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ARLINGTON, Texas - Tony Romo still talks about wishing he had been on the field instead of at home following back surgery when the Cowboys lost a playoffs-or-bust finale to Philadelphia last season.Eleven months and yet another back injury later, the Dallas quarterback will be out there Thursday against Mark Sanchez when these NFC East rivals play on Thanksgiving for the first time in 25 years with the division lead on the line.No post-season fates will be sealed this time.Instead, a pair of 8-3 teams in good playoff position at the moment will play the first of two games against each other just 18 days apart.I dont think youre going to decide the division right here, Romo said. But we also understand the importance of it.Romo will see how his back responds to the first quick turnaround since surgery for a herniated disk last December, followed by two small fractures in his back sustained last month on a sack against Washington. The Cowboys will kick off about 90 hours after Romo rallied them past the New York Giants 31-28 with a late touchdown pass to Dez Bryant.The 34-year-old Romo has 22 touchdowns and three interceptions since throwing three interceptions in the first half of the opener against San Francisco. Hes had a quarterback rating of at least 135 in three of the past four games.He doesnt look like he has any back issues, Eagles coach Chip Kelly said.For Sanchez, the question is more about rust than rest. After missing all of last season with a shoulder injury, he will make his fourth start since Nick Foles went down with a broken collarbone. Sanchez has 985 yards passing and five touchdowns with four interceptions in three starts. In his four games, hes already matched Romos interception total of six.The one thing with Mark that I think everybody forgets is he missed an entire year last year, and hes only played 3 1/2 games for us so far this year, Kelly said. Theres still a growing process for him within our system.Here are some things to consider in Sanchezs second career start against Dallas. He beat the Cowboys when he was with the New York Jets three years ago:TIME FOR ROMO: The signature play of Dallas win at New York was Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr.s spectacular one-handed catch for a touchdown that will go down as one of the leagues best. The signature moments for the Cowboys were Romo having more than 6 seconds to throw without scrambling twice on the winning drive, including the 13-yard score to Bryant with 1:01 remaining.Its a huge challenge because you have to know not only what the original route was that your receivers are running, but what theyre going to do after Tony bides time for himself, Kelly said. He has a unique sense in terms of if theres an unblocked guy, he just has a way of making him miss, but hes not looking to run. Hes looking to throw the ball down the field, which is dangerous.RB SHOWDOWN: NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray will try for his 11th 100-yard game of the season for the Cowboys. He has a good chance to replace Philadelphias LeSean McCoy as the league rushing champ. Murray has 1,354 yards, while McCoy is fourth at 859 after a slow start. I think the way he finishes runs and how strong he is, thats what makes him an elite back, McCoy said. I think we have different styles, so I wouldnt want to take anything from his game.KELLY ON THANKSGIVING: Asked about playing the holiday game, Kelly drew laughs by saying, Played in high school on Thanksgiving, so its been awhile. Pushed a little more, Kelly wasnt interested. We dont really read much into it or wax nostalgic, he said. Its not like were going to have a cornucopia and a turkey on the sideline. Were just going to go play football.BREAKING THE RUT: With a win, the Cowboys will break their three-year rut of 8-8 finishes, and take a big step closer to ending a four-year playoff drought. Their previous winning record came in 2009, when they beat Philadelphia in the playoffs for their only post-season win since 1997. I just feel like our record is 0-0 and were trying to go get a win, Romo said.DO IT AGAIN: The division race has the feel of a championship series with these teams playing twice in three weeks. Dallas plays another Thursday game next week at Chicago, then gets a longer break before going to Philadelphia. The Eagles have a mini-bye before hosting Seattle and Dallas in consecutive weeks. Yeah, it is a little weird, McCoy said. But well play them anywhere. Im sure they feel the same way.___Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler Zack Greinke Jersey . 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Not the ideal prep for the .LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Matt Kemp skipped down the first base line, watching his drive fly while calling out to the ball, trying to coax it to stay fair.Once it sailed inside the foul pole and landed in the lower left field seats, he had salvaged a victory for the Los Angeles Dodgers after their bullpen almost gave it away.Kemp hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, lifting the Dodgers to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday night and evening their NL Division Series at a game apiece.This was big for us, he said. I feel like we definitely do have the momentum. We got continue to go, though.The crowd of 54,599 erupted in cheers as Kemp rounded the bases. Bubbles percolated into the hot night air from a machine in the dugout the Dodgers turn on to celebrate homers.It seemed like a mistake pitch to Matt and hes been hot, as everyone knows, and that was exciting, Dodgers starter Zack Greinke said.No one looked happier greeting Kemp in the dugout than a