third quarter, tony romo and the cowboys up by a touchdown. romo drops back, a perfect pass to williams. cowboys in front 17-3. then, in the fourth quarter, the head referee having problems with a call. sound up. >> referee: after the play was over, unnecessary roughness on number 52, excuse me a minute. >> oy, what was that, guys? what was the call? wade phillips and tony romo, they were just as confused. >> referee: unnecessary roughness on the -- number 92. 52. unnecessary roughness on the receiving team. number 57. off set, there's also a holding number 92 on the return team. all those off set at the spot of that foul. first down, dallas. >> so, bottom line, no penalty. all for that. not penalty. minutes later, romo to williams on the slant. helps when the defender falls down. coach wade pihillips on the sideline. the cowboys get their first win. >>> eli manning and the giants hostinghe tennessee titans. manning under pressure, runs out of the pocket here and i don't know what this is here. this is trying to be brett favre. tries to flicit

tony romo found roy williams twice. they beat the texans 27-13. >>> let's go to minnesota where they finally hit their striechltd peterson ripped off a touchdown. they shaved t lions 24-10. > the falcons had luck on their side in new orleans. the saints missed it f a win. falcons beat the champs 27-24. >>> in seattle, two kick off returns for touchdowns. his first to start the third quarter, his second, 99 yards to put the seahawks late in the fourth. washington and the seahawks shot the chargers 27-20. >>> finally here's something you don't see every day. red sox high drama. he walked them. that's it. game over. on a wa-off walk. yanks won it 4-3. that's your early look at sports on "early toda" i'm fred roggin. >> we'll explain why this weekend's big winner didn't come in first place. your early morning enteainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus thousands turn out to run. you're watching "early today." >>> well welcome back once again. you need your umbrella today up and down the east coast from orgia to the c

first down. >> joe: they get colombo but could have flagged kosier. >> troy: tony romo talked to us theay how excited he was to play at home and use snap count. we saw romo at the line of scrimmage. he was killing a play and means he is killing a play called in the huddle and going to another play. for a guy like colombo who has julius peppers lined on his outside edge, you start getting a lynn antsy an trying to get out of there and not come unfortunate your stance slowly and, that time, it was too quick. >> joe: now colombo has witten to his right. quick throw by romo. there is miles austin, who was thrown out of bounds by bowman. miles austin, who was handed a six-year contract extension, 18 million guaranteed. last year, a pro bowler. 81 catches. led the nfc with over 1,300 yards receiving. literally out of nowhere. >> troy: this guy is the whole package. nothing he can't do. he has great speed, great quickness, exceptional hands and runs good routes and a willing blocker. you say why did he not get on the field then until last year? he is from a college where he was a raw talent co

tony romo found roy williams twice for touchdowns. this one 63 yards down the sidelines. they beat the texans, 27-13. >>> let's go to minnesota where adrian peterson and the vikings finally hit their stride. peterson ripped off an 80-yard touchdown run in the third to put the game out of reach. vikings caged the lions, 24-10, their first victory this season. >>> the falcons had luck on their side in new orleans. the saints' garrett hartley missed a 29-yarder for the win. that opened the door for atlanta's matt bryant to put the game away right down the middle. falcons beat the champs, 27-24. >>> to seattle, the seahawks' leon washington became the tenth player in league history to return two kickoff returns for touchdowns. his first, 101 yards to start the third quarter. his second, 99 yards to put the seahawks on top late in the fourth. washington and the seahawks shocked the chargers, 27-20. >>> and, finally, here's something you don't see every day -- red sox/yankees, tenth inning, sacks full. juan miranda at the plate. high drama. and hideki okajima walked him. that's

tony romo, dished, quickly tackled and fumbled.ngelo hall picked up the loose ball and took it in for the score. the redskins are up 10-0 in the half. the fourth, the cowboys needing a touchdown. last play of the game. romo hit roy williams to tie. wait a minute, hold everything. dallas called for holding. the game ended on a penalty and the redskins won it 13-7. controversy in chicago. lions down late in the fourth. hill to johnson, touchdown, detroit. wait a minute. they reviewed it, and ruled it was not a touchdown. looked like a catch. but apparently johnson didn't keep control of the ball. a heartbreaker for the lions. bears won it 19-14. steelers and falcons needed overtime. rashard mendenhall took the handoff. ended up with a 50-yard td run. pittburgh won without all-pro quarterback ben roethlisberger. tom brady through three touchdown passes but the play of the game was made by tate. high stepping up the middle and gone. untouched, 97 yards. patriots won a shoot-out 38-24. like brady the giants' eli manning also threw three

. >> the nfl wants to make sure tony romo are on the same footing with kids as spongebob.not that the nfl is forsaking the became boomer fan base, it's to get the future cheese heads, studies show kids have been to be interested in the nfl early? is it working, in the season opener there was a 30% jump in viewership in kids 12 and under. a small but important slice. >> if there's a game, i really watch it. >> reporter: every second, every down? i just watch it pretty much. >> reporter: the nfl hopes the fans will mature, but not too much. lee cowan, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that's "nbc nightly news." sunday night "football night in america" is coming up next followed by the jets versus the dolphins. thanks for watching, everyone. dolphins. thanks for watching, everyone. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com and the 60-day handshake lives on, [ male announcer ] it's ram truck season. that five-finger bond that communicates trust, honor, follow-through, and follow-up. it's a promise that says go ahead and buy a ram 1500 or a heavy duty without a payment for 60

