End of three: New England 31, Dallas 24.

10:24: Touchdown Cowboys! Romo executes the fake perfectly, and tosses one over the middle to Crayton in the back of the end zone for the score, and Dallas leads for the first time today.

It was a heck of a drive by the offense. Romo was perfect through the air, going 4 of 4 for 31 yards and the score, and connecting with Crayton three times for 25 yards. And, Julius Jones might have run better on that drive than he has all season long. He was down on that second carry, which went for 18 yards, but you might as well give him the yards, because he ran as hard on those two carries (25 and 18 yards) as you want to see him run.

9:30: It looks like the Patriots didn’t take too kindly to the Cowboys taking their lead, as they get a first-down catch by Moss and a nine-yard run by Kevin Faulk on the first two plays of the drive.

In injury news, Sammy Morris likely won’t be back for the rest of the game, which is a blow, considering Ben Watson is already out.

8:50: Welker makes a key grab on a third and one, and goes over the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career. With Moss not having a big day as of yet, and Watson out, Welker and Donte’ Stallworth are getting their fair share of opportunities.

7:00: The Patriots convert yet another third down, as Brady shakes off the pressure to find Jabar Gaffney for a first down inside the 30. They might as well take a knee on first and second down if they’re going to keep getting it on third down, no matter the length.

4:56: Key pass interference call on Pat Watkins, as he and Moss made contact in the end zone. The call moves it from the 16 to the 1, and it was a close call, but there’s no turning back now, as Brady finds Kyle Brady in the end zone for the one-yard touchdown.

On that pass interference play, it looked more as if Moss ran into Watkins as they went for the ball than anything else, but it might have been better for Watkins to have just stood where he was and let Moss run into him.

It looks lke Brady is going to log at least 50 pass attempts today. That could be a bad thing, if he continues to throw it well, but if they don’t get the run going, that puts the game squarely on Brady’s shoulders.

3:46: Me and almost every other Dallas fan watching the game just about had a heart attack, as Barber got pushed back and nearly got tackled for a safety, but somehow managed to turn it into a positive gain.

But, the drive fizzles as Romo throws two incompletions to Witten, and the Cowboys punt. The Patriots get a short field, as Welker returns the punt into Dallas territory. They immediately strike as Moss appears to make an incredible catch in the end zone for a zone for a touchdown. This one’s going to be reviewed, because it’s close. It looks like he might have gotten two feet in just barely, but a) the ball came loose when he hit the ground, and b) he may not have had full control as he went out of bounds on the right sideline.

And, vindication! The pass is ruled incomplete, as the ball came loose as he hit the ground, and the touchdown is off of the board. However, there was a roughing the passer penalty on the play, which takes the ball from the 43 to the 28. But, that’s a heck of a lot better than it being 35-24 right now.

2:14: The Cowboys make a defensive stand, as a first-down run goes for a loss, a second-down pass is incomplete, and a third-down pass goes almost nowhere. Stephen Gostkowski comes on for the 45-yarder and nails it to make it 31-24. All in all, not so bad, considering it’s still a one-score game, by the thinnest of margins.

2:09: Hard running by Barbers nets a 17-yard gain and a first down on the first play of the drive. If the Cowboys can continue to establish the run, the Patriots are in trouble.

:30: Big illegal shift penalty negates a 23-yard completion to Owens, and puts the Cowboys in a 2nd and 14 from the 34. The second-down pass is incomplete, and a third-down throw to Owens comes up a yard short of the marker.

Dallas quickly lines up as if they want to go for it on fourth and one, but the quarter ends before they can snap it. Going for the fourth down would be really risky at this point, but considering how well the offensive line is playing, then it’s not that much of a risk.