ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Once Tom Brady stopped getting sacked, he had little trouble putting away the short-handed Cowboys.
As for what Dallas does at quarterback in at least four more games without Tony Romo, that’s an open question after a 30-6 loss to Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Brady threw for two second-half touchdowns and ran in his first rushing TD in almost three years after enduring five sacks in the first half, and the Patriots pulled away from a Dallas offense left powerless without Romo and star receiver Dez Bryant.
“Have you seen him play for the last 15 years?” receiver Julian Edelman, who had a 59-yard touchdown catch for a 27-6 lead early in the fourth quarter, said of Brady. “He’s pretty tough. I don’t think anyone underrates his toughness.”
The Super Bowl champion Patriots (4-0) won their seventh straight game going back to the playoffs last year. The Cowboys (2-3) lost their third in a row without Romo and Bryant.