Dallas' chance to clinch division flattened by poor start
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys' new triplets looked untouchable for five weeks. Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper worked in perfect unison through the air and Ezekiel Elliott decimated defenses on the ground.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys' new triplets looked untouchable for five weeks. Dak Prescott and Amari Cooper worked in perfect unison through the air and Ezekiel Elliott decimated defenses on the ground.
Colts use Mack attack, defense to shut down Cowboys 23-0
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack kept his eyes down the field and his legs churning Sunday. His teammates took the cue. The offensive line created enough space for Mack to run for a career-high 139 yards and two scores, an improving defense smothered the league's hottest offense and the Colts rolled past Dallas 23-0 to stay in the AFC playoff hunt.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indianapolis Colts running back Marlon Mack kept his eyes down the field and his legs churning Sunday. His teammates took the cue. The offensive line created enough space for Mack to run for a career-high 139 yards and two scores, an improving defense smothered the league's hottest offense and the Colts rolled past Dallas 23-0 to stay in the AFC playoff hunt.
Cowboys trace top-5 defense to draft, starting with Lawrence
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli remembers the night the Cowboys traded up in the second round of the 2014 draft to grab DeMarcus Lawrence because they thought he was the last pass rusher on the board with the skills to become elite. Four years and several significant draft decisions later, Dallas is in line for its highest defensive ranking since 2003, and on the...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli remembers the night the Cowboys traded up in the second round of the 2014 draft to grab DeMarcus Lawrence because they thought he was the last pass rusher on the board with the skills to become elite. Four years and several significant draft decisions later, Dallas is in line for its highest defensive ranking since 2003, and on the...
Cowboys, Colts ready to meet in high-stakes game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jason Garrett and Frank Reich understand the high stakes of Sunday's game. If Dallas wins, it clinches the NFC East. If Indianapolis wins, it stays in the hunt for the AFC's final playoff spot and possibly even a division crown. The two coaches and their players will get one more precious late-season chance to see how they stack up against another postseason...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Jason Garrett and Frank Reich understand the high stakes of Sunday's game. If Dallas wins, it clinches the NFC East. If Indianapolis wins, it stays in the hunt for the AFC's final playoff spot and possibly even a division crown. The two coaches and their players will get one more precious late-season chance to see how they stack up against another postseason...
Praise for Jerry Jones? Cooper trade really did boost Dallas
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jerry Jones is getting praised for a football move. There might not be a better way to explain the impact of the oft-criticized owner and general manager's bold trade for Dallas, sending a 2019 first-round pick to Oakland for receiver Amari Cooper with the Cowboys fading fast in the NFC East race.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Jerry Jones is getting praised for a football move. There might not be a better way to explain the impact of the oft-criticized owner and general manager's bold trade for Dallas, sending a 2019 first-round pick to Oakland for receiver Amari Cooper with the Cowboys fading fast in the NFC East race.
Prescott's 3rd TD to Cooper lifts Cowboys over Eagles in OT
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper's impact on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has been dramatic. The new No. 1 receiver for the Cowboys shook up the NFC East race, too. Prescott threw his third touchdown pass to Cooper on the first possession of overtime, and the Cowboys took a big step toward the division title with a 29-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Amari Cooper's impact on Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott has been dramatic. The new No. 1 receiver for the Cowboys shook up the NFC East race, too. Prescott threw his third touchdown pass to Cooper on the first possession of overtime, and the Cowboys took a big step toward the division title with a 29-23 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
Grugier-Hill apologizes for saying Cowboys "always choke"
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill says he apologized to coach Doug Pederson for trash talking the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week. Grugier-Hill told a Philadelphia television reporter on Wednesday: "Look at Dallas' history. They always choke. So we'll go down there and make them choke." The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (6-6) visit the Cowboys...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill says he apologized to coach Doug Pederson for trash talking the Dallas Cowboys earlier this week. Grugier-Hill told a Philadelphia television reporter on Wednesday: "Look at Dallas' history. They always choke. So we'll go down there and make them choke." The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (6-6) visit the Cowboys...
Comfortable Cowboys? NFC East leaders say they can't be
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas safety Jeff Heath figures there's a world outside his locker room where people seek comfort in their jobs. The Cowboys are about to get a test of the notion that they're never supposed to get comfortable in their line of work. "I think the coaches do a good job kind of keeping us sharp, keeping us on edge," Heath said. "You just have to...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas safety Jeff Heath figures there's a world outside his locker room where people seek comfort in their jobs. The Cowboys are about to get a test of the notion that they're never supposed to get comfortable in their line of work. "I think the coaches do a good job kind of keeping us sharp, keeping us on edge," Heath said. "You just have to...
Lawrence measures up for Cowboys even with sack total down
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - DeMarcus Lawrence may not reach his career high in sacks during the encore to the Dallas defensive end's breakthrough season in the NFL. By any measure from his coaches and teammates, Lawrence's follow-up to 14 1/2 sacks has been a success . A big one.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - DeMarcus Lawrence may not reach his career high in sacks during the encore to the Dallas defensive end's breakthrough season in the NFL. By any measure from his coaches and teammates, Lawrence's follow-up to 14 1/2 sacks has been a success . A big one.
