ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Tony Romo took a few extra moments on the ground, right arm raised to celebrate a long touchdown pass after he escaped what looked like a sure sack for J.J. Watt.
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Then, when the 34-year-old quarterback playing with a surgically repaired back made another off-balance throw under pressure in overtime, Dez Bryant's spectacular catch saved the Dallas Cowboys from a late meltdown.
Bryant's jump-ball grab set up Dan Bailey's winning 49-yard field goal, and the Cowboys bounced back from blowing a 10-point lead late in fourth quarter to beat the Houston Texans 20-17 on Sunday.
''Just got to come down with it, come down with it,'' said Bryant, who had game highs with nine catches and 85 yards. ''That's something I always tell Tony. If the ball is in the air, I'm going to try my best to come down with it.''
After the Texans scored twice in the last 2:27 of regulation, Bailey's miss from 53 yards on the final play ended a franchise record streak of 30 straight made field goals.
''We had to go down and basically win the game twice,'' said Romo, who threw for 324 yards with two touchdowns with an interception that took away a scoring chance in the fourth quarter. ''You just put your work hat on and go out and execute.''
The Cowboys (4-1) won their fourth straight for the first time since 2011 heading into a trip to Super Bowl champion Seattle, their only road game in a stretch of six games.
The Texans (3-2) rallied behind Arian Foster, who had 157 yards rushing and a tying 1-yard score with 41 seconds left in regulation.
''Football is a brutal game,'' Watt said. ''It's brutal on your body. It's brutal on your emotions. To fight back the way we did, to show that resilience, it was good to see. But at the end of the day, we lost the game.''
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