Sources: Cowboys Give Tony Romo Six-Year Extension

Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images(IRVING, TX) --  The Dallas Cowboys reached an agreement with quarterback Tony Romo on a six-year contract extension worth $108 million, according to league sources.

The agreement was made with Romo in order for the team to lock up their franchise quarterback.  It will also allow them to clear up salary-cap space to bring in more players for this season.

Romo received $55 million in guaranteed money from the Cowboys, $3 million more than Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco received in the mega-deal he signed earlier this month.

The 32-year-old Romo is the Cowboys' all-time leader in touchdown passes with 174 and holds single-season franchise records for both passing yards and touchdowns.  He has been with the club since 2003.

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Cowboys Eye Tony Romo Extension

Rob Carr/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is entering the last year of his current contract in the 2013 season. The Cowboys are hoping to work out a new contract with Romo before preseason rolls around.

"Tony is a key piece of what we're about going forward," executive vice president Stephen Jones said Tuesday. "We're certainly going to be looking at his situation (in) time. We've historically (extended contracts) with quarterbacks for the Dallas Cowboys ahead of time."

"We did it with Troy (Aikman) and we certainly want to look at that with Tony so we can all move forward in terms of how we want to play around our salary cap with our team. Tony is the key piece in terms of how your cap is represented," he added.

Romo is scheduled to earn a base salary of $11.5 million in 2013. His salary cap figure is a team-high of $16.8 million.  The Cowboys have until March 12 to get under the expected $121 million cap.

"I don't feel pressed," Jones said of lowering Romo's cap number. "I don't think we've ever felt pressed with Tony. He's been a great partner. As I said, your quarterback, even when you have a good one and we're certainly lucky to have one of the best, is going to represent a good piece of your salary cap. How you manage that is important. He understands that and we do, too."

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Redskins Smash Cowboys, Clinch Playoff Berth

Patrick McDermott/Getty Images(LANDOVER, Md.) -- The Washington Redskins, led by a pair of rookies, are heading to the playoffs.

Alfred Morris rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns, quarterback Robert Griffin III ran for a score, and the Redskins beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-18 to clinch the NFC East and a home playoff game.

The Redskins (10-6) won their seventh straight game after starting the season 3-6 and won their first division title since 1999.

Griffin threw for only 100 yards, but Morris led a rushing attack that logged 274 yards overall.

"I'll tell you what: Alfred Morris became a star tonight," Redskins tight end Chris Cooley said. "He deserved it. He's a phenomenal football player."

The Cowboys (8-8) had a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win, but quarterback Tony Romo was intercepted three times and the defense allowed 21 second-half points. "I feel as though I let our team down," Romo said.

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Cowboys Edge Steelers in Overtime, 27-24

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(DALLAS) -- The NFC East race got even more interesting as the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 in overtime to move into a three-way tie atop the division.

With the New York Giants losing to the Atlanta Falcons and the RGIII-less Washington Redskins beating the Cleveland Browns, all three teams are 8-6 heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.

Tied at 24 going into overtime, cornerback Brandon Carr made the play of the year for the Cowboys.  He intercepted Ben Roethlisberger and returned it 36 yards to the Pittsburgh one-yard line. 

Dan Bailey then booted a game-winning 21-yard field goal to give the Cowboys the win.  They won on a game-ending field goal for the second straight week.

Tony Romo threw for 341 yards and two scores, but struggled to make plays in crunch time.  The Steelers had a chance to win in regulation, but two sacks on 2nd and 3rd down forced them to punt the football and settle for overtime.

The Steelers (7-7) have lost four of their past five games and are now a game behind the Cincinnati Bengals (8-6) for the final Wild-Card spot in the AFC

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NFL Preview: Steelers At Cowboys

David Dermer/Diamond Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-6) will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys (7-6).  Both teams need the game in the worst way if they are going to remain in the playoff hunt.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo knows the deal.

"We know this game is as big as last week," said Romo.  "It's been like that for a while."

Dallas tight end Jason Witten is preparing for the tough Steelers defense.

"Our backs still against the wall football wise," said Witten.  "We know we're going to see a tough Pittsburgh team whose back is against the wall too."

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger says his team has been there before.

"You're going to start seeing different mindset mentality, that it's that time of year," said Roethlisberger.  "In years past it just was a natural thing."

