ESPN Cowboys reporter Todd Archer breaks down Dallas' big win over Cleveland and explains which players stepped up in Week 9. (0:37)

CLEVELAND -- The Dallas Cowboys did what they were supposed to do Sunday against the Cleveland Browns: beat a bad team.

While there was some talk of the Cowboys' walking into a trap, they answered every question posed by the Browns to improve to 7-1 with their 35-10 win at FirstEnergy Stadium.

On a day when rookie quarterback Dak Prescott matched his career high with three touchdown passes and rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for two touchdowns, it was the Cowboys’ most experienced player who garnered the most attention.

Fourteen-year veteran Jason Witten caught eight passes for 134 yards and a touchdown -- his most productive receiving day in nearly three seasons. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Jason Witten started his team-record 155th straight game Sunday a week after setting a team record for most starts (204). He also caught eight passes for 134 yards in his first 100-yard game since the 2013 season finale.

Witten has kept quiet as some have wondered aloud whether he has been finally slowing down over the past few years. In the past three years, Witten’s role has changed from being a dominant pass-catcher to more of a run-blocker.

On Sunday, Witten also recorded the 62nd touchdown catch of his career. He's now tied with Shannon Sharpe at No. 4 on the list of most career TD catches by a tight end.

The touchdown came on the Cowboys’ first possession, and they were never threatened again. Witten, on a 26-yard score, took advantage of a coverage breakdown by a Cleveland defense that has not had answers for tight ends all season.

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Next, Witten kept the Cowboys’ second scoring drive alive with a third-down conversion on a 10-yard catch. Then he kicked off the third scoring drive with a 15-yard catch. He later opened the second half with a 35-yard catch, which was his longest of the season and his longest catch since a 36-yarder on Dec. 2, 2012, against the Eagles. He added a 27-yarder on the Cowboys' next drive that ended in a Gavin Escobar touchdown and a 25-point lead.

Witten is the third tight end to have more than 100 yards against Cleveland this season, joining the Ravens' Dennis Pitta and the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski. That doesn’t even count a three-touchdown performance from New England’s Martellus Bennett.

The story of the Cowboys’ season has been the play of Prescott, who completed 21 of 27 passes for 247 yards, and Elliott, who had 18 carries for 92 yards. But Witten offered a reminder of what he can be even at 34 years old.

And for an offense that is already among the most efficient in the NFL, that’s a good thing as the games become much more difficult than what the Browns offered on Sunday.