The Hall of Fame game, with Terrell Owens squaring off against his old team, drew the highest preseason NFL game preliminary television rating in six years.

On Sunday night the game broadcast on NBC between the Cowboys and Bengals earned an overnight right of 7.6 and 13 share.

The preseason rating was the best since a 2004 Cowboys versus Titans game with its 8.2/13 rating and an increase of 31 percent versus last year’s Hall of game between Buffalo and Tennessee, which scored a 5.8/10 rating.

Roy Williams, part of the worst trade of Dallas Cowboys history, caught 36 passes in 86 targets. His base salary will be $3.5 million in addition to an option bonus of $9.5 million as part of his $54 million, six year contract. Now Dez Bryant, first round draft pick out of Oklahoma, is a factor as well with his amazing physical talent.

Tony Romo passed on putting. On Monday, the quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys was on the practice field on the first day for organized team activities as opposed to on a golf course attempting to earn his spot for the next tournament on the PGA tour. Romo said there wasn’t really a decision for me. I love doing this. Why wouldn’t I choose this?

Before as well as after each snap, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo could feel his back throbbing. It resulted from an accidental blow that he suffered while he was making a tackle during the first quarter of all things. Although during most plays he was able to block out the pain, he wasn’t able to prevent it from affecting his throwing. Until the game went on the line at least. When a Redskins missed field goal gave the Cowboys a break, Romo was able to scramble to get a first down. He then completed seven passes in a row. The last pass was a ten yard touchdown pass to Patrick Crayton with 2:41 remaining in the game to give the Cowboys the 7-6 win on Sunday over the Redskins to preserve their top spot in the NFC East.

Having a perfect record for the Saints could have been, as the Louisiana saying goes lagniappe- something a little extra. The historical achievement that New Orleans along with their fans really want is to make their first appearance in the Super Bowl. That is all they have left to accomplish after Dallas and Tony Romo were able to end their doldrums in December at the expense of the Saints. The Saints and Drew Brees are no longer marching towards a perfect season following a frenzied rally that came up short in their 24-17 defeat Saturday night to Dallas.

With the game tied during the fourth quarter, Rivers broke it with a touchdown pass of 14 yards over to Antonio Gates. He then followed that up with a drive consuming over seven minutes on the clock, capped off by a field goal to give the Chargers a 20-17 win on Sunday to keep San Diego on a roll and Dallas reeling as the playoffs approach. The Chargers (10-3) won for the eighth time in a row. They are right on the verge to clinch the AFC West. Since Rivers became the starting quarterback, San Diego has gone 16-0 during the month of December.

After falling behind 17-14, the Giants scored 17 points in a row before a touchdown by Miles Austin with 1:24 remaining cut their lead down to 31-24. However the Cowboys were unable to recover their onside kick. New York (7-5) are now just one game behind Dallas (8-4) and Philadelphia (8-4) for the NFC East’s top spot and hold a two game sweep this season over Dallas setting up their high stakes game versus the Eagles this Sunday.

The Cowboys 24-7 win over the Raiders won’t become part of holiday lore and didn’t spark anyone’s imagination. However, as you have heard over and over again, this Dallas team isn’t about style points and drama. They are all about take care of their business. On a beautiful fall day in Cowboys Stadium that’s exactly what they did. They were able to jump on their inferior opponent early on, eliminating any thoughts of an upset. Dallas shook off their lethargy on offense as well as maintain their equilibrium on defense to go into December with a record of 8-3.

Charles Woodson refused to let Green Bay’s season get away from them. The Packers veteran cornerback intercepted a Tony Romo pass at their goal line and forced two fumbles, as the defense of the Packers finally were able to play up to their potential versus a major opponent, defeating Dallas on Sunday 17-7.