Cowboys prepare to go bird hunting

Cowboys vs. Atlanta Falcons (Dallas leads series 15-8)LAST MEETING: Cowboys 38, Falcons 28By TODD ARCHER / The Dallas Morning NewsATLANTA – The Cowboys came to Atlanta on a short week with something to prove after their embarrassing loss to New Orleans. Doubt crept in. Was Tony Romo coming back to earth? Was the defense as porous as it seemed against the Saints? Would December again doom the Cowboys' playoff chances? The Cowboys left Atlanta on Saturday night by answering some of those questions positively, while other questions lingered, especially defensively. But more important, the Cowboys left with a track-meet type of victory, 38-28, at the Georgia Dome against the Falcons and moved a step closer toward clinching a playoff spot for the second time in Bill Parcells' four seasons. Coming off his first subpar outing last week against New Orleans, Romo responded with 278 yards on 22-of-29 passing with two touchdown passes to Terrell Owens. The defense, battered for most of...