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Cowboys RB DeMarco Murray on verge of returning to action

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — It appears DeMarco Murray will play Sunday for the first time since he sprained his left foot Oct. 14 against Baltimore. Murray, who returned to practice this week and was limited in all three sessions, was listed as questionable on the injury …

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The Cowboys will sign former SMU defensive back Sterling Moore off the New England Patriots’ practice squad and make a corresponding move so they can add him to the roster. Dallas needs reinforcements in the secondary. Cornerback Orlando Scandrick fract…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — Jay Ratliff is listed as doubtful on the Cowboys’ injury report and defensive coordinator Rob Ryan doesn’t anticipate the four-time Pro Bowler lining up at nose tackle on Sunday after he missed the previous game and each practice this week …

CNNSI.com

Robert Griffin III has dominated the thoughts of the Giants defense heading into a Week 13 duel with the Redskins. Peter King breaks down what makes the rookie so dangerous.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Nick Foles handing off to Bryce Brown in front of a national television audience wasn't the way the Philadelphia Eagles envisioned their season going.

Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com

In his just published book, “Coaching Confidential, Inside the Fraternity of NFL Coaches,” former SportsDay football writer Gary Myers relates a story of how a young Cowboys assistant coach saved owner Jerry Jones some cash. It seems that Sean Payton,…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The next touchdown pass Tony Romo throws will break the Cowboys record he now holds with Troy Aikman. Head coach Jason Garrett played with Aikman. He coaches Romo. What are his thoughts on the impending change at the top of the club’s record books? “T…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Former Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is not optimistic about the direction his old team is heading in. Asked on CSN Philadelphia about the Eagles’ Sunday night game with the Cowboys, McNabb said he thinks quarterback Nick Foles, playing behind a bea…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

The Cowboys defense will be without five starters and its slot corner when it faces Philadelphia Sunday night. Does defensive coordinator Rob Ryan ever say enough is enough? “I do that at home but no where else,” Ryan said. “It gets a little upsetti…

David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com

One of the fixtures of the Cowboys championship run is under consideration for the Hall of Fame. Larry Allen is one of 27 semifinalsits for the Hall of Fame Class of 2013. The former Pro Bowl offensive lineman for the Cowboys joins Morten Anderson, John…

Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com

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Final Word: NFC East

Nov 30, 2012

ESPN.com

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 13: Tough times. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys haven't met in a game in which they both had losing records since ... well, since three weeks ago. But before that, the last time was Oct. 28, 1990. The…

Peter King, CNNSI.com

Pardon the cliché-fest, but it's the little things that, very often, are the difference between winning and losing in a football game. Sometimes they're so little that you don't see them when you watch the game, and you don't even notice on the fourth o…

Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com

IRVING — The same five players who weren’t seen at practice Thursday were again not practicing Friday at Valley Ranch. Not practicing Friday: nose tackle Jay Ratliff (groin), safety Charlie Peprah (right foot injury), cornerback Orlando Scandrick (bro…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Cowboys will be playing to keep their playoff hopes alive on Sunday night against the Eagles and we’ll be talking about their chances of winning that game on Friday’s PFT Live. Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram will join Mike Florio…