Prescott throws 4 TDs, Cowboys rally to beat Giants

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Don't tell Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys their regular-season finale against the New York Giants was a meaningless game. They played it to the end and got momentum for the playoffs, in which they will host Seattle next weekend.

Cowboys' Elliott inactive for regular-season finale

The Pittsburgh Steelers' push for a playoff berth will go on without wide receiver Antonio Brown. The perennial Pro Bowler will sit out the season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals with a knee injury. Pittsburgh will also be without starting inside linebacker Vince Williams (toe) and safety Sean Davis, who is dealing with a quadriceps injury. Kicker Matt McCrane will make his debut for...

Rushing leader Elliott wants in vs Giants; do Cowboys agree?

FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Ezekiel Elliott insists he's playing and has no hesitation saying the NFL rushing title is on his mind with the Dallas Cowboys locked into the fourth playoff seed as NFC East champions going into their regular-season finale at the New York Giants.

Cowboys' Crawford released from hospital after neck injury

Initial reports were encouraging after Cowboys defensive lineman Tyrone Crawford suffered a scary injury in Dallas' NFC East-clinching 27-20 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Crawford injured his neck on the second play of the game. His neck was stabilized on a stretcher with his facemask removed, and the seventh-year player was moving his arms and legs before he was taken...

Cowboys fans looking forward to the playoffs and beyond

Some very happy Dallas Cowboys fans celebrated a division win on Sunday, looking ahead to the playoffs.

Prescott, Cowboys wrap up NFC East with 27-20 win over Bucs

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Dak Prescott shared a brief hug with star running back Ezekiel Elliott after the Dallas quarterback kneeled twice to wrap up their second NFC East title in three seasons together. The postgame celebration was equally muted after Prescott accounted for two touchdowns and Jaylon Smith returned a fumble 69 yards for a score in a 27-20 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on...

Take 2: Cowboys try to wrap up NFC East, this time vs Bucs

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys failed in their first attempt to wrap up the NFC East by losing to Indianapolis when the Colts badly needed a win for their playoff chase. Now the NFL's rushing leader and his teammates will try again Sunday, this time facing an opponent with nothing on the line a week after Tampa Bay was eliminated from postseason contention...

Elliott among 5 Cowboys selected to 2019 Pro Bowl

Quarterbacks: Tom Brady, New England; x-Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City; Philip Rivers, L.A. Chargers Tight ends: Eric Ebron, Indianapolis; x-Travis Kelce, Kansas City

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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.