Dallas Cowboys ease past St Louis Rams

The Dallas Cowboys have maintained their unbeaten home record so far this season in the NFL with a comfortable 31-7 win over the St Louis Rams.

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The hosts were first on the scoreboard when Dez Bryant caught a two-yard pass from Tony Romo in the endzone, and this lead was extended to 10 points through a Dan Bailey field goal before the end of the first quarter.

DeMarco Murray picked up the only score of the second quarter when he ran for a two-yard touchdown to give Dallas a 17-0 advantage at half time.

They extended this even further at the start of the second period, with Gavin Escobar catching a 24-yard pass from Romo on the first drive of the half.

The Rams pulled a score back with 3:25 left in the third quarter when Sam Bradford threw a four-yard pass to Austin Pettis to make it 24-7.

However, the Cowboys sealed the win with a fourth touchdown in the final quarter, Romo throwing his third scoring pass of the afternoon to Dwayne Harris for a 24-yard score.