ARLINGTON, Texas - Tony Romo helped dump a bucket on Jason Garrett and playfully shoved him the same way the Dallas coach often does to his players.The Cowboys had long since known their four-year playoff drought was over Sunday when they finally got to celebrate in the final seconds of a dominating 42-7 win over Indianapolis that clinched the NFC East title.A special moment made perfect sense for the quarterback with a history of crushing late-season failures and a coach who kept getting Dallas to meaningful finales but couldnt shake questions about his future because he couldnt break through with a post-season trip.In so many ways, this is such a long journey and to get to a point to achieve your first goal of winning the division title, a lot goes into that, said Garrett, in his fourth full season. I think the way you play in securing that matters, and I thought we played really, really well.Romo threw four touchdown passes and broke Troy Aikmans franchise record for yards passing while the Cowboys (11-4) emphatically ended a three-game home losing streak, scoring touchdowns on their first four possessions.Dallas had an opening for its first division title and post-season berth since 2009 because of Philadelphias 27-24 loss at Washington on Saturday. The Eagles were eliminated with the Cowboys win.The Colts (10-5) didnt have much to play for with the AFC South title secured, and looked like it while they barely avoided their first shutout loss in 21 years.Yeah, it was a dismal start, said Andrew Luck, who threw for a season-low 109 yards with two interceptions and was pulled in the third quarter with the game out of hand. It was bad. A lot of bad. Not much good, if any.The Cowboys had already ended their three-year rut of 8-8 finishes that included losses in finales that kept them out of the playoffs. But they had to keep winning to make sure they got in.Tight end Jason Witten had a touchdown catch and 90 yards receiving to reach his 11th straight season with at least 600 yards. He had the memorable one-liner that it couldnt be the same old story before training camp during the string of frustrating .500 finishes.Then it kept being the same old story — until Sunday, when Dallas kept alive its hopes for a first-round bye as well.Romo led scoring drives of 80 and 75 yards, the latter ending on a 24-yard pass to Cole Beasley. He spun away from a shoulder tackle by DQwell Jackson and ran the final 13 yards to the end zone.The 34-year-old Romo broke Aikmans record on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Witten, his teammate since they came into the league together 11 years ago.Hes obviously just got a special place in my heart, said Romo, who has 32,971 career yards, 29 more than the three-time Super Bowl winner.Coming off back surgery that kept him out of last years season-ending loss to the Eagles, and another back injury sustained against Washington in October, Romo had his fifth game with a passer rating of at least 135. He completed 18 for 20 passes for 218 yards.I think the way hes played this year, the way great quarterbacks in this league have played for a long time, thats how Troy played, said Garrett, who was Aikmans backup in Dallas. We ran the ball really, really well, controlled the line of scrimmage. And when Tony had opportunities today, and really throughout the year, he cashed in on them.NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray played with a broken left hand, but the Cowboys didnt need much from him. He had 58 yards, with a 1-yard score.With a home playoff game already in hand and little chance to get a first-round bye, Indianapolis sat receiver T.Y. Hilton (hamstring injury) and right tackle Gosder Cherilus, who is nursing a groin problem.Trailing 35-0 in the third quarter, Luck went to the bench in favour of Matt Hasselbeck as the Colts set season lows in points and total yards (229) for the second straight week. They had just 1 yard rushing.They played at a different speed than we played at, and the score is indicative of that, Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. Were going to have to get over this in a hurry.Indianapolis had Dallas beaten on a fake punt after three straight running plays on its first possession. But a backpedaling Dewey McDonald, left uncovered on the outside, dropped punter Pat McAfees perfect throw.On the next play, Romo put Dallas up 14-0 with a 19-yard pass to Dez Bryant, who caught a scoring pass in his 12th consecutive game against the AFC to extend the longest interconference streak since the 1970 merger.NOTES: Murray now has 1,745 yards and needs 29 to break career NFL rushing leader Emmitt Smiths franchise record of 1,773 yards from 1995. ... The Colts barely extended their scoring streak to 336 games, second-longest behind Denvers 355.