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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ezekiel Elliott probably has a fine coming from the NFL for jumping into an oversized Salvation Army red kettle to celebrate a short touchdown run in a bounce-back win for the Dallas Cowboys.Owner and general manager Jerry Jones sure hopes so.My dream is that the NFL would fine the daylights out of him, and Im going to take them to the Supreme Court, Jones joked after the Cowboys (12-2) moved closer to home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a 26-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday night.And were going to get the Salvation Army a lot of notice there.All-time NFL rushing leader and former Dallas star Emmitt Smith sure noticed, laughing and clapping from a suite along with plenty of Elliotts teammates after Elliott made a beeline for one of the kettles following a 2-yard scoring run, jumped in and crouched down far enough to disappear.The four large kettles -- two beyond each end zone -- are staples at Dallas games from the Thanksgiving game to the end of the season with one of the teams most visible charities. And a donation is coming.Actually Im going to match whatever they fine me with a donation to the Salvation Army, said Elliott, who rushed for a career-high 159 yards to push his NFL-leading total to 1,551.So Elliott must have answered his own question about getting fined while helping Dallas bounce back a week after a franchise-record 11-game winning streak ended.He was actually talking about that pregame, should he do it, will they fine him, said fellow rookie Dak Prescott, Elliotts quarterback. I didnt know he was actually going to go down and come back up slow. Got a good laugh out of it, him coming up real slowly. It was funny.Coach Jason Garrett wasnt amused, mostly because of the 15-yard penalty assessed on the kickoff.But Garrett was pleased by Dallas response to last weeks loss at the New York Giants. And the rally after a 17-3 lead turned into a 20-17 deficit following a pair of touchdown passes by Jameis Winston.One of the words we talked about right from the outset this week was `response, Garrett said. We did a good job early in the ballgame to get a lead and they started throwing the ball a lot early in the second half and they went ahead. And again, that word `response came back to the forefront.Things to consider after Dallas stayed two games ahead of the New York Giants in the NFC East, now needing just a win or a New York loss or tie to clinch home field for the postseason:BUCS PLAYOFF PICTURE: Tampa Bay (8-6) had its five-game winning streak snapped and fell a game behind Atlanta in the NFC South. The Bucs are not currently in the top six in the NFC. Weve just got to keep winning, see how it plays out, Winston said. I know Im going to keep fighting. We just got to keep winning games.PRESCOTTS RECOVERY: After his worst game as a pro in a 10-7 loss to the Giants, which generated more talk about former starter and current backup Tony Romo, Prescott went 32 of 36 for 279 yards. There was less time spent on social media, but that was about the only thing different, said Prescott, who broke Don Merediths 50-year-old club record with his sixth rushing touchdown.WINSTON IN PRIME TIME: Still looking for his first playoff trip -- and the clubs first in nine years -- Winston had mixed results in his debut in the Sunday night spotlight. He threw for 247 yards with touchdowns to Adam Humphries and Cameron Brate but had four turnovers, including an interception that led to Dallas go-ahead field goal in a 20-all game.BACK TO DEFENSE: Now that a five-game streak of holding teams to less than 21 points is over after Tampa Bay allowed 449 yards total offense, the Bucs get New Orleans Drew Brees again two weeks after intercepting him three times. 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CHICAGO -- Winger James Lowe and backrower Akira Ioane both scored two tries as the New Zealand Maori rugby team beat the United States 54-7 on Saturday to claim their 70th win over a full international team.Lowe scored twice in the first half and Ioane touched down once in each half as the Maori won by eight tries to one to extend their record against the USA to four wins from four games.Both captains scored: Ash Dixon for the New Zealand Maori shortly before halftime and Todd Clever for the United States whose only try came at the start of the second half.Maori prop Kane Hames had a try disallowed in the first half but scored another in the second while replacement scrumhalf Brad Weber touched down before ending the game in the sin bin.Substitute hooker Joe Royal added the last try near fulltime and Damian McKenzie, one of four touring All Blacks leant to the Maori team for the match, converted from the sideline. McKenzie took over the goalkicking duties from flyhalf Ihaia West who kept a perfect record with six conversions from as many attempts.Will Holder converted the United States try.The USA began strongly and occasionally troubled the Maori team in the first 10 minutes with rolling drives. But when Lowe scored the opening try in the 10th minute the tide turned and the Maori team was dominant for most of the rest of the match.The New Zealanders were able to dominate the middle of the field with powerful ball carriers, and when the defense had been drawn in, to unleash their pace on the flanks.ddddddddddddheir defensive line speed was also too much for the United States whose players were regularly cut down behind the gain line, placing them under continuous pressure.Flyhalf Holders clearances were wayward and the United States found itself trapped inside its own half for long periods.The Maori quickly punished the USA for missed tackles, notably when Ioane scored his first try in the 19th minute.Lowe had his second in the 33rd minute when West chipped behind the defense for center Matt Proctor to regather and to put his winger untouched under the posts.Dixons try from a rolling maul gave the Maori team a 28-0 lead at halftime.Ioane brushed off tackles to score his second in the 44th minute before the United States hit back with Clevers try from a lineout drive five minutes later. 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