But when the Cowboys gathered to watch video of the game Wednesday, none of those gems passed before their eyes.

Hoping to keep his team grounded, coach Wade Phillips made sure his players saw only the mistakes from Sunday's game.

"We have to continue to just eat our humble pie," linebacker Keith Brooking told reporters in Irving. "We played one really solid game across the board, offensively, defensively and special teams. But at the end of the day, you have to look at the big picture. We have to keep it going. This is a 'What have you done for me lately?' league."

Slapping the Falcons (4-2) gave the Cowboys (4-2) a two-game winning streak and catapulted them into the playoff conversation.

But all the good vibes Dallas took from that game will disappear should it lose to Seattle (2-4) on Sunday.

"We haven't won the Super Bowl or anything," linebacker Bradie James said. "We haven't even won a playoff game. We're excited. We have some confidence. But we need to be consistent."

The Cowboys haven't won three in a row since Weeks 11-13 of last season.

"Winning a couple of games, doing well in a couple of games sets a trend, but it doesn't make you a consistent Football team," Phillips said. "To be consistent, you have to win three in a row."

A sign that Dallas has already moved past the Atlanta game came Monday. Despite the fact Phillips gave them the day off, most of the players showed up anyway to watch film and lift weights.

"When I was here, I saw 30-35 guys," Brooking said.

One Cowboy who should have no problem staying humble is Roy Williams, who called the Atlanta game the worst of his life after he caught one pass, dropped two others and got flagged for pass interference.

"I don't want to blame it on rust," said Williams, who missed the game before the bye with injured ribs. "I don't want to blame it on medication or anything like that. I just played terrible.

"I've got a chance to get better this week. I'm glad that wasn't the last game of the year because I would have had to live with it for four or five months. But that taste is out of my mouth. I'm ready to roll."

Notebook: The hamstring injury that return specialist Allen Rossum suffered in the first quarter against Atlanta will sideline him for two to four weeks. In his absence, Crayton will return punts and Felix Jones will handle kickoffs, although Phillips said rookie Kevin Ogletree could also be an option for kickoffs. ... Fullback Deon Anderson missed practice with an undisclosed illness.