Tony Romo may have ensured that Terrell Owens’ injured ankle might not be the sole focal point of the media this week.

A website known as Flynet Online has posted several pictures of Romo with Jessica Simpson (along with Jason Witten and Jessica’s family) in Mexico. Simply scandalous.

Here are a couple of shots:

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I didn’t care to post them here, but if you are really curious, you can see a shot of Ms. Simpson grabbing Mr. Romo’s rear end. Really, really scandalous.

At least the T.O. news has some relation to football. Wade Phillips thinks that Owens will be ready for next weekend’s game (click here or on the image below)

You know the real reason why Owens will play? It’s because he spends his time in a hyperbolic chamber in the United States rather than taking off to Mexico on his day off. That’s why.

No, you should not take this post seriously.

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With Seattle’s 35-14 win over Washington this evening, the Cowboys will play the winner of the New York-Tampa Bay game played tomorrow.

Can’t help but think that this is good news for Dallas, who would have had to play Washington for the second time in three weeks had the Redskins won. One-time Dallas kicker Shaun Suisham helped the Seahawks’ effort by missing a 30-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that would have given Washington a 17-13 lead. Instead, Seattle retook the lead a few minutes later (it was not, however, as much of a rout as the score would suggest).

A few notes:

* Dallas has never faced the Giants in the playoffs, so a New York win would set up a first. The Cowboys and Giants are the only teams in the current NFC East that have never played one another in the playoffs.

* The Cowboys have played the Buccaneers twice in the postseason, both in the early 1980s. Dallas won 38-0 in 1981 and prevailed 30-17 in 1982.

The Giants-Buccaneers game starts at noon on Sunday.