Cowboys turn turmoil into triumph

For one night, the Dallas Cowboys were not a house divided. After a week of secret meetings and alleged jealousy between star players, the Cowboys went out and overwhelmed the New York Giants with a 20-8 win that puts them in prime position for one of the wild-card playoff spots.

Quarterback Tony Romo, who was reportedly holing up with close friend and road roommate Jason Witten behind T.O.'s back, threw touchdowns to Patrick Crayton and fullback Deon Anderson in Sunday night's win. After the game, T.O. once again shot down reports that he was jealous of the Witten-Romo relationship and was helpful enough to provide names of reporters he was upset with (thanks for the shout-out). The postgame news conference took on a surreal feeling when one of T.O.'s friends stood in the back and kept repeating the phrase "reveal your sources." And as T.O. left Texas Stadium, he repeatedly called a reporter a "chump."

Asked about a key third-down completion to tight end Witten late in the fourth quarter, Romo joked that the two had met secretly Saturday night to draw up the play. Romo said that all the locker-room strife that led coach Wade Phillips to call a team meeting didn't matter once the players took the field.

"I think people think that stuff that gets talked about decides football games," Romo said. "What decides football games is the execution of the individuals on the field and the preparation and time you put in, and this team did that this week."

Phillips joked that Witten and T.O. "kissed on Friday" and he once again stressed that the controversy at Valley Ranch was overblown. But he did feel the need to address it once more Saturday night at the team hotel.