Sean Lee teams up with JC Penney for holiday giving spree
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee has been on the sidelines for much of the season. But his hard work continues off it, and we don't mean on the football field.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee has been on the sidelines for much of the season. But his hard work continues off it, and we don't mean on the football field.
Cowboys have reason to think big after ending Saints' streak
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Leighton Vander Esch howled through the open retractable roof after a booming tackle on a huge third-down stop negated by a potentially crushing roughing-the-punter penalty. Jourdan Lewis answered an ominous fumble by quarterback Dak Prescott that gave Drew Brees another chance by intercepting the MVP contender , putting the Dallas Cowboys in position to finish off a...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Leighton Vander Esch howled through the open retractable roof after a booming tackle on a huge third-down stop negated by a potentially crushing roughing-the-punter penalty. Jourdan Lewis answered an ominous fumble by quarterback Dak Prescott that gave Drew Brees another chance by intercepting the MVP contender , putting the Dallas Cowboys in position to finish off a...
Cowboys stifle Brees, end Saints' 10-game win streak, 13-10
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dak Prescott desperately scrambled for a first down in a game of fourth-quarter keepaway, then took three knees from the New Orleans 1 to run out the clock by the narrowest possible margin.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dak Prescott desperately scrambled for a first down in a game of fourth-quarter keepaway, then took three knees from the New Orleans 1 to run out the clock by the narrowest possible margin.
Tyron Smith out for Cowboys-Saints game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - New Orleans Saints receiver Tre'Quan Smith is active against Dallas on Thursday night after missing a game with a toe injury, and Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith will miss his second straight game with a neck issue.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - New Orleans Saints receiver Tre'Quan Smith is active against Dallas on Thursday night after missing a game with a toe injury, and Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith will miss his second straight game with a neck issue.
Cowboys, Saints both thriving defensively lately
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan doesn't sound interested in reviewing how the Saints gave up 48 points in Week 1 or 37 points in Week 3. "Early in the year, they gave up some points and yards and things like that, but you just really look at them in their last I guess three or four ballgames," Linehan said. The more recent version of New...
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Scott Linehan doesn't sound interested in reviewing how the Saints gave up 48 points in Week 1 or 37 points in Week 3. "Early in the year, they gave up some points and yards and things like that, but you just really look at them in their last I guess three or four ballgames," Linehan said. The more recent version of New...
Cowboys bring California wildfire survivors onto sidelines
Jaelyn Morgan expected to spend Thanksgiving Day inside AT&T Stadium with her dad, Dale. She just never imagined how close she would get to the field.
Jaelyn Morgan expected to spend Thanksgiving Day inside AT&T Stadium with her dad, Dale. She just never imagined how close she would get to the field.
Charlton among Cowboys' inactives against Redskins
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Jamison Crowder are active for Washington on Thanksgiving against Dallas after missing multiple games with injuries. Williams missed three straight games with a dislocated right thumb, while Crowder has been sidelined six games with an ankle injury and didn't practice all week.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Jamison Crowder are active for Washington on Thanksgiving against Dallas after missing multiple games with injuries. Williams missed three straight games with a dislocated right thumb, while Crowder has been sidelined six games with an ankle injury and didn't practice all week.
Better blocking coincides with surge by Cowboys in NFC East
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Zack Martin can't pinpoint why the Dallas offensive line was better in consecutive road wins after a mostly rugged first half of the season. The Cowboys right guard has a few options: time to adjust to the season-long absence of fellow Pro Bowler Travis Frederick, a steady showing from Xavier Su'a-Filo at left guard for injured rookie Connor Williams or the position...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Zack Martin can't pinpoint why the Dallas offensive line was better in consecutive road wins after a mostly rugged first half of the season. The Cowboys right guard has a few options: time to adjust to the season-long absence of fellow Pro Bowler Travis Frederick, a steady showing from Xavier Su'a-Filo at left guard for injured rookie Connor Williams or the position...
McCoy comes home to Texas, seeking Redskins win over Cowboys
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy silenced his phone knowing he was coming back to his home state for his first NFL start in four years, in the stadium where he helped lead the Texas Longhorns to a shot at a national title as their star quarterback and where he last won a game as a pro.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy silenced his phone knowing he was coming back to his home state for his first NFL start in four years, in the stadium where he helped lead the Texas Longhorns to a shot at a national title as their star quarterback and where he last won a game as a pro.
Cowboys in thick of NFC East with Redskins up next
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Ezekiel Elliott still had five more games to watch last year after the Dallas Cowboys lost in Atlanta at the beginning of their star running back's six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Ezekiel Elliott still had five more games to watch last year after the Dallas Cowboys lost in Atlanta at the beginning of their star running back's six-game suspension over domestic violence allegations.
Cowboys rookie Gallup away from team after brother's suicide
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys rookie receiver Michael Gallup is away from the team after being told following a victory in Atlanta that his brother had died by suicide. Coach Jason Garrett said on his radio show Monday that Gallup received the news after the Cowboys' 22-19 victory over the Falcons. Gallup didn't return to Dallas with the team, instead staying in Georgia with his...
FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys rookie receiver Michael Gallup is away from the team after being told following a victory in Atlanta that his brother had died by suicide. Coach Jason Garrett said on his radio show Monday that Gallup received the news after the Cowboys' 22-19 victory over the Falcons. Gallup didn't return to Dallas with the team, instead staying in Georgia with his...