Cowboys rally to beat Redskins, stay alive for NFC East title

On fourth down, feeling the season was on the line, Tony Romo dropped back, scrambled forward and found the correct color uniform. DeMarco Murray made the catch, his momentum taking him into the end zone for the winning score.

For much of the second half, Romo and the Dallas Cowboys had flirted with their usual December swoon. A recently signed fullback lost a fumble. The quarterback threw a bad interception. An eight-point halftime lead became a nine-point deficit. Murray lost 9 yards on a third-and-goal at the 1.

But there was one chance left to pull off a win. And Romo did it, converting a fourth-and-goal at the 10 to Murray with 1:08 remaining yesterday, giving the Cowboys a 24-23 victory over the host Washington Redskins.

"We just had to make a play," Dallas receiver Dez Bryant said. "Tony did a Houdini."

It's a magic moment that matters only if the Cowboys can win one more. The victory sets up a winner-take-all regular-season finale for the NFC East title next week when the Cowboys host the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Redskins (3-12) lost their seventh straight and the second in a row by one point, both with Kirk Cousins starting in place of Robert Griffin III.

Eagles 54, Bears 11: Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes and LeSean McCoy ran for two TDs as host Philadelphia won a matchup of first-place teams with opposite stakes.

The Bears (8-7) came in needing a win to clinch the NFC North title and secure the No. 3 seed while Philadelphia was just trying to stay healthy. But the Eagles played like the team trying to lock up a playoff berth.

Now the Bears must tie or beat the Packers at home next week to win the NFC North title. The Eagles (9-6) have to tie or beat the Cowboys (8-7) in Dallas to win the NFC East title and complete a worst-to-first season under rookie coach Chip Kelly.

Foles was 21-for-25 for 230 yards and set a franchise record with an 84.0 completion percentage. In nine starts, he has 25 TD passes and two interceptions. He was replaced by Michael Vick midway through the fourth quarter. By that time, fans were chanting "We want Dallas!"

McCoy, trying to become the first Eagles player to lead the NFL in rushing since Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren in 1949, ran for 133 yards and leads Kansas City's Jamaal Charles by 189 going into the last game. Bryce Brown had 115 yards rushing, including a 65-yard TD run.-- AP