Cowboys...28 Redskins...23

IRVING, Texas -- One snap went off quarterback Tony Romo’s face, two went over his head. Then, coming out of the two-minute warning before halftime, Romo went to the line and called a timeout.

As disjointed as the Dallas Cowboys were, they still found a way to beat the Washington Redskins, 28-23.

Their secret? Throw it to Terrell Owens.

Owens caught touchdown passes of four, 31, 46 and 52 yards, his first four-touchdown game, to get the Cowboys to 9-1 for the first time since 1983. They’ve won four games in a row since losing to New England.

With the Green Bay Packers also winning, the teams remain tied atop the NFC with one game to play before they meet at Texas Stadium a week from Thursday.

It wasn’t easy, though. The Redskins (5-5) answered Owens’ fourth touchdown with a touchdown, then forced the Cowboys to punt.

Quoteworthy: “What can you say about a receiver who catches eight passes, four for TDs?” -- Wade Phillips, Cowboys coach, on Terrell Owens