Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors
McCarthy: Cobb to remain Packers' kick returnerGreen Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says leading receiver Randall Cobb is too valuable to take off of kick returns for safety reasons. |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — The Cowboys may have to bundle up for the first time this season next Sunday, when the high temperature in Landover, Md., home of FedEx Field and the Washington Redskins, is forecast to be 35 degrees. In the first 15 games, Dallas has played in… |
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Cowboys struggle on third down against the SaintsDec 24, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — For most of this season, the Cowboys’ offense has been plagued by inconsistency. But even in its darkest hours, Dallas has experienced success on third down. Entering Sunday, their conversion rate in that situation was 44.4 percent – the th… |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — In back-to-back weeks, the Cowboys have been on the wrong end of a reviewed play. On Sunday, Saints receiver Marques Colston made a catch over the middle and then fumbled the ball forward. The ball rolled 23 yards, setting New Orleans up first-… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com DeMarcus Ware was already hurting, and it only got worse. But Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said Monday he expects his star pass-rusher to play Sunday in the loser-leaves-town game against the Redskins. Ware, who was already battling other problems, misse… |
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Ware will play with pain for Cowboys' finaleDec 24, 2012
Todd Archer, ESPN.com A right shoulder injury that kept DeMarcus Ware out of most of the second half of Sunday's overtime loss to New Orleans will not keep the Cowboys' Pro Bowl linebacker out of this week's game at Washington that will decide the NFC East title. |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — On Sunday, Cowboys safety Eric Frampton made his first NFL start. Frampton replaced special teams ace Danny McCray, who had been starting at safety since Week 4, when Barry Church was lost for the season. Frampton was in for 51 of 95 plays agai… |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING – At this point, Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware is just trying to get to the finish line. That’s the predicament one of the league’s best pass-rushers is in after battling hamstring, elbow and shoulder injuries most of the season. Ware left… |
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Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com By Jack Sitt There was a lot to like about the Cowboys play against the Saints. Jason Witten broke the record for receptions by a tight end in a single season. Dez Bryant had a career day, and Tony Romo had one of his better performances of the season. … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com On Sunday, Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reported that the Cowboys would not be changing coaches after the end of the season. After Sunday’s 34-31 overtime loss to the Saints, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that he had not heard Glazer’s report concerning … |
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Graham’s hustle play a good sign for Saints reboundDec 24, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Saints are used to seeing tight end Jimmy Graham make plays. But they’re used to seeing his athleticism at work catching passes and running with them. Graham recovered a Marques Colston fumble Sunday, which set up the game-winning field goal against… |
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Jason Witten sets TE record in Cowboys lossDec 24, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Cowboys tight end Jason Witten began his season with a lacerated spleen, and finished with a record. But mostly, he’s glad he still has a chance at the postseason. Witten caught his 103rd pass of the year in yesterday’s overtime loss to the Saints, br… |
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NFC East playoff scenariosDec 24, 2012
With one week to go, the playoff scenarios in the NFC East have become somewhat more simplified but remain complex. Here are the basics of what we know, and I'll get into more detail a little bit further down the post. The game Sunday night between the … |
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Cowboys can't rely on shorthanded defenseDec 24, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Injuries, new players at key positions and missed plays too much to overcome |
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Breakfast links: Redskins-Cowboys for it allDec 24, 2012
One week to go in the NFC East, and for the second year in a row we will have a Week 17 division title game. Sunday's game between the Redskins and the Cowboys at FedEx Field will determine the 2012 NFC East champion, The Redskins can still get in as a … |
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NFL morning after: Don’t overlook the PackersDec 24, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com With 11 NFL games played simultaneously early Sunday afternoon, there were half a dozen big ones with playoff implications. The Vikings pounded the Texans. The Bengals snatched the final AFC playoff spot away from the Steelers. The Redskins held on to b… |
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Snap Decisions: Falcons aren’t NFC favoritesDec 24, 2012
NBC Sports, yahoo.com In 6 in :60, Rodney Harrison says that he believes the Redskins will win the NFC East. He says the Cowboys don’t have the confidence to get the job done in Washington. He says that there isn’t just one person to blame for the Steelers’ disappointing… |
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Tony Dungy’s Playbook: Who will win NFC East?Dec 24, 2012
NBC Sports, yahoo.com In the latest edition of Tony Dungy’s Playbook, Dungy says that he thinks the Cowboys will win. While the Redskins have gotten Robert Griffin III back after his knee injury, Dungy thinks the Tony Romo-Dez Bryant connection is what can put Dallas over th… |
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Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com The people at NBC are beaming. The folks at Fox are steaming. The Cowboys’ visit to Washington next Sunday will be in prime time on NBC. Kickoff was moved from noon to 7:20 p.m. The behind-the-scenes network lobbying for the game that will decide the NF… |
