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Cowboys get out of own way, beat the Bucs

Cowboys' Romo looks to the ground after Dallas picked up another penalty against the Buccaneers in the first half of their NFL football game in Arlington

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (9) looks to the ground after Dallas picked up another penalty against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first half of their NFL football game in Arlington, Texas September 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Stone (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

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The Cowboys could barely get out of their own way at times, but they managed to get to 2-1 with a physical 16-10 win over the Buccaneers.

The Cowboys were their own worst enemy with the ball, but played smothering defense to drop the Buccaneers to 1-2. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo turned it over three times, but the Cowboys limited the Bucs to 166 yards of total offense.

Most importantly, the Cowboys were able to execute kneel-downs at the end of the game without incident, although the Bucs again tried to submarine the snaps. But there was no confrontation between Jason Garrett and Greg Schiano as there was between Schiano and Tom Coughlin a week ago.

Dallas also committed 13 penalties for 105 yards looking inept at times. They only ran for 38 yards, and had major problems in the middle of the offensive line.