Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers in overtime

Ben Roethlisberger threw an interception in overtime to hand the Dallas Cowboys victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

An evenly-matched game saw the scores ties at 24-24 at the end of regulation time, to send the tie into an extra 15 minutes.

Brandon Carr intercepted the pass from the Steelers quarterback to set up the Cowboys for a field goal attempt.

Dan Bailey secured the three points with a kick from 21 yards, to give the Cowboys their third win in a row.

The victory sees Dallas move up to second in the NFC East, after the Giants lost to the Falcons.

The Cowboys are one of four teams with eight wins and six losses battling for the two wildcard places in the NFC.