Tony Romo's 2-yard touchdown pass to receiver Dez Bryant on the game's opening possession gave the Cowboys a quick 7-0 lead.

The Bears responded by tying the score 7-7 on their first drive as Josh McCown connected with Earl Bennett for a 4-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal.

Josh McCown helicoptered into the end zone on a 7-yard TD run on third-and-goal to give the Bears a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter.

The Cowboys answered immediately as Tony Romo rifled a 10-yard TD pass to tight end Jason Witten, tying the score 14-14 midway through the second quarter.

After Jason Witten's touchdown, the Bears scored the game's next 28 points, turning a 14-14 deadlock into a 42-14 lead and outgaining the Cowboys 294-34 in the process.

Robbie Gould's 27-yard field goal with 1:33 remaining in the first half gave the Bears a 17-14 lead they would not relinquish.

Emerging star Alshon Jeffery produced the play of the game with a sensational 25-yard TD reception with just :10 left in the half, giving the Bears a 24-14 lead.

At halftime, legendary Hall of Famer Mike Ditka became the 14th individual to have his number retired by the Bears.

Robbie Gould's 34-yard field goal on the opening drive of the second half increased the Bears' lead to 27-14.

After the Bears defense forced a three-and-out, Josh McCown capped a 14-play, 90-yard drive with a 4-yard TD pass to Matt Forte and then connected with Brandon Marshall on the two-point conversion, widening the margin to 35-14.

On the Bears' next possession, Josh McCown's 17-yard TD pass to Michael Bush made the score 42-14 early in the fourth quarter.

The Cowboys cut the deficit to 42-21 on Tony Romo's 9-yard TD pass to Cole Beasley.

The Bears padded their lead on Robbie Gould's 23-yard field goal, making the score 45-21 with 3:47 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys then scored the game's final points on Joseph Randle's 1-yard TD plunge with just :06 to play.

With Monday night's win, the Bears (7-6) snapped a two-game losing streak and tied the Lions (7-6) for the NFC North lead.

The Bears scored on all eight of their possessions Monday night before Josh McCown took a knee on the final play of the game.

With the win, the Bears improved to 4-0 in prime-time games this season.

With a kickoff temperature of eight degrees and a wind chill of nine below zero, Monday marked the Bears' fourth coldest game since at least 1963.

With 13 points Monday, Robbie Gould (1,010) joined Kevin Butler (1,116) as the only players in Bears history with 1,000 points.

In Monday night's win, Josh McCown set career highs with four touchdown passes and a 141.9 passer rating.

With 352, 355 and 348 yards in his last three games, Josh McCown is the first quarterback in Bears history with three straight 300-yard games.