Dallas Cowboys News and Rumors
Reeling Cowboys heading into bye, brutal stretchIRVING, Texas (AP) -- The Dallas Cowboys certainly picked a bad time for an awful game, one that will stick with them for an extended period. |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING – These days, the Cowboys’ offensive line isn’t just being besieged by oncoming rushers. The unit is also being ambushed by critics, who have roundly denounced their overall performance in the first four games this season. The onslaught conti… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — The growing concern about Jason Witten’s performance was virtually extinguished Monday, when the veteran tight end made 13 receptions for 112 yards and scored a touchdown. “I’ve always felt confident in my game and I feel better than I’… |
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This time it’s Cowboys CB Mike Jenkins at safetyOct 2, 2012
Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — On Monday, the Cowboys used a cornerback at safety. But this time it wasn’t Brandon Carr, who moonlighted there during a victory over Tampa Bay. Instead it was Mike Jenkins. As part of a plan aimed at stopping Bears receiver, Brandon Marshall… |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — Now that the Cowboys have had time to review last night’s loss to Chicago, coach Jason Garrett and tight end Jason Witten helped to explain Tuesday just how there was a “miscommunication” between quarterback Tony Romo and wide receiver De… |
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Cowboys release CB LeQuan Lewis on TuesdayOct 2, 2012
Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com IRVING — The Cowboys releasaed cornerback LeQuan Lewis on Tuesday. Lewis played in three games with the Cowboys, recording one tackle, after signing with Dallas on Sept. 12. Lewis was signed to help with the Cowboys’ special teams but didn’t have a … |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is friends with many Cowboys players and coaches. He also lives in the North Texas area. But that doesn’t necessarily mean he wants to leave his current job to become the Cowboys’ head coach. Payton, who was s… |
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Jay Cutler: Mike Tice called his best game yetOct 2, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Bears quarterback Jay Cutler might not have wanted to listen to what offensive coordinator Mike Tice had to say on the sideline Monday night, but that doesn’t seem to have colored his views on how Tice fared as a play caller against the Cowboys. Cutler,… |
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PFT Live: Did Romo take a step back on Monday?Oct 2, 2012
NBCSports.com, profootballtalk.com Mike Florio updates the biggest quarterback stories around the NFL starting with Tony Romo’s Monday night debacle when he threw five picks to help the Chicago Bears blow out the Dallas Cowboys. Florio says if Romo is supposed to be an elite QB, he shoul… |
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The Ranch Report: Chicago 34, Dallas 18Oct 2, 2012
David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com Head coach Jason Garrett implores his team to stack one good game on top of another. A different pattern has developed to start this season. The Cowboys have chosen to stack one bad game on top of every win. The teams finishes the first quarter of the s… |
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Dallas' Jones 'disappointed' after MNF routOct 2, 2012
Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is disappointed, but he's not offering excuses after the team's lopsided 34-18 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday night. |
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Jones Spoke to Cowboys After Monday Night LossOct 2, 2012
Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he spoke with the team following Monday night’s 34-18 loss to the Bears. And this was the message he delivered. “Individually I just wanted to say that I could say, I’ve been buried nine feet under … |
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Cowboys can’t win on the football field, but they still dominate Rangers in ratings battleOct 2, 2012
Barry Horn / Reporter, dallasnews.com If you had 4-to-1 in the Cowboys vs. Rangers ratings pool on Monday night, you are a winner. The Bears-Cowboys scored a combined 26.1 in D-FW on ESPN and KTXA (Channel 21). The Rangers-A’s on FSSW scored a 6.6. The highest half hour of the Rangers game … |
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Motorin’: Your Highlight Reel Of The Most Night Ranger-Worthy Runs From College Football’s Week 5Oct 2, 2012
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Prompted by a discussion between Gawker's own Mobutu Sese Seko and Sports Illustrated college football writer Holly Anderson, we created this mp3 celebrating the best and only relevant moment of Night Ranger's musical career. We think it's worth using t… |
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Jonathan Bales, dallasnews.com QB Tony Romo: B- It would be easy to overreact to last night’s demolition, but Romo’s actual performance was nowhere near as poor as his stat line. Look, Romo isn’t playing his best ball, averaging only 7.6 yards-per-attempt. But he also isn’t get… |
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Cowboys need to control damage betterOct 2, 2012
As everyone shouts and scrambles this morning to figure out who's to blame for what happened to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night, I'd like to suggest that we at least consider the Bears as one possible answer. Chicago has a good, tough team with an op… |
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Cowboys Play Giveaway in 34-18 Loss to the BearsOct 2, 2012
Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com In order to go up, you first have to hit rock bottom. It may only be four weeks into the 2012 NFL season, but it looks like the Cowboys have hit rock bottom. Monday night they were (at least one player) was a turnover machine, as the Cowboys in front of… |
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Breakfast links: Cowboys Monday meltdownOct 2, 2012
Yeah, I have plenty to say about what happened to the Cowboys on "Monday Night Football," but that's for a little bit later this morning. For purposes of this post, all that matters is that the Cowboys are 2-2 and their 1-0 division record put… |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON — Anthony Spencer hadn’t missed a game since the 2008 season. But on Monday, before the Cowboys’ 34-18 loss to Chicago, the outside linebacker was ruled inactive with a strained pectoral muscle, an injury he suffered late in Dallas’ vict… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – One of the key plays in the Cowboys’ 34-18 loss to the Chicago Bears was a 25-yard Charles Tillman interception return for a touchdown. The play stands out because it gave the Bears a 10-0 lead and showcased some apparent miscommunication … |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com How dreadful was Tony Romo’s performance Monday in the Cowboys’ 34-18 loss to Chicago? Let’s just say it was historically bad. Romo threw five interceptions for only the second time in his career, having pulled off that dubious achievement against B… |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON– Cowboys center Ryan Cook, who has filled in for starter Phil Costa since the start of the season, suffered a left hamstring injury late in the first half Monday night against Chicago but was able to finish the game. Cook said his hamstring ti… |
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David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com The Cowboys offense is in trouble. Forget the late touchdown drive engineered by backup Kyle Orton. Chicago’s defense had lost interest by that stage. The Cowboys starters have scraped together just three touchdowns over the last three games. Tony Romo … |
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Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON — Somebody who looked at Dez Bryant’s stat line without watching the game Monday would think the Cowboys receiver had a great game. After all, he finished with eight receptions for 105 yards, surpassing the century-mark for just the second t… |
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David Moore / Reporter, dallasnews.com Tony Romo suffered through a dismal evening with five interceptions. Two were returned for touchdowns. Deja Detroit? The Cowboys quarterback threw three interceptions in the fourth game of last season and had two of those returned for touchdowns in a lo… |
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Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – Morris Claiborne has played well in his first three games in the NFL. The Cowboys’ first-round pick has held his own at the starting cornerback spot opposite of Brandon Carr. But he allowed his first score of the year Monday night against … |
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Mike Heika / Reporter, dallasnews.com Bears coach Lovie Smith is from Big Sandy. Center Roberto Garza is from Rio Hondo. Offensive tackle J’Marcus Webb is a North Mesquite product. Hulking defensive tackle Henry Melton started as a running back for Grapevine High School. And they all felt a… |
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Jerry Jones addresses some of Cowboys players inside locker room after blowout loss to ChicagoOct 2, 2012
Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addressed some of the players in the locker room after the blowout loss to Chicago on Monday night. When the media was allowed inside the locker room, Jones was seen talking to the defensive linemen. He then went ov… |
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Cowboys owner Jerry Jones addresses team after loss, says no one more disappointed than Tony RomoOct 2, 2012
Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said he spoke with the team following Monday night’s 34-18 loss to the Chicago Bears. And this was the message he delivered. “Individually I just wanted to say that I could say, I’ve been b… |
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The host Cowboys stumbled mightily throughout their abysmal 34-18 loss to the Bears. But credit Chicago for taking full advantage of a slew of mistakes by Dallas, writes Chris Burke. |
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Brandon George / Reporter, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – Cowboys Pro Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff should play in the team’s first game after the bye Oct. 14 at Baltimore, owner Jerry Jones said Monday night. Ratliff has missed the Cowboys’ first four games with a left high ankle sprain he suf… |
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Jerry Jones ‘disappointed’ after Cowboys lay egg against Bears: ‘This isn’t the way I want to get started’Oct 2, 2012
Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com ARLINGTON — Jerry Jones spoke with the media after Monday night’s loss to the Chicago Bears and as was the case with the players in the locker room, Jones was disappointed. “Overall, we met a Chicago team that made big plays with the ball, they took… |
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Bears bully Cowboys as Romo doles out 5 INTsOct 2, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Lance Briggs and Charles Tillman returned interceptions for touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-18 on Monday night. |
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About Last Night: Oh, No ... RomoOct 2, 2012
In case you were out living a life of leisure, here's what you missed in sports on Monday. The Chicago Bears intercepted Tony Romo five times, retur... |
