The Oakland Raiders have taken a 21-14 lead into the half-time break of their NFL clash against the Dallas Cowboys away from home.

The visitors went 7-0 up inside the very first minute of the contest when Greg Jenkins scored a touchdown after replays failed to show if Terrance Williams was down or not when he fumbled the ball.

However, the Cowboys restored parity just before the end of the first quarter when Tony Romo handed the ball to DeMarco Murray on the third to go behind a block of Kyle Bosworth to run in for a touchdown.

The Raiders, though, rallied in the second quarter and surged ahead with 10:13 left for half time, Rashad Jennings with the touchdown after sweeping to the right before running across the field and sprinting in.

Then with just under two minutes left for the interval, Jennings scored his second touchdown of Thanksgiving Day by powering to the endzone after taking the handoff on the one-yard line.

However, the Cowboys gave themselves a fighting chance for the second period after reducing the deficit to 21-14 right on the stroke of half time, thanks to a touchdown from Murray.