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Bailey Boots Cowboys To Come-From-Behind Win

Joe Robbins/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) -- An emotional Dallas Cowboys team rallied for a meaningful win, beating the Cincinnati Bengals 20-19 after Dan Bailey booted a 40-yard field goal as time expired.

Cincinnati (7-6) led 19-10 late in the fourth quarter in a game that had playoff implications for both teams.  Tony Romo hit Dez Bryant for a 27-yard touchdown to close the gap to two with 6:35 left.

After Cincinnati punted in the game's closing minutes, Romo led the Cowboys on a drive that set up Bailey's game-winning field goal.

Andy Dalton was 20 of 33 for 206 yards, one touchdown, and one interception for the Bengals, who fell to 7-6 with the loss.  Josh Brown kicked four field goals but it was not enough to beat an emotional Cowboys team.

A moment of silence was held before the game to honor Cowboys linebacker Jerry Brown, who died in a car accident early Saturday morning.

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NFL Preview: Cowboys At Bengals

Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Dallas Cowboys (6-6) will travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals (7-5) on Sunday.  Both teams are entering with a must-win mentality with only four games remaining in the regular season.

The Cowboys are one game out of the NFC East lead and quarterback Tony Romo understands the importance on the road.

"All we can control is how we play against Cincinnati," said Romo.  "If we go out there and do things right this weekend, obviously we'll be in a better position."

Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton says he was a fan of the Cowboys growing up.

"Our goal is to make it to the playoffs," said Dalton.  "The good thing is we're in control of our own destiny,"

Cincinnati is currently tied with the Steelers for the final AFC wild-card final spot.

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Cowboys Build Momentum, Beat Eagles

Tom Pennington/Getty Images(ARLINGTON, Texas) -- The Dallas Cowboys may not be finished just yet.

Tony Romo threw three touchdowns to become the Cowboy's all-time TD leader and Dallas beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-33 on Sunday night.

"We desperately had to have this win tonight, and our team fought like heck to get a win," Romo said. He passed Troy Aikman for most touchdown passes in team history, and now has 167 career scores.

Perhaps the biggest play for the Cowboys (6-6) came on defense, when they forced a fumble from Eagles running back Bryce Brown, and cornerback Morris Claiborne took it 50 yards for a touchdown and an 11-point fourth quarter lead.

"Up until that fumble, he had done a heck of a job," Eagles coach Andy Reid said of Brown. "He was trying to get every stinking yard he possibly could."

The Eagles (3-9) lost their eighth straight game, but did have 183 rushing yards in the defeat.

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Redskins Edge Cowboys, 38-31

Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(DALLAS) -- Robert Griffin III threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Washington Redskins to a 38-31 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

The Redskins (5-6) jumped out to a 28-3 second quarter lead and never looked back, tying the Cowboys (5-6) in the NFC East.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo passed for 441 yards and three scores in the loss, but also had two costly interceptions.  He also tied a career-high with 62 pass attempts.

After trailing 28-3 at halftime, the Cowboys made things interesting.  They got to within 35-28 before a Kai Forbath field goal put the Redskins up by 10 with under three minutes remaining.

"I told the guys that was probably the drive that saved our season," Griffin said. "You have a huge lead, the other team's roaring back, they have all the momentum, and then you go out there and you convert third down after third down after third down and get in field-goal range."

Receiver Dez Bryant caught eight passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the loss for Dallas.

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NFL Preview: Redskins at Cowboys

Tom Cammett/Diamond Images/Getty Images(ARLINGTON, Texas) -- An old school rivalry will be revisited on Thanksgiving.  The Washington Redskins (4-6) will travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys (5-5) for the seventh time on Turkey Day. 

Dallas is 6-0 (28-15-1 all-time) in Thanksgiving games against the Redskins. Both teams will come in with the same amount of rest, after their respective games on Sunday.

"I think both teams have a problem when it comes to the short turnaround, but we'll hopefully make the most of it," said Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who is coming off a 31-6 win over the Eagles.

"You've got to go out there and play, Dallas is always ready to play," said Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan about the short rest.  "You want to represent your organization the right way and hopefully we can do that."

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo is coming off a 35-of-50 day in which he passed for 313 yards in the team's overtime win over the Browns on Sunday.

"Tony's done a great job about making a lot of things happen," said Cowboys tight end Jason Witten.  "He does as good as anybody in this league, obviously we expect him to play well."

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