Cowboys Come Back Strong, 27-0 : Interconference: Dallas rebounds from loss to Philadelphia by limiting Seattle to 62 yards.

The Seattle Seahawks had the misfortune of meeting the Dallas Cowboys only six days after the Cowboys were embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Shaking off a 24-point loss to their NFC East-rivals, the Cowboy defense produced seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception return for a touchdown Sunday in a 27-0 victory over the hapless Seahawks.

The Cowboys (4-1) allowed the Seahawks (1-5) only 62 yards of offense while recording their first regular-season shutout in 14 years. The Cowboys’ best previous performance for yardage allowed was 63 against Green Bay in 1965.

“We wanted to get back on track after what happened to us in Philadelphia,” Cowboy linebacker Ken Norton said in reference to a 31-7 defeat. “Our defense was awesome.”

It was the ninth consecutive victory in Texas Stadium for the Cowboys, their longest home winning streak since they won 18 in a row from 1980-81.

“We got thoroughly whipped,” said Seattle Coach Tom Flores whose team compiled only six first downs and 24 yards passing. “There’s not much you can say. We couldn’t run and they got after us when we tried to pass.”

At the end of the game, the Seahawks were running out the clock instead of passing. “We just wanted to get out of town,” Flores said. “This one was over.”

Emmitt Smith, who gained 78 yards in 22 carries, scored on two short touchdown runs and Ray Horton returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown for the Cowboys. It was the first regular season shutout since Dallas defeated Baltimore, 38-0, on Sept. 4, 1978.

The Cowboys took advantage of several Seahawks mistakes to build a 20-0 halftime lead.

“We were a lot better than we showed up in Philadelphia,” Cowboy linebacker Robert Jones said.