tony romo looking to supply that. romo to roy williams, and he's gone. 63 yards for the touchdown. cowboys win big, 27-13. romo with a couple of tds through the air. >>> lions and the vikings, brad childress' team trying to avoid going 0-3. third quarter, vikes up 17-10 and adrian peterson makes a couple of cuts, goes to his right. a.p. all day. 80 yards for the touchdown, his second one of the game. the vikings get their first win of the season, 24-10. >>> matt cassel, the chiefs hosting the 49ers. san francisco looking to avoid an 0-3 start. third quarter, chiefs up, 10-3. it's the double reverse and a fleaflicker. matt cassel going deep to dwayne bowe, and bowe knows football. kc, 3-0. 31-10, the final. >>> the eagles and jaguars, michael vick now the starter. under one minute left in the third quarter. eagles up, 21-3. escaping the rush and scrambling up the middle, 17-yard touchdown. one of the most electrifying plays of the weekend. the eagles win easily, 28-3. >>> and the jets visiting the dolphins. braylon edwards spent the first quarter on the sidelines because of his drun

cowboys with the ball, tony romo keeps a sharp choice. he makes the wrong choice.'s deangelo hall, the other way for the touchdown. redskins up 10-0 at the half. with 19 seconds on the clock, cowboys still trailing fourth and ten. romo to miles austin. austin with ten catches for 146 yards. first down, dallas. now, three seconds left. last chance for the cowboys. romo eludes the rush. roy williams, wide open, touchdown, dallas. but wait. there's a flag on the play. it's a holding penalty against alex barron. look at that. yeah. clearly a hold. redskins go on to win 13-7, the final. that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman. back to you in new york. >>> it was a big night for some of the youngest and hottest entertainers around with lady gaga scoring bigger than ever. >> the 2010 mtv music video awards gave lady gaga eight wins, including video of the year and best female video for the song "bad romance." best new artist went to justin bieber for "baby." and eminem took home the best male video for "not afraid." >>> and, of course, a moment edge was waiting f

the consisten defense, tony romo once last week but they managed to keep the offense in check for mostthe game. slett knows doing the same thing against houston will not be easy. >> they got a lot of weapons. the quarterback is very special. they got the runningback like we talked about. it is another challenge. dallas was the number two offense. this was the number four offense. it is a great challenge. we'll have fun and hopefully do the thing we an do to be effective. >> they've got a lot of double moves. a lot of difrent thing. it will be a challenge. they are still learning. they've been in the offense, i dot know how many years but they got it down pat. >> reporter: carlos rogers and the redskins defense preparing to face the number one passing offense in the nfl. next week. the verdict is in for nyjer morgan. you is a you the fight video, right? he ad an eight-game suspension and a sen-game suspension on boa. >> the possible of 15 altogether? >> maybe 15. >> throw something out there. >> seven. >> pat is the winner. did not go oh. an eight-game suspension. the national centerfie

tony romo has a great arm. sacked one time against washington last sunday.ty a nightmare for the defenders. >> their biggest weapon is romo. romo does a great job of creating more time. getting away from would be tacklers. and getting the ball out to his receivers. >> he makes a lot of plays with his feet and his arm. gets outside the pocket. he can make you miss. and he still is looking down field to buy some time for his wide receivers to make a big play. >>> hockey now. joe got a three year extension from the blackhawks. joel led the hawks to their first stanley cup title since 1961. they will hold a media day tomorrow. practice begins the day after. and the coach can't wait. >> you look at it being a player or a coach, there's probably nice places to play in the league. nothing compared to chicago. we should feel great being here. the whole organization has been nothing but first class to us. we're excited about the kids here for high school years. so we're looking forward to the years to come. i'd rather talk about hockey and the team and i can't wait t

for me, it's like being a redskin fan, and you shake tony romo's hand. and nice diving catch.n there to get the pop foul and when he comes out, he realized that he doesn't have his hat. somebody has taken his hat. he has -- hey, this isn't my hat. that doesn't fit. some guy has my hat and he has to get it back from the guy in the second row who was pretty sneaky out there in l.a. >>> and now to the bad. worst communication, the san francisco giants setting up for an intentional walk. the catcher and the hitter knows it and the pitcher doesn't know it. and everybody knows it's a walk. he throws a strike. everybody is scared to death. nobody knew it was -- he didn't know. and even the bench from arizona is laughing because he blew it. worst goal celebration. these guys in finland who score the goal and then run over to the side line and proceed to do the worst lady gaga routine in the history of karaoke. they grab the blond wick and he puts it on and he has back-up dancers. it's not the flopping fish. >> this is a whole new thing. >> worst touch around the green. charlie hoffman

of course, we remind you, sunday night football returns as the washington redskins host tony romo andt 7:00 p.m. eastern with nbc's "football night in america," but you'll want to start eating at about 6:00. >>> up next, getting in the game day spirit with one more song from sugarland. but first, this is "today" on nbc. ♪ as governor, he cut waste got rid of the mansion and the limo budgets were balanced. $4 billion in tax cuts. world class schools and universities. clean energy promoted. 1.9 million new jobs created. california was working. i'm jerry brown. california needs major changes. we have to live within our means; we have to return power and decision making to the local level-closer to the people and no new taxes without voter approval. jerry brown the knowledge and know-how to get california working again. ♪ >>> and still to come, the results. >> performing here stopping by. >> but here they are again, sugarland, singing their song especially for the nfl on nbc "waiting all day for sunday night." ♪ ♪ oh, ay, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ all right, sunday night, where are you, waiting on