ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo is running around and having fun again, and Miles Austin is the reason for it.
Romo and Austin came up with big play after big play, leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 37-21 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
With Romo and Austin bringing the offense to life and the defense giving up little more than long drives at the start of each half, the Cowboys (4-2) roared out of their bye with their most impressive win of the season and first against a team with a winning record.
Austin caught six passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns in his second NFL start.
The Falcons (4-2) came in looking to keep pace with the best start in franchise history.
Matt Ryan started great, but couldn’t keep it up. His streak of 142 passes without a sack ended with takedowns by Dallas on consecutive plays in the first quarter. He was sacked four times, threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.
Ryan marched the Falcons 80 yards in 16 plays on the game-opening drive, capping it with a touchdown pass. But Dallas sacked him twice on the next drive and he didn’t do much the rest of the first half.
