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Nov 19 2009 - DeMarcus Ware
LB DeMarcus Ware has had a sack in six straight games against the Redskins dating back to 2006. He is tied for the longest active sack streak in the NFL against one opponent. Chike Okeafor had six straight games with a sack against the Cardinals when he was with the Seahawks. Okeafor now plays for the Cardinals so Ware will be all alone if he gets another sack on Sunday.

Nov 19 2009 - Felix Jones
RB Felix Jones had runs of at least 11 yards or longer in each of the first five games he played this year. The last two weeks his longest runs have been four yards. Running back coach Skip Peete says it's more of a product of defenses keying on Jones than him being slowed by the sprained knee that sidelined him for two games earlier in the year. Even so, owner Jerry Jones said Jones needs to get more touches.

Nov 19 2009 - David Buehler
PK David Buehler has a fractured right pinky toe. Still he plans to try to kick off on Sunday. He missed Wednesday's practice and then tested his toe on Thursday. He plans to tape his toes together to hopefully reduce the pain. Buehler said it bothers him when he runs and plants but said he will work through it. If he can't go, kicker Nick Folk will handle both duties.

Nov 19 2009 - Doug Free
OT Doug Free didn't have to say it. But he knows everyone else is saying it and he clearly was stating that obvious. A fourth round pick in 2007, Free is finally getting a chance to play as the replacement for Marc Colombo at right tackle and it's time to show what he can do."It's a great opportunity," Free said. "I've been here a couple of years and haven't really had much playing time yet. Now is the time to show I can play. I've just come every week to work. There was not a time where I said, 'I should be starting. I'm ready.' I just came to work each and every week and acted like I'm a starter in my mind because you never know when it's your time." Free said he never worried about the situation like most people because the Cowboys were entrenched at tackle with Colombo and Flozell Adams. But he knew his day would come. "I never put a timetable on it," Free said of getting a chance to start. "When your time is there, it's there. You can never really say this is what I'm going to do. It's not a factor you can control, so you just do what you're do." Team owner Jerry Jones said Free did a good job in spot duty against the Packers after Colombo got hurt, and he feels he will be ready to go against the Redskins on Sunday. "There's a little of me that knows he's been at left tackle and he's going over to right tackle and because of his unique, quick feet and good feet, he may be a better left tackle than he is a right tackle," Jones said. "This is what you have to do with offensive lines and that is to give you some flexibility there. "I thought he came in, gave a good accounting the other day and have confidence that he will play well. One of the reasons I have confidence is we have the highest paid offensive line coach in the NFL with Hudson Houck."

Nov 18 2009 - Ken Hamlin
FS Ken Hamlin is out two to four weeks with a high ankle sprain.

Nov 18 2009 - Marc Colombo
RT Marc Colombo is out six weeks with a high ankle sprain and fractured left fibula. He underwent surgery Monday to repair ligaments in the ankle. He hopes to return by the end of the season.

Nov 18 2009 - Nick Folk
PK Nick Folk has missed four field goals this season, including a 38-yarder against the Packers. Folk missed most of the offseason with a hip injury and says he is still working out the kinks."There's a lot that goes into my off-season that people don't see necessarily," Folk said. "I don't want to put any blame on anyone else. That was a tough deal. I just have to get it right from here on out and make a playoff run."

Nov 18 2009 - Mike Jenkins
CB Mike Jenkins was sidelined in the third quarter against the Packers with a bruised biceps muscle. He was able to make it through a full practice on Wednesday and said he will play against the Redskins.

Nov 18 2009 - Doug Free
RT Doug Free was named the starter at right tackle in place of the injured Marc Colombo. It will be Free's first career start.

Nov 18 2009 - Alan Ball
DB Alan Ball will start at free safety in place of the injured Ken Hamlin. Ball moved from cornerback to safety this season and it will be his first career start at the position."It's a position we worked him in all along," coach Wade Phillips said. "He obviously is very versatile. He came in and played corner and made a big play a couple games ago, but he's ready to go in."

Nov 18 2009 - Gerald Sensabaugh
SS Gerald Sensabaugh will make the play calls in the secondary with the absence of injured veteran free safety Ken Hamlin.

Nov 17 2009 - Miles Austin
WR Miles Austin has been shut down in the first three quarters of the past two games. All of his catches -- five for 69 yards and one touchdown -- have occurred in the fourth quarter of games against the Eagles and Packers.

Nov 17 2009 - Kevin Ogletree
WR Kevin Ogletree might replace RB Felix Jones on kickoff returns. Jones doesn't seem the have the same burst in his legs since suffering a sprained knee in Week 3 against the Panthers. He returned after missing two games, but the big plays have not come back.

