Cowboys vs. Rams 2014: Dallas rallies from 21-point deficit

For a while there, it looked as though the St. Louis Rams and their undrafted reserve quarterback were on their way to a significant upset of the Dallas Cowboys. But a late Austin Davis interception capped a second-half Rams breakdown and handed the Cowboys a come-from-behind 34-31 victory.

Down 21 points at one point during the second quarter, the Cowboys took their first lead of the day with just over six minutes remaining when Tony Romo hit Terrance Williams for a 12-yard touchdown to go up 27-24. The game looked to be over on the ensuing drive when Bruce Carter snatched an errant Davis pass and took it to the house for a 34-24 lead.

Showing resiliency, Davis led the Rams' offense back downfield and pulled his team to within three points with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Austin Pettis with 2:36 on the clock.

The Rams' defense forced the Cowboys to punt the ball back, setting the Rams up on their own 14-yard line with 1:58 remaining. But after picking up one first down, Davis had his next pass intercepted by Morris Claiborne to end the comeback bid.

St. Louis came out firing, building a 21-point lead by the second quarter. Davis began the game with a pair of touchdown passes, and the Rams found themselves up three touchdowns after Janoris Jenkins took a Romo interception to the house nine minutes into the second half.

Back came the Cowboys with 20 unanswered points. A 1-yard DeMarco Murray touchdown run capped an 80-yard drive with just over two minutes remaining in the first half, then a botched snap on the Rams' ensuing possession allowed Dallas to add a field goal just before intermission. On the opening drive of the second half, confusion in the Rams' secondary allowed Dez Bryant to break free for a 68-yard touchdown reception.

A pair of mishaps proved costly for the Rams in the second half. Leading 21-17, St. Louis rode a 10-play drive deep into Cowboys territory, but stalled on the 17-yard line. Rather than kicking a 34-yard field goal, the Rams opted to go for it on fourth-and-1. Zac Stacy was stuffed on the attempt and the ball turned over on downs.

After the Cowboys pulled to within one point with a field goal on the ensuing drive, the Rams drove right back downfield and looked to be heading for the end zone. But on third-and-3 from the Dallas 10-yard line, tight end Jared Cook had a touchdown reception bounce off his hands and St. Louis was forced to settle for a field goal and a 24-20 lead.