Not a benching at all IMO.
They only used him a snap or two in the previous game. People brought that up and asked about it. They made sure to play him more this game.
This is not the first time they have played him for a series. It is also not the first time they failed to do something one game, get questioned, or scolded, about it from press and fans only to make sure and do it more the next game.
There have been times in the past with Romo when they would pretty much abandon the run game and get too pass happy. They would lose a game and the press and fans would rip them about not running the ball enough. The next game they would make sure (in some cases over compensate imo) and run the ball more.
I actually see that starting to happen again now. Dak, and the team/coaches, has become more comfortable in the passing game and are now passing much more than running.