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Cowboys need to use three-headed running game more

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All three of the Cowboys running backs - Marion Barber, Felix Jones and Tashard Choice - had 60-plus rushing yards in Thursday's 24-7 drubbing of Oakland. Play caller Jason Garrett should strive to duplicate that kind of involvement on Dec. 6 against the Giants in the Meadowlands...
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FISH on FOOTBALL: Top Ten Cowboys Takes, With Thanksgiving Pizza And Cigars!

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More photos » by Mike Stone - AP The Cowboys showed a lot of love for each other this week. Browse more photos » Top Ten Takes from a Cowboys Turkey Day that features pizza, cigars and Bugs Bunny...
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Shocker Special: Lex-n-Effect ready to rump shake in Buffalo

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Each week the Noise will guide desperate, deep-thinking owners into the dark corners of the waiver wire to mine a last-minute diamond. Turn on your helmet light and pack a pickaxe. We're digging for drop-jaw surprises owned in fewer than 10 percent or started in five percent or...
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8-3 and Now the Real Fun Starts

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We've heard the same story in every way, shape and form for the last four years. The Cowboys are good early in the season but they can't get it done in December. Well, here we are for the fourth year in a row. The Cowboys have had a strong November to put themselves in position...
>> defendingthestar.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Cowboys Feast On Big Plays; Cowboys Playoffs Start In December

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(Video posted by DCFanatic on his blog)Cowboys defeated the Oakland Raiders, 24-7, in a feast of big plays for Tashard Choice, Felix Jones, Miles Austin, Marion Barber, and Jason Witten. Granted, these plays came against the Oakland Raiders, but this is what the Cowboys needed to break...
>> davetroll.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Random Thanksgiving Game Notes

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I didn't have complete attention to the second and third games on the day, as I was hosting in-laws and wrangling kids, but here goes.> Cowboys RB Tashard Choice seems to have the 2008 Felix Jones role of looking good on limited carries. This means that he'll get too much...
>> fivetooltool.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Cowboys fall just short of 500-yard mark

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On their last possession of the game, the Cowboys ran four plays to run out the clock: Three runs by Marion Barber that netted 14 yards and a kneel down by Tony Romo for a loss of a yard. It left the Cowboys with 494 yards for the game. It was their third highest total in the last...
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More big plays

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The Cowboys had seven plays of 20 or more in the first half. They have three more in the second half with 37- and 44-yard catches by Jason Witten and a 32-yard run by Marion Barber. That's 10 on the day. The most the Cowboys have had this season are seven against the New York...
>> cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archive...
 

The big play is back

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ARLINGTON - The Cowboys used the big play to snap out of their two-game offensive slump. Dallas has seven plays of 20-plus yards in the first half: FIRST QUARTER Tashard Choice 66-yard run Miles Austin 49-yard reception SECOND QUARTER Felix Jones 46-yard run (touchdown) Austin 27...
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Nick Folk misses from 49

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Nick Folk has now missed six field goals this year, a career-high. He had just seven in his first two years. This miss was from 49 yards and the ball scraped off the right upright. He made a 36-yarder in the first quarter. Now, he's got to make the kick but let's put some...
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Penalties preventing Dallas blowout

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ARLINGTON - The Cowboys have had plenty of big plays today. And it seems like they follow every one with a penalty. Marion Barber gained 42-yards on a catch-and-run here in the second quarter, but LT Flozell Adams was called for a false start on the next play. The next three plays...
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NFL Betting: Raiders vs Cowboys

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Courtesy of OddsShark.com The Oakland Raiders and the Dallas Cowboys will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Cowboys Stadium. Oddsmakers currently have the Cowboys listed as 14-point favorites versus the Raiders, while the game's total is sitting at 40...
>> www.lines-maker.com/2009/11...
 

Best Fantasy Football Starts on Thanksgiving

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While you are stuffing your face with turkey, your fantasy football team can also be stuffing its points total if you have the right players going. Here are some fantasy football studs that should have big games on Thanksgiving: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers is...
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Week 12 Fantasy Injury Report - Thursday Edition

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>> fantasysportscounselor.blogspot.com/2009/11...
 

Official injury report - Jason Witten questionable

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COWBOYS OUT - OT Marc Colombo (ankle), S Ken Hamlin (ankle) QUESTIONABLE - TE Jason Witten (foot) PROBABLE - QB Tony Romo (back), RB Marion Barber (thumb), LB Keith Brooking (ankle), K David Buehler (toe), LB DeMarcus Ware (foot), S Gerald Sensabaugh (thumb), CB Mike Jenkins (elbow...
>> cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archive...
 

Weekly Game Balls: Week 11

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For the most part it was one ugly game. But there were some worthy contributions that stood out among the disgust that most of us felt until the last drive of the game. With that said I present you the game balls of week 11. This week’s offensive game ball goes to Marion Barber...
>> lonestarstruck.com/2009/11...
 

The VRR: Cowboys Must Get Back in Saddle after Pulling off Squeaker over 'Skins

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More photos » by Tony Gutierrez - AP Tony Romo has to take his bumps and bruises from Redskins to Raiders in just a few days. Browse more photos » The 7-6 victory over the rival Redskins did little...
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Phillips: Romo is OK

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IRVING - Tony Romo wasn't available to the media Monday, but Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said the quarterback's sore back shouldn't be an issue this week. "We've already talked to Tony and he says he feels a lot better today," Phillips said. "He had...
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Barber's streak ends

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The fumble by Dallas Cowboys' running back Marion Barber during Sunday's win against Washington was his first of the season. Barber had handled the ball 120 times as a runner and a receiver before Redskins' linebacker London Fletcher caused the turnover in the first quarter...
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Skins and Cowboys Don't Hate Each Other Any More?

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Or at least the Cowboys don't show the hate for us they used to. Anyone else notice how many times Marion Barber and his team mates congratulated (butt slapped or whatever you want to call it) a Redskins player after a play? I'm all for sportsmanship but in this rivalry the...
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Redskins Insider: Falling just three minutes short

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ARLINGTON, Texas For more than 57 minutes Sunday, the Washington Redskins shut out the high-octane offense of the Dallas Cowboys. For nearly 106 minutes from late in the first quarter Nov. 15 at home against the Denver Broncos until late in the fourth quarter at Cowboys Stadium,...
>> www.washingtontimes.com/news/20...
 

Cowboys-Redskins by quarters

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From the outset, it appeared to be Green Bay revisited. Although the Cowboys made a commitment to running the ball, the end result was frustration. The Cowboys went three-and-out on the first drive. On their next series, the Cowboys seemingly had things going. Five consecutive runs...
>> www.star-telegram.com/332/sto...
 

Will Tony Romo play Thursday?

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IRVING - He indicated he would, but I'm sure a lot depends on whether his back stiffens up overnight. Here's what he said after the game when he was asked if he'll be limited in practice the next two games: "I don't know. We'll see. It's just in the...
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Cowboys not even getting close

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With 10 minutes remaining, the Dallas Cowboys have run all of one play inside the Washington 25. Running back Marion Barber went for eight yards on the play, from the Washington 25, but linebacker London Fletcher stripped him off the ball. The Redskins recovered, and the Cowboys have...
>> cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archive...
 

Fourth-down try goes nowhere

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The Cowboys entered Sunday having made three of four fourth-down tries. They are now three of five. After a failed third-and-1 run by Marion Barber - out of the shotgun - the Cowboys went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Washington 38 and Tony Romo had a pass intercepted by London...
>> cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archive...
 
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