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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Tony Romo or Dak Prescott? Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?

Differing opinions over those two hot-button issues turned violent inside one Albuquerque-area household last week, leaving a woman with a broken leg and her brother facing criminal charges, according to a criminal complaint filed in Metropolitan Court.

Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 3000 block of Don Luciano SW on Wednesday afternoon on a report of a family fight.

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A complaint said that Mathew Dominic Archunde, 32, had gotten into a fight with his sister, Crystal Archunde, who was taken to Presbyterian Hospital with her right leg broken above her knee.

“Crystal stated she and her brother were having a discussion about the Dallas Cowboys football team, which turned into an argument about the quarterback,” the complaint reads.

A summary for non-football fans: Cowboys rookie quarterback Dak Prescott took over for starter Tony Romo after the veteran was sidelined in the preseason with an injury, and Prescott has led the team to an NFL-best 8-1 record. But Romo is back. He will suit up for the first time this season for today’s contest against the Baltimore Ravens, though in a reserve role.

The deputies didn’t write in the criminal complaint which quarterback the two siblings thought should be starting.

“Crystal stated she and her brother are both Dallas Cowboys fans, so she did not fully understand the argument,” the deputy wrote in the complaint.

The argument then switched from sports to politics.

“Crystal stated Mathew was angry with her due to voting for Donald Trump,” the complaint reads.

Crystal told deputies that Mathew then pushed her and their father told them to “stop.” She said she was paying attention to her dad when Mathew punched and then kicked her in the leg, breaking it, according to the complaint.

Mathew was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm. Jail records show that, by Saturday, he had been released on a $750 cash-only bail.

A relative reached by phone on Saturday declined to comment on the case.