Tony Romo returned Sunday after missing three games with a broken pinkie on his throwing hand.

Romo was rusty and threw two interceptions in his much anticipated return.

But numbers don't tell the whole story about Romo's impact on the Cowboys' 14-10 victory over the Redskins.

Returning along with Romo were the Cowboys' swagger and moxie on both sides of the ball.

Romo is the team's leader, and his presence brought back confidence to the entire team, sparking the most important victory of the season.

"He affects the game," Dallas coach Wade Phillips said. "He affects our players. He affects our attitude about what we can and can't do. I think it even affects the game as far as what the other team does.

It certainly was premature to write the Dallas Cowboys out of the playoff picture after they fell to 5-4. So it's probably premature to write them back in now that they've reached 6-4, although in a very competitive NFC, they likely have a good shot. If the playoffs started next weekend, Dallas would be out by just a hair -- missing the second wild-card spot to Washington because the Redskins have...

Tony Romo had to learn how to throw with four fingers instead of five, and how to celebrate with his left hand instead of his right. He was successful on both counts Sunday night, returning just in time to help rescue the Dallas Cowboys' season. His 25-yard pass to rookie Martellus Bennett with 10 1/2 minutes to play was the go-ahead touchdown in a 14-10 victory over the Washington Redskins, a...

Roy Williams stood at his locker wearing a hooded Texas Tech sweat shirt, the humbling payback of a lost bet for the newest Dallas Cowboys receiver and Texas alum. While Williams is already part of the good-natured ribbing that goes on between teammates in the locker room, the receiver hasn't yet made an impact on the field for the Cowboys.