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Dallas quarterback Tony Romo celebrates a touchdown with teammates in the second quarter.

Romo was nowhere near as crisp as last Thanksgiving, when he threw five touchdowns. But he was good enough.

A secondary determined not to get beat deep and a pinky injury on his throwing hand left him throwing many of his passes underneath. He also underthrew potential touchdowns to Owens and Jason Witten, but made up for it by hitting them both on other scores.

Witten had an early 25-yarder and finished with four catches for 54 yards. Owens had six catches for 65 yards, the last being his 22-yard TD. That stretched his TD streak to five straight and give him 13 this season, matching his NFL-leading total from last season and the second-most in team history. He failed to extend a four-game run of 100-yard games, but didn’t care.

“Man, the most important thing is that we won,” Owens said. “I think we’re headed in the right direction.”

On a cold, often wet afternoon perfectly suited for running, the matchup between the running back Jones brothers never got too interesting. Dallas’ Julius had 64 yards on 18 carries and another 26 yards on four receptions, while older brother Thomas of the Jets had 40 yards on 17 carries.

Marion Barber ran for 103 yards and had the Cowboys’ first touchdown, a 7-yarder.

Notes: Newman’s TD was the first of his five-year career on an interception return. ... This was the third time this season Romo has been sacked three times. The Jets were coming off a seven-sack performance. ... Jerricho Cotchery led New York with 43 yards receiving. Laveranues Coles (ankle) was inactive for the second time in three games. ... The last time the Cowboys had only one loss on Thanksgiving? The strike year of 1982, when they were 2-1.

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