once-distraught J.P. Howell, who had served up a tying, two-run homer to Matt Carpenter in the top of the inning after relieving Greinke. Kemp hugged Howell, who pointed skyward in relief.It was incredible, man, Howell said. To me it was almost religious because I was praying so hard and it happened pretty quickly. I was pretty thankful.Kemp connected against Pat Neshek for his fifth hit in the best-of-five series.He tried to get me with a couple of sliders, Kemp said. I laid off some tough ones that were close on the plate, but he left one just out on the plate that I could do something with and I put a good swing on it.Game 3 is Monday night in St. Louis, with John Lackey starting for the Cardinals against Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers.It was there for us and we let it slip away, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said.Brandon League got his first career post-season win with a scoreless inning of relief. Kenley Jansen retired the side, striking out two, in the ninth to earn the save.Now we just got to get our rest in and try to beat the Cardinals at their place, just like they did here in the first game, Jansen said. Got to go there and steal one.Greinke pitched two-hit ball over seven scoreless innings a night after ace Clayton Kershaw gave up Carpenters go-ahead three-run double in the seventh that helped the Cardinals win 10-9.The low-key Greinke, who has pitched in Kershaws shadow the last few years, tried not to put any extra pressure on himself to deliver a win.Any time personally I try to do more than I feel Im capable of, it backfires, he said. My game plan is always to try to lower my expectations and not try to do too much.Greinke belatedly took the mound in the eighth after his teammates had already taken their positions. Manager Don Mattingly came out to get him, and Greinke left to a standing ovation.Were seeing two teams that dont really want to go home and that are fighting for every game and every out and every pitch, Mattingly said. Its what everybody wants to see at this time of year.Howell took over and promptly gave up a single to pinch-hitter Oscar Tavares before Carpenter tied it at 2. Carpenter is 4 for 8 in the series, with two homers, two doubles and six RBIs.Im just trying to be aggressive, Carpenter said. Im getting some good pitches to hit, putting some good swings on it. I dont thinkk theres any rhyme or reason to it.dddddddddddd.Greinke struck out seven, walked two and didnt allow a runner past second base. He didnt give up a hit until the fifth, when Kolten Wong doubled down the right-field line before Greinke struck out the next two batters to end the inning.Greinke was pretty nifty at the plate, too. He went 2 for 3 for his first career post-season multihit game, and even slid headfirst into third on Dee Gordons single in the fifth that eluded Wongs dive at second base.Its really important fielding your position and hitting, not being an absolute out, Greinke said.Cardinals starter Lance Lynn gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked two.The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the third. Gordons groundout to second base scored A.J. Ellis, who doubled leading off for his fifth hit of the series. Adrian Gonzalezs two-out RBI single made it 2-0, with Greinke scoring from second.Mattingly had earlier challenged a call that Greinke was tagged out going to second. After a review, the umpires ruled him safe when Wong tagged Greinke with his empty glove after Wong had already moved the ball to his throwing hand to try for a double play.The teams that share a combustible history in the playoffs were under control, even after Greinke hit Cardinals centre fielder Jon Jay with a pitch in the first inning. Unlike a night earlier, when Yasiel Puigs plunking by Adam Wainwright triggered a benches-clearing scrum, everyone stayed put in their dugouts.Puig, who drew attention with his neon-green batting gloves, struck out on a high fastball from Lynn in his first at-bat. Catcher Yadier Molina appeared to say something to Puig, who reacted and had to be walked part way back to the dugout by umpire Rob Drake. Puig struck out four times.Molina and Gonzalez yelled in each others faces in Game 1 as both benches and bullpens emptied without punches being thrown.SIGN-GATEMatheny didnt consider the talk about his hitters allegedly stealing signs in Game 1 to be a compliment.That would be an insult. Absolutely, he said. Our guys go about their at-bats like pros. Its just rumour and right now it could just be a distraction.The suggestion that Kershaw might have been tipping his pitches on Friday generated a lot of talk among the games TV announcers and on Twitter.Ill be the first one to say that theres nothing to it, Cardinals centre fielder Jon Jay said.Mattingly said he knows most teams try to give their hitters the location of pitches, but he knows of only one player who ever relayed pitch signs from second base to the hitters. He declined to name the player except to say hes still active.We know theyre trying to do it and everybody tries to do it, he said. Were switching signs, you do all this stuff. Its just not that easy, so its execution.UP NEXTCardinals: Lackey (3-3, 4.30 ERA) needs 3 2-3 innings to become the active leader in post-season innings pitched and overtake leader CC Sabathia with 107 1-3. The right-hander hasnt lost a division series game since Oct. 1, 2008, against Boston when he was with the Los Angeles Angels.Dodgers: Ryu (14-7, 3.38) hasnt pitched since Sept. 12 while rehabbing from left shoulder irritation, but Mattingly isnt worried. He seems to be able to not throw a whole lot and be pretty sharp, the manager said. 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