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Cowboys may face Bengals’ Geno Atkins with a starting guard out

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The Cowboys’ offensive line will have a tough task protecting quarterback Tony Romo from Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins on Sunday. And that task will get even tougher if they’re down a starting guard. But with starting guard Nate Livings out of …

Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING - If there is such a thing as a sack slump, DeMarcus Ware is in the midst of one. The Cowboys outside linebacker didn’t tackle a quarterback for a loss in the last two games against the Redskins and Eagles. He was credited with half a sack in e

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

IRVING — The Cowboys understand that they’re preparing for possibly the best defensive line that they’ve faced this season. Tony Romo and Jason Witten both made that point after Thursday’s practice. Behind a struggling offensive line, Romo has bee…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING - Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray returned to practice Thursday but only participated on a limited basis, according to the team’s official injury/practice report released this afternoon. Murray didn’t practice Wednesday and said the team

ESPN.com

The Dallas Cowboys play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. One of the Bengals' starting cornerbacks is former Cowboy Terence Newman, whose disappointing play down the stretch last year led the Cowboys not only to cut him loose but to spend a great deal o…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

Adam “Pacman” Jones says there’s no bad blood between him and the Cowboys, but there’s no love, either. Cowboys' Adam 'Pacman' Jones stretching before an NFL preseason football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Irving, Texas on Aug. 28, 2008. …

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING - Marvin Lewis has a unique understanding of what Jason Garrett deals with everyday. Together they are the only two coaches in the NFL working for owners who carry the additional role of general manager. In Dallas, Jerry Jones signs the checks an

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING - Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray was back on the practice field Thursday morning at Valley Ranch after not practicing Wednesday. Murray said Wednesday that he didn’t practice as a precaution to help manage his sprained left foot. Murray pl

Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com

Jonathan Bales is a special contributor to SportsDayDFW.com. He’s the founder of The DC Times and writes for DallasCowboys.com and the New York Times. He’s also the author of 

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant has been on quite a roll lately. He has 29 catches for 475 yards and six touchdowns in his last four games, three of which have been Cowboys wins that have kept them in striking distance of the Giants in the NFC East. It…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

The Cincinnati Bengals play host to the Dallas Cowboys this weekend in a match up that could determine the playoff fate for both teams. But to Bengals cornerback Adam Jones, there’s even a little bit more on the line as well. Jones gets to play against …