Irving, Texas- Tony Romo completed 10 passes in 11 attempts for 93 yards and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Indianapolis Colts, 23-10 Thursday evening in the NFL preseason opener for both teams at Texas Stadium. Romo’s proficiency enabled Dallas to score two first-half field goals, while reserve tight end Anthony Fasano (three receptions, 42 yards) put on a solid show for new Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips in his coaching debut in the Metroplex. Indianapolis also got off to an impressive start offensively, as Peyton Manning completed three of five passes for 37 yards, including two completions to perennial All-Pro receiver Marvin Harrison. In the second half, the Colts also received a strong showing from third-string quarterback Josh Betts, who with 77 yards passing and a touchdown, and 22 yards rushing, led Indianapolis in both categories.

Box Score (Final)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score

Colts...............  3  0  0  7  - 10       Record: (0-1)
Cowboys.............  3  3 14  3  - 23       Record: (1-0)

Scoring Summary:                                                         INDINPLS - DALLAS

1st 07:45 DALLAS - Martin Gramatic 24 yd field goal
                                           16 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:15         0 - 3
    02:50 INDINPLS - Shane Andrus 40 yd field goal
                                            8 plays, 42 yards, TOP 4:55         3 - 3
2nd 12:45 DALLAS - Martin Gramatic 25 yd field goal
                                           12 plays, 67 yards, TOP 5:05         3 - 6
3rd 12:34 DALLAS - Keith Davis 41 yd interception return (Martin Gramatic kick)
                                                                                3 - 13
    03:28 DALLAS - Tyson Thompson 2 yd run (Nick Folk kick)
                                           10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:17         3 - 20
4th 13:25 DALLAS - Martin Gramatic 46 yd field goal
                                           10 plays, 30 yards, TOP 5:53         3 - 23
    03:10 INDINPLS - Trent Shelton 3 yd pass from Josh Betts (Shane Andrus kick)
                                           10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:28        10 - 23
FIRST DOWNS...................       13       18
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    15-48   40-133
PASSING YDS (NET).............      156      164
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  32-18-2  22-19-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   49-204   64-297
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      1-6      2-5
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-161     2-41
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     2-41
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-43.3   3-49.7
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     5-37     4-35
Possession Time...............    25:34    32:06
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     2-19     2-11

INDINPLS  DALLAS

RUSHING: Colts-Josh Betts 2-22; Dede Dorsey 4-15; Joseph Addai 5-10; Clifton
Dawson 3-3; Jim Sorgi 1-minus 2. Cowboys-Marion Barber 14-52; Tyson Thompson
10-29; Jackie Battle 9-26; Julius Jones 6-22; Tony Romo 1-4.

PASSING: Colts-Josh Betts 9-14-1-77; Jim Sorgi 6-13-1-53; Peyton Manning
3-5-0-37; TM 0-0-0-minus 11. Cowboys-Tony Romo 10-11-0-93; Matt Moore
7-9-0-82; Brad Johnson 2-2-0-8; TM 0-0-0-minus 19.

RECEIVING: Colts-Bryan Fletcher 3-30; Marvin Harrison 2-34; John Standeford
2-21; Brian Hare 2-17; Craphonso Thorp 2-15; Trent Shelton 2-10; Anthony
Gonzale 1-14; Clifton Dawson 1-14; Roy Hall 1-5; Dede Dorsey 1-4; Joseph
Addai 1-3. Cowboys-Tony Curtis 3-54; Anthony Fasano 3-42; Sam Hurd 2-14;
Patrick Crayton 2-11; Marion Barber 2-4; Julius Jones 1-13; Jerheme Urban
1-9; Tyson Thompson 1-9; Jamal Richardso 1-9; Jason Witten 1-9; Terrell
Owens 1-8; Adam Bergen 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Colts-None. Cowboys-Keith Davis 1-41; Joey Thomas 1-0.

Stadium: Texas Stadium         Attendance: 65000
Kickoff time: 6:00      End of Game: 8:44      Total elapsed time: 2:44
Officials: Referee: Joe Buck; Umpire: Troy Aikman; Linesman: Pam Oliver;
Line judge: Curt Menefee; Back judge: Terry Bradshaw; Field judge: Howie Long;
Side judge: Jimmy Johnson; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 97        Wind: None      Weather: Sunny

Colts vs Cowboys (Aug 09, 2007 at Irving, Texas)

SACKS (UA-A): Colts-Ed Johnson 2-0. Cowboys-DeMarcus Ware 1-0; Jay Ratcliff
0-1; Junior Glymph 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Colts-Freddy Keiaho 3-5; Marlin Jackson 4-2; Tyjuan Hagler
3-3; Rob Morris 2-3; Ramon Guzman 4-0; Ramel Meekins 2-2; Brandon Archer
2-2; Gilbert Gardner 3-0; Scott Ware 3-0; Ed Johnson 2-1; Kelvin Hayden 2-1;
Antoine Bethea 2-1; Ryan Lacasse 2-0; Darrell Reid 1-0; Norman Lejeune 1-0;
Antonio Smith 1-0; Tim Jennings 1-0; John Standeford 1-0; Jeff Charleston
1-0; Gary Brackett 1-0; Matt Giordano 1-0; T.J. Rushing 0-1; Tom Johnson
0-1; Quinn Pitcock 0-1; Rocky Boiman 0-1. Cowboys-DeMarcus Ware 3-0; Abram
Elam 2-1; Junior Glymph 1-2; Patrick Watkins 2-0; Dedrick Harring 2-0; Kevin
Burnett 2-0; Bradie James 1-0; Sam Hurd 1-0; Terence Newman 1-0; Stephen
Bowen 1-0; Joey Thomas 1-0; Blair Phillips 1-0; Roy Williams 1-0; Jay
Ratcliff 0-1.