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuylerJosh Manson Jersey . THE MICHAEL JORDAN FLU GAME First this famous basketball moment. The story goes like this. “Game 5, known as "The Flu Game", was one of Michael Jordans most memorable. Cheap Ducks Jerseys . 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However, with a recent dip in scoring, it seems some of the same old questions persist and several new ones have been raised after a somewhat troubling homestand.NEW YORK, N.Y. - Jimmy Butler is proving that he is indispensable to the Chicago Bulls.Butler had 26 points and Pau Gasol added 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a 102-84 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.Entering his fourth season in the NBA after the Bulls made him the last — and 30th — player chosen in the first round of the 2011 draft, Butler had previously totalled 20 or more points only nine times in 191 games. The 25-year-old has already eclipsed that mark this year, notching his 11th 20-plus point game.Wearing his favourite football jersey on a Sunday — an orange Denver Broncos Demaryius Thomas jersey — Butler downplayed his success after averaging 13.1 points last season.I think my teammates just find me in great positions to score the ball, Butler said. I think I strive at just doing whatever it takes to help my team win. Scoring, guarding, facilitating, whatever it might be. Im just a winner. I dont care about stats.Rookie Bojan Bogdanovic led the Nets with 13 points and Jarrett Jack added 12.Derrick Rose had 14 points and reserve Nikola Mirotic chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Bulls, who capped a seven-game, 14-day road trip with their second straight win and finished 4-3 overall. Chicagos United Center had been reserved for the annual circus show, forcing the Bulls on the road.We ended on a good note. I think that was our best game throughout the entire trip, Rose said. Coming here and ending like this, we have nothing but great vibes from it. We did a lot of positive things out there. We came together as a team defensively.The Bulls, who improved to 9-3 on the road this season, led 47-42 at beginning of the third quarter. After Brooklyns Kevin Garnett hit a five-foot bank jumper that made it 48-46, Gasol ignited a 17-4 run by scoring six of his eight points during the spurt to make it 56-46 with 8:13 left in the quarter.A turnover by Deron Williams led to Rose connecting with Butler for an alley-oop that made it 58-48. After Williamss basket, Butler hit a turnaround jumper that extended the lead.dddddddddddd Rose followed that with a 3-pointer and Gasol capped the run by beating the Nets players for a loose ball and making a layup, extending the lead, 65-50 with 5:11 left.During that run for the Bulls, their defence forced three turnovers and made the Nets miss three shots. Overall, Chicago limited Brooklyn to 9-of-25 shooting from the field, including 0 of 7 beyond the arc.We were just getting some easy baskets, getting up and down in transition. But more than anything we were just getting stops on the defensive end, creating a few turnovers and rebounding the basketball, Butler said.The Nets latest loss was their seventh in the last nine games. Brooklyn has yet to beat a team with a winning record this season. Three of their next four games are against teams with records above .500.Consciously, I dont think were thinking of that, Garnett said. I think we respect every team. We try to get ready for every team.TIP-INSBulls: Taj Gibson missed his fourth straight game due to a sprained left ankle. The Brooklyn native last played Nov. 21 at Portland. . Chicago outrebounded the Nets 50-34. Mirotic, Gasol and Joakim Noah combined for 36, 30 of them on the defensive side.Nets: Garnett tied Jason Kidd for sixth place in NBA history with 1,391 games played.ROSE BLOSSOMSBulls coach Tom Thibodeau was pleased with Rose being able to finish out his last two games. He played 27 minutes in the win at Boston on Friday. Against the Nets, the Chicago point guard played 25 minutes and was replaced with team up 22 points with 3:17 left in the game. To me its moving in the right direction, Thibodeau said. When he strings some games together, he practices well and he practices hard, hes going to play well. Its really that simple and its time to go.UP NEXTBulls: Return home to face the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.Nets: Will cross over to Manhattan and visit the New York Knicks for the first time this season. 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