The Dallas Cowboys have lost three of their last four games, and WR Terrell Owens has failed to collect as many as 40 receiving yards in any of those contests.

Obviously it’s made a difference that the Cowboys’ No. 1 receiver didn’t have the injured Tony Romo leading the offense the last three weeks. Romo, who is recovering from a broken pinkie on his throwing hand, was seen firing passes to Owens in practice Wednesday, so that’s a good sign. Still, Owens’ drop in production goes back nearly a year.

Since the start of the 2007 season, T.O. has played a total of 25 games, regular season and playoffs combined. In the first 12 of those games, Owens piled up 14 receiving touchdowns and 1,249 yards, an average of 104.1 per game.

In Dallas’ 12th game of the 2007 campaign, on Nov. 29, Owens caught seven passes for 156 yards and a touchdown in a 37-27 victory over Green Bay. The Cowboys improved to 11-1 with the win; the Packers fell to 10-2.

Since then, Owens hasn’t had a 100-yard performance. In his last 13 games, Owens’ output has been cut roughly in half. He’s caught eight TD passes and accumulated just 622 receiving yards, an average of just 47.8 a game.

The Cowboys are 7-6 in this stretch of games. With Jet Favre no longer in Green Bay, Dallas was poised to rule the NFC this season. With the 5-4 Cowboys in last place in the NFC East, it’ll take a lengthy winning streak to return to the postseason. And it’ll take a large dose of the old T.O. to make that happen.