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By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said suspended defensive tackle Josh Brent is getting closer to returning to the practice field. Brent will continue to work on the side but is eligible to start practicing next week. There's an...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- If you were wondering why Five Wonders wasn’t at its normally scheduled time and day, then you can thank “Monday Night Football.” But after a little bit of a delay, here are the award-winning Wonders. Away we go: ** I wonder if people...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys knew they were getting just about a sure thing when they took Zack Martin with their first round pick in May. They just didn't know he would be this good, this fast. "He's pretty good," coach Jason Garrett said in a...

By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- If all goes according to plan on Sunday, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will surpass Hall of Famer Roger Staubach for number of starts in franchise history at 115. When Romo plays against the New York Giants at AT&T Stadium he will...

By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- With starting right tackle Doug Free out three-to-four weeks with a fractured right foot, the Cowboys boosted their line with the signing of veteran tackle Tony Hills on Wednesday. The team released defensive end Lavar Edwards to make room...

By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- This was a butt-kicking, a complete destruction. And it was accompanied by the sweet taste of vengeance. This was about the closest the Dallas Cowboys could get to experiencing elation during the regular season after humbling the...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tony Romo was feeling good as Sunday night was about to turn into Monday morning. The Dallas Cowboys improved to 3-1 with their 38-17 win against the New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. Romo completed 22 of 29 passes for 262 yards and...

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- We can stop talking about the worst defense in the NFL last season. This Dallas Cowboys defense is different. Not dominant, but different. And no doubt good enough to give a team with an elite offense a chance to win on a weekly basis...

By Calvin Watkins | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas – As he ran into the Cowboys’ locker room after a convincing 38-17 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday night, wide receiver Dez Bryant yelled, “We Dat!” It was the direct opposite of the chant by Saints fans: “Who Dat?!”...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Cowboys’ 38-17 win over the Saints. High times: The Cowboys are 3-1 for the first time since 2008. They had their best performance of the Jason Garrett era. They exorcised bad memories...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- A few thoughts on the Dallas Cowboys' 38-17 win against the New Orleans Saints at AT&T Stadium. What it means: Are the Cowboys for real? Maybe. After four weeks, no team in the NFL has more wins than the Cowboys, which was something...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- After four games, DeMarco Murray finds himself in the same conversation with Jim Brown, O.J. Simpson and Emmitt Smith. They are the only four running backs to open a season with four straight 100-yard games and a rushing touchdown. Yet...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo isn’t ready to say he is 100 percent. “I think I am getting close,” Romo said after the Cowboys’ 38-17 win against the New Orleans Saints. Whatever the percentage is, Romo is feeling much better than...

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys completely dominated the first half of Sunday night’s 38-17 rout of the New Orleans Saints. The halftime scoreboard -- Cowboys 24, Saints 0 -- was no fluke. Dallas did whatever it wanted offensively in the first 30...

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas. IRVING, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Terrell McClain did not practice Wednesday because of a concussion. McClain, who missed the entire preseason and season opener due to a high ankle sprain, will have to pass the NFL’s concussion protocol before...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- Taking last Wednesday off worked out so well for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, he was held out of practice again on Wednesday. Superstitious? “No, it’s probably a little deeper than that but you can write that if it helps,” Romo...

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- Cornerback Morris Claiborne owed his teammates after going AWOL. “They understand just as much as I do, but I felt that I had to apologize to those guys,” said Claiborne, who delivered the apology before Wednesday morning’s meetings. “My...

By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com IRVING, Texas -- Just to be clear, Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones didn't really criticize Morris Claiborne hours before the demoted cornerback’s hasty departure from the team facility. Jones acknowledged the painfully obvious about as...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ST. LOUIS -- The clearest evidence Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo felt better Sunday against the St. Louis Rams was not just his 16-yard scramble in the fourth quarter. It was how Romo moved from the beginning of the game until the end. Romo, who...

By Todd Archer | ESPNDallas.com ST. LOUIS -- Anthony Spencer worked out before Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams, knowing he was not going to play. That could change this week against the New Orleans Saints. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Spencer “hopefully” will get...