Friday 5 December 2014 11:40, UK
DeMarco Murray ran for a season-high 179 yards and a touchdown and quarterback Tony Romo threw for three scores in the Dallas Cowboys' 41-28 win over Chicago Bears.
Dallas ensured they will finish the regular season with more wins than losses for the first time since 2009 but are looking for more, with an NFC East title and first playoff appearance in five years in sight.
Led by Romo and Murray, Dallas rebounded from a blowout loss to the Eagles on Thanksgiving and pulled within half a game of them in the standings with another meeting in Philadelphia next week.
The Cowboys took a 14-7 half-time lead and scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter before the Bears (5-8) rallied in the fourth.
Romo, who has been bothered by a bad back, completed 21 of 26 passes for 205 yards.
Murray, the league's leading rusher, was given 32 carries. He also had 49 yards receiving. Dez Bryant had six receptions for 82 yards and Cole Beasley caught two touchdowns.
For the Bears, Marshall's injury was another low in a disappointing season that will likely end with them missing the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years.
He was hurt after taking a knee to the right side from the Cowboys' Barry Church following a reception in the second quarter. That happened moments after Marshall made a spectacular 42-yard catch, juggling the ball with his right hand, to help set up a touchdown.
Marshall stayed down for several minutes and gingerly walked off the field. He left Soldier Field in an ambulance, but later confirmed he was fine on social media.
Bears quarterback Jay Cutler was 32 of 46 for 341 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bears had trouble sustaining any drives or stopping the Cowboys.
Matt Forte had 13 carries for 26 yards after tying a career low with five rushes last week.
