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NFL: Pittsburgh 20, Dallas 13

Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor (24) and Ryan Clark (25) stop Dallas Cowboys Roy E. Williams (11) from getting a first down during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2008. .(UPI Photo/Stephen Gross)
1 of 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers Ike Taylor (24) and Ryan Clark (25) stop Dallas Cowboys Roy E. Williams (11) from getting a first down during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 7, 2008. .(UPI Photo/Stephen Gross) | License Photo

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Deshea Townsend picked off a Tony Romo pass and ran it 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:40 left to play to lift the Pittsburgh Steelers over Dallas 20-13.

Townsend's interception at chilly Heinz Field broke a 13-13 tie and capped a comeback that saw the home team trailing by 13 points in the fourth quarter.

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The interception was the third of the game for the Pittsburgh (10-3) defense, which also notched three sacks and a fumble recovery.

Romo labored to complete 19-of-36 passes for 210 yards. He threw six completions to Jason Witten and three to Terrell Owens, who racked up 32 yards and a touchdown.

The brightest star for Dallas (8-5) was rookie Tashard Choice, who ran for 88 yards and caught five passes for 78 yards in his first start for the injured Marion Barber.

The Cowboys took a 13-6 lead on a 41-yard field goal with 7:15 to play in the game. The Steelers tied the contest when Ben Roethlisberger threw a 6-yard TD pass to Heath Miller with 2:04 to go.

Roethlisberger was 17-of-33 for 204 yards and the touchdown.

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