Cowboys...35 49ers...22

Terrell Owens is a force again. Perhaps the Dallas Cowboys are too.

Bottled up all season, and his frustration starting to show, Owens broke out with seven catches for 213 yards to help the Cowboys beat the San Francisco 49ers 35-22 and continue what’s looking like the start of a playoff push.

Owens’ total was the second-most of his career and tied the fourth-best in Cowboys history. It was the most in the NFL since Philadelphia’s Kevin Curtis had 221 yards in September 2007 and the most by a Dallas player since Tony Hill had 213 against Philadelphia in 1979.

The Cowboys (7-4) won consecutive games for the first time since starting 3-0. The 49ers, coming off their first win under interim Coach Mike Singletary, fell to 3-8.

Quoteworthy: “They unleashed me today.” -- Terrell Owens, Cowboys receiver