Nov 17 2009 - Felix Jones
RB Felix Jones doesn't seem the have the same burst in his legs since suffering a sprained knee in Week 3 against the Panthers. He returned after missing two games, but the big plays have not come back. Jones might be replaced on kickoff returns by WR Kevin Ogletree.

Nov 17 2009 - Allen Rossum
KR Allen Rossum could start running this week for the first time since pulling his hamstring in his first game with the Cowboys on Oct. 25 against the Falcons. "I feel as good as I can feel," Rossum said. "I don't want to go out there and run half speed. They're letting me rehab more and more each day."

Nov 17 2009 - Marion Barber
RB Marion Barber had four carries for 27 yards in the first quarter against the Packers. He had one carry the rest of the game. Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said his time was limited on the field because he was having trouble with his fractured thumb and it was bothering him in pass protection.

Nov 17 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tonny Romo is 2-3 as a starter against the Redskins with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions in five starts.

Nov 16 2009 - David Buehler
K David Buehler is hobbled after injuring his right pinkie toe when he was stepped on covering a kick at Green Bay. Buehler, tied for third in the league with 17 touchbacks, said he's in some pain, but he expects to play against the Redskins.

Nov 16 2009 - Mike Jenkins
CB Mike Jenkins sustained a severe bruise to his left biceps Sunday. He had an MRI on Monday, but Jenkins will be ready to face the Redskins.

Nov 16 2009 - Michael Hamlin
FS Mike Hamlin, out all season with a broken wrist, could be activated Sunday for the first time to help make up for the loss of FS Ken Hamlin, who is out with a high ankle sprain. The rookie seventh-round pick can play both safety positions, although he's mainly worked at strong safety behind Gerald Sensabaugh, who continues to play with a cast on his surgically repaired thumb.

Nov 16 2009 - Pat Watkins
DB Pat Watkins or DB Alan Ball will replace FS Ken Hamlin this week against Washington. Hamlin could miss up to a month with a high ankle sprain suffered Sunday at Green Bay.

Nov 16 2009 - Alan Ball
DB Alan Ball or DB Pat Watkins will replace FS Ken Hamlin this week against Washington. Hamlin could miss up to a month with a high ankle sprain suffered Sunday at Green Bay.

Nov 16 2009 - Ken Hamlin
FS Ken Hamlin could miss up to a month with a high ankle sprain suffered Sunday at Green Bay. Alan Ball or Pat Watkins will replace Hamlin this week against Washington.

Nov 16 2009 - Felix Jones
RB Felix Jones remains a conundrum for the Cowboys. They went to get the ball in his hands as much as possible because he is a home run threat, but they have to limit his time on the field because he is injury-prone and because he still has trouble in blitz protection. "He's just not as adept at it yet," Phillips said of Jones' blocking. "He missed a whole year of that (last season), where (Tashard) Choice didn't. Choice played. He knows his assignments well and does a good job of blocking."

Nov 16 2009 - Marion Barber
RB Marion Barber saw his time limited against the Packers because of problems with a fractured left thumb that was causing him problems on pass protection at Green Bay. Barber had four carries in the first half for 26 yards, but he carried it just one time for minus-1 yard in the second half. The Cowboys went with Tashard Choice because he could handle the blitz pickups.

Nov 15 2009 - Marc Colombo
OT Marc Colombo is likely out of the season with a high ankle sprain and a fractured left fibula. He was replaced in the game by Doug Free. The Cowboys have not determined whether Free will be the permanent replacement for Colombo.

Nov 15 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tony Romo was sacked five times, intercepted once and fumbled once Sunday. He passed for 251 yards and saw his personal 13-game winning streak in the month of November come to an end.

Nov 15 2009 - Miles Austin
WR Miles Austin was held to four catches for 20 yards and was a non-factor Sunday in Green Bay.

Nov 15 2009 - Roy Williams
WR Roy Williams finished the game Sunday with a team-high 105 receiving yards. It was his first 100-yard outing as a Cowboy and his first 100-yard game since Nov. 18, 2007, when he had 106 yards with Detroit against the N.Y. Giants.

Nov 12 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tony Romo said the win in Philadelphia gave the Cowboys a boost in confidence -- but nothing more. He said they still have to prove themselves each week, despite their four-game winning streak and first-place standing atop the NFC East at the midpoint of the season.

Nov 12 2009 - Ken Hamlin
FS Ken Hamlin returned to practiced Thursday after missing practice Wednesday with a strained groin. He expects to play Sunday against the Packers.

