3 lead thanks to a pair of touchdown passes from Young and a dominating defense that sacked Romo five times in the first half.
Dallas scored on a 6-yard touchdown pass to Roy Williams just before halftime, and Austin’s 69-yard catch-and-run tied it at 17-17 just 1:16 into the second half.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Tennessee |
|
Dallas |
Chris Johnson
|
Player |
Felix Jones
|
19 |
Attempts |
15 |
131 |
Yards |
109 |
6.9 |
Avg Yards |
7.3 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
42 |
Long |
34 |
Receiving
Tennessee |
|
Dallas |
Kenny Britt
| Player |
Miles Austin
|
4 |
Receptions |
9 |
86 |
Yards |
166 |
21.5 |
Avg Yards |
18.4 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
52 |
Long |
69 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sacks |
FF |
Tennessee
|
321 |
158 |
163 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6.0 |
0 |
Dallas
|
511 |
141 |
370 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3.0 |
1 |