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Top Storylines for Big D Heading into Monday Night Showdown by Alex Hall As we speak, the Dallas Cowboys are preparing for their only Monday Night Football appearance of the 2012 season against the Chicago Bears, and more than a few storylines have emerged over the past week of preparation...

Rushed to Exhaustion: How the Smaller Rush End is Changing the NFL, Part 2 by Rafael It was early in his team's season opener and Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell sensed a quick kill. His opponent, the Dallas Cowboys, had lost their starting center Phil Costa to injury and had...

Final Word: NFC East September, 29, 2012 By Dan Graziano | ESPNDallas.com Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 4: Look out for an air show: The odds favor a lot of passing yards in Sunday's game between the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The teams rank as the two worst pass...

Ryan on his top-ranked defense: ‘We’re not making apologies for being No. 1′ By Rainer Sabin / Reporter 1:44 pm on September 29, 2012 IRVING — It may be too early to make any definitive judgments about the quality of this Cowboys’ defense. But as of right now it’s ranked first in the NFL in...

Romo has tabled contract extension negotiations until after the season By Brandon George / Reporter 7:01 pm on September 29, 2012 IRVING – Quarterback Tony Romo has tabled negotiations on a contract extension with the Cowboys until the season is over so the process won’t become a distraction...

Ratliff on target to play against Baltimore. Josh Brent holds down middle for Cowboys until then By David Moore / Reporter 7:39 pm on September 29, 2012 Nose tackle Jay Ratliff is on target to make his regular season debut against Baltimore in two weeks. That means Josh Brent will once again...

It's About Time For The Cowboys' Offensive Line To Improve by Archie Barberio When the Dallas Cowboys drafted USC offensive tackle Tyron Smith with the ninth overall pick, they envisioned him becoming their franchise left tackle. The Cowboys wanted Smith to play the right tackle position during...

Ex-NFL millionaires Rison, Kosar, McCants tell how they went broke Posted by Michael David Smith on September 29, 2012, 12:14 PM EDT Every few weeks another story pops up about a former NFL player who made millions of dollars and has now lost all of it. And every time, fans wonder: How in the...

Jason Garrett has mess to clean up Coach must get Cowboys to reduce special-teams gaffes, penalties, negative plays Updated: September 27, 2012, 9:28 AM ET By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys' special teams are raggedy. And, right now, so is its offensive...

O-line could look a lot different after bye week September, 27, 2012 By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- The Cowboys’ offensive line could look a lot different after next week’s bye. Offensive coordinator Bill Callahan said he is hopeful that Monday night’s matchup with the...

Are the Cowboys gambling at safety? September, 27, 2012 By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas – The Dallas Cowboys will go into Monday’s game against the Chicago Bears with two healthy safeties on their 53-man roster -- and one of them has only been with the team two days. Coach Jason...

Jason Garrett: 'My confidence doesn't wane' September, 27, 2012 By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas – Considering the offensive talent on both teams, it is incredibly surprising to see that the Cowboys and Philadelphia have scored the fewest points in the NFL with 47 each in the first...

Breaking Down the ‘Boys: 8 Interesting Stats on Cowboys’ Defense By Jonathan Bales 9:55 am on September 27, 2012 Last week, I posted my way-too-early player grades for the Cowboys’ defense. Ranking the top five players, some were surprised to see the lowest grade I handed out was an A-. The...

Garrett: Cowboys looking for ways to get Mike Jenkins more playing time By Jon Machota / Special Contributor 11:38 am on September 27, 2012 IRVING – Mike Jenkins was a hot topic at Jason Garrett’s press conference Thursday at Valley Ranch. The Cowboys coach gave several lengthy answers to...

Cowboys’ next opponent struggling on offense By Mark Francescutti 4:52 pm on September 27, 2012 LAKE FOREST, Ill.— The Chicago Bears entered the season wanting to have a potent offense that would leave opponents struggling as they piled up the yards and the points. This is not what they had...

Spencer credits defense’s fast start to improved communication, trust: ‘It’s totally different than where it was last year.’ By Brandon George / Reporter 5:46 pm on September 27, 2012 IRVING – Cowboys outside linebacker Anthony Spencer didn’t practice Thursday because he said he has a strained...

Matt Johnson Aiming To Return After Bye Week by One.Cool.Customer Rowan Kavner of DallasCowboys.com writes that Mana Silva's release could be a sign the Cowboys are confident Matt Johnson could be sufficiently recovered from his injuries to get his first NFL snaps after the bye week. According...

The Glass Is Half Full: Dallas Cowboys Defense Ranked Number One by Tom Ryle Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has toned down the big talk a lot this season, but when he first arrived in Dallas, he was not at all shy about making some bold statements. In his first interview after...

Cowboys Efficient on 2012 Audibles By Jonathan Bales Wednesday, Sep 26, 2012 In the Cowboys’ Week 1 win over the Giants, Tony Romo outsmarted the G-Men multiple times with his audibles. On the night, Romo called four audibles—a run for nine yards and three passes for 90 yards and two...

Detailing Dez Bryant: Still waiting for breakout day September, 26, 2012 By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com Dez Bryant didn’t have the breakout game a lot of people anticipated against a Buccaneers secondary that allowed 510 passing yards the previous week. Bryant was a total nonfactor in the...