Dallas beat the San Francisco 49ers 35-22 on Sunday at Texas Stadium behind Romo's 341 passing yards - 213 of that to Terrell Owens - and three touchdowns.

Romo suffered a broken pinkie finger six weeks ago against Arizona, and the Cowboys scored 14, 13 and 14 points in the three games Romo was out of the lineup. They scored 14 a week ago in Washington, when Romo continued to recover.

"You just try to get that feeling back where you know what you're doing," Romo said "I feel pretty confident when I'm out there."

Romo said he is nearly back to full strength, which is good for the Cowboys (7-4) as they continue a playoff push in a Thanksgiving Day game against Seattle at Texas Stadium.

Said Owens: "It's going to be a day-to-day and week-to-week thing with him. His finger is getting better."

T.O. should know. He had the second-most yards of his career, behind only the 283 he had for San Francisco when he caught an NFL-record 20 passes in 2000.

It was most receiving yards by a Dallas player since Tony Hill had 213 against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1979.

The 49ers led 6-0 after one quarter, after Romo completed just 2 of 6 passes. But on the third play of the second quarter, Romo found Owens for a 75-yard TD that started a momentum shift from which the 49ers never recovered.

"We caught them with a couple of passes," Owens said. "That's what can happen when the guys up front give Tony some time."

Dallas held a comfortable, 22-6 lead at halftime, and the Cowboys' first drive of the second half was seven plays, 75 yards and ended with a 10-yard touchdown pass to former Northwestern Oklahoma State standout Patrick Crayton.

"We talked about it during halftime," Romo said. "I told the guys, 'This is what the best teams do; they finish it. They do a great job of putting a team away. That's what you're gonna have to do if you're gonna be a great team.' "

Said Cowboys coach Wade Phillips: "When you score 35 points, a lot of it's got to be the quarterback. When you win, it's the quarterback; when you lose it's the coach."