Cowboys...35 Rams...7

IRVING, Texas -- When the snap went over his head, Tony Romo took off chasing it. When he caught up to the ball, all he did was knock it farther away.

Then things got interesting.

Finally corralling the ball 33 yards behind the line of scrimmage, Romo dashed up the left side, got some blocks and made a nifty move. By the time he went out of bounds, he’d recovered all he’d lost, plus gained four more, exactly what the Dallas Cowboys needed on a third and three and the spark they needed to beat the St. Louis Rams, 35-7, Sunday.

Romo capped that drive with -- what else? -- a 15-yard touchdown run. Then he threw touchdown passes of 59, 37 and 17 yards on his next three series, turning a tight game into another easy win for Dallas and another frustrating loss for St. Louis.

The Cowboys are 4-0 for the first time since 1995, the year of their last Super Bowl title. The Rams are 0-4 for the first time since 2002.

Romo was 21 for 33 for 339 yards and three touchdowns, with an interception. He also ran three times for 24 yards.

Quoteworthy: “Four and oh is nice. It doesn’t put us in the Super Bowl . . . but it’s good that we’re there.” -- Wade Phillips, Cowboys coach