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The Dallas Cowboys ran 58 offensive plays against the Redskins. Twenty featured Terrell Owens. Quarterback Tony Romo threw 18 passes toward Owens, and the star receiver had two rushing attempts for 11 yards. Still, Owens thought he didn't get the ball enough in the Cowboys' loss.

"I would say no. I'm a competitor, and I want the ball," said Owens, who had seven catches for 71 yards. He also scored on a 10-yard pass in the third quarter that tied the score, 17-17. Everybody recognized that I wasn't really getting the ball in the first half," Owens said. "I'm pretty sure everybody watching the game recognized it, people in the stands recognized it. I think my team recognized it. I didn't quit. I kept fighting and trying to keep running my routes and trying to get open."

Owens had just two catches last week against Green Bay. Perhaps that's why the Cowboys tried to get Owens involved early. But Redskins cornerbacks Shawn Springs and Carlos Rogers deserve credit for blanket coverage. Springs joked last week that Terrell "Usain Bolt" Owens better be ready. Springs was. He knocked the ball away from Owens on a third-and-3 play in the second quarter. He also smothered Owens on the Cowboys' next possession as the offense went three-and-out.

Springs thought the Cowboys tried to force the ball to Owens too much.

"I was shocked, but they have that confidence," Springs said. "T.O. believes no one can cover him. I believe I can cover him. But our D-line and everybody did a good job."

Source: Dallas Morning News