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Lineup Twist to Watch: How much will injured Cowboys OLB DeMarcus Ware be able to contribute?

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

To earn his seventh Pro Bowl invitation, DeMarcus Ware overcame his fair share of adversity this season. Ware, who was bothered by a hamstring injury he incurred in the preseason, suffered a hyper-extended elbow earlier this month and strained his right…

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

Tim Cowlishaw, Redskins, 31-24: The rookie star most prominent in win that sends Redskins to playoffs most likely to be Alfred Morris, not RG III. Brandon George, Redskins, 30-24: Forget about the cold weather, this game will come down to the basic elem…

Tim Cowlishaw / Columnist, dallasnews.com

One of the NFL’s most misleading statistics is the Cowboys’ 0-4 record when Tony Romo passes for 400 yards. It suggests the Cowboys need to go into Washington for their biggest game of the season — their final game if it does not go well — and pre…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Almost a year to the day the Cowboys’ 2011 season ended with a loss to the New York Giants in a winner-take-all game for the NFC East title, Dallas will have a chance to win the division championship Sunday in a showdown with one of its other rivals, th…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

Dez Bryant’s third NFL season has been an undeniable success. Through Week 16, he has made 88 receptions for 1,311 yards and 12 touchdowns. The numbers are even more impressive when assessed in a historical context. Since Tony Romo became the starter in…

ESPN.com

This morning on "First Take Weekend," I had the pleasure of debating Christian Fauria and Ryen Russillo on a variety of topics, including Sunday night's NFC East title game between the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys. As you can see…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Cowboys fans were pre-disappointed last week, so this probably doesn't sting too badly: Two months after the NFL voided Sean Payton's contract with the Saints, sending fans in New Orleans into a gumbo-gobbling stress-eating binge, Payton has re-upped wi…