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Brady tosses five TDs as Patriots rip Cowboys

New England QB first in NFL history to throw at least 3 TDs in first 6 games

Image: Randy Moss, Donte StallworthAP
Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss, left, and teammate wide receiver Donte Stallworth celebrate Moss' first quarter touchdown.

Romo avoided the turnovers that nearly upended Dallas against Buffalo on Monday night, but was out of rallies. He was 18-of-29 for 199 yards and two touchdowns, with a late interception. He also came away with a big ice pack on his left, non-throwing, shoulder.

“I thought he managed the whole thing well,” offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said. “He wasn’t impatient when they got out ahead. He kept playing and plodding along and making good decisions.”

Owens caught six passes for 66 yards and Crayton had five catches for 46 yards. Marion Barber rushed for 47 yards, with several runs that helped bring alive the Cowboys in the second quarter. He also had a 2-yard gain in the third quarter that started at the Dallas 10 and nearly ended in a safety until he broke several tackles. He might have turned it into a touchdown if the last defender hadn’t gotten him.

The Cowboys were hurt by their continuing trend of slow starts and by racking up 12 penalties, including one that wiped out a fourth-and-1 conversion on the opening play of the fourth quarter. Dallas was driving for a possible tying touchdown, but wound up punting — and never threatened again.

Notes: New England hadn’t scored so many points since hanging 50 on Indianapolis in November 1984. ... Moss improved to 7-0 against the Cowboys, with six TDs in three games at Texas Stadium. ... The Pats are the first road team to win one of these matchups of teams 5-0 or better. Home teams had been 3-0-1.

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