Cowboys clinch 1st winning season since 2009 with victory over Bears

The Dallas Cowboys, bolstered by excellent performances from Tony Romo and DeMarco Murray, powered past the Chicago Bears to claim a 41-28 victory on Thursday night.

The win, the Cowboys' ninth of the season, allow them to avoid recording their fourth straight 8-8 campaign. 

Here's what you need to know:

• Romo had an incredibly efficient evening, completing 21-of-26 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns.
• Murray shredded the Bears' defense, rushing for 179 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries. He also caught nine passes for 49 yards. Murray had more touches in the first half (24) than the Bears had plays (20).
• The Cowboys got offensive production from a handful of unheralded players, as Cole Beasley scored a pair of touchdowns, while Joseph Randle, and Gavin Escobar had a touchdown apiece. 
• Wide receiver Dez Bryant wasn't able to find the end zone, but he did haul in six passes for 82 yards.
• Bears quarterback Jay Cutler completed 32-of-46 passes for 341 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Much of his production came in garbage time, and his interception was of the game-crippling variety.
• Six Bears (Alshon Jeffery, Martellus Bennett, Matt Forte and Brandon Marshall) had more than 60 yards receiving. Bennett and Jeffery each had a touchdown reception.
• Marshall suffered a rib injury during the second quarter, and was taken to the hospital via ambulance as a precaution.
• At 6-0, the Cowboys have the best road record in the NFL this season.