Nov 12 2009 - Andre Gurode
G Andre Gurode returned to practice Thursday after missing practice Wednesday with a sprained ankle. He expects to play Sunday against the Packers.

Nov 11 2009 - Ken Hamlin
S Ken Hamlin missed practice Wednesday because of a groin strain. If he can't play, Alan Ball will start at free safety. The Cowboys are not sure if Hamlin will practice at all this week.

Nov 11 2009 - Andre Gurode
G Andre Gurode missed practice on Wednesday with a sprained ankle and is questionable for Sunday's game with the Packers. The Cowboys don't know if Gurode will be able to practice on Thursday. If he can't go, Cory Proctor will start at center, although Duke Preston split snaps with him in practice on Wednesday.

Nov 11 2009 - Jason Witten
TE Jason Witten is not having a big season in terms of touchdown catches. But he is doing his thing on third down as evidence by the third-down catch to run out the clock against the Eagles on Sunday. He leads all NFL receivers and tight ends in reception percentage on third down plays. This year, Witten has caught all 13 passes thrown his way on third down, converting nine of them into first downs, which also tops all Cowboys players. Witten's third-down stats include 13 catches, 122 yards and one touchdown -- his only score of the season.

Nov 11 2009 - Miles Austin
WR Miles Austin has a breakout game against the Packers last season with two catches for 115 yards and a touchdown. It was the first indication, according to Cowboys coach Wade Phillips, that Austin could be a difference maker in the NFL. Austin said he is looking forward to the return trip to Green Bay. But unlike last year when he beat a defense that game planned to stop Terrell Owens, he will not come in as a secret to the Packers.

Nov 11 2009 - Felix Jones
RB Felix Jones is now practicing without a knee brace for the first time since suffering a sprained knee against the Panthers in Week 3. He missed two games but has played with a knee brace since. He is feeling a lot better and will no longer wear the brace in games and practices.

Nov 11 2009 - Roy Williams
WR Roy Williams finally found more room to operate against the Eagles and it paid off. He and quarterback Tony Romo connected five times, the most catches Williams has had in a game since he joined the team prior to Week 7 last season. His 75 receiving yards tied for his second-highest total. Williams now has 19 catches for 324 yards in seven games this season. "I'm happy for Roy," Romo said. "He's been working hard, he's been doing good things and I think you got to see a little of what he's been doing."

Nov 11 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tony Romo has won 13 consecutive starts in November, which ties the longest such streak in the NFL since 1970. He can move into first by himself with a win this Sunday against Green Bay. Bob Griese (1970-74) and Steve Young (1992-1996) also won 13 straight November games.

Nov 10 2009 - Mike Jenkins
CB Mike Jenkins picked off his third pass of the season along with three tackles and two pass breakups last week against the Eagles. He has developed into the team's best cornerback.

Nov 10 2009 - Marion Barber
RB Marion Barber rushed 12 times for 50 yards with a long run of 16 yards. But more importantly he had the juice to close out the game in the fourth quarter when the Eagles were trying to get the ball back.

Nov 10 2009 - Roy Williams
WR Roy Williams caught a season-high five balls for a game-high 75 yards last week against the Eagles.

Nov 10 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tony Romo is perfect in November. He has 13 starts and 13 wins during the month of November since being named the starter in 2006. That includes a 35-10 touchdown to interception ratio and a 116.5 passer rating. He has seven career 300-yard games in November. The Cowboys have three more games in November so there's a good chance they'll run their winning streak to seven and head into December with a 9-2 mark if Romo's history is an indication.

Nov 10 2009 - Miles Austin
WR Miles Austin is going back to where it all began for him. Against the Packers last season he had his first career 100-yard game with 115 receiving yards and a touchdown on two catches.

Nov 10 2009 - Jay Ratliff
NT Jay Ratliff is providing problems for opposing linemen as he has racked up four sacks to go with 14 pressures. At Philadelphia last week, he notched two sacks of Donovan McNabb for his second career multi-sack game.

Nov 9 2009 - Jamar Love
DB Jamar Love signed with Dallas' practice squad. The rookie free agent out of Arkansas had been with New England over the summer.

Nov 9 2009 - Jason Witten
TE Jason Witten's 43 yards receiving against the Eagles gave him 5,333 for his career and allowed him to pass Wesley Walls (5,291) for 15th all-time among league tight ends.

Nov 9 2009 - Tony Romo
QB Tony Romo threw for 307 yards against the Eagles, his 20th career 300-yard outing. It was his fourth 300-yard game of the season, the third-most in a season in club history behind his seven in 2007 and six in 2008. Romo's streak of attempts without an interception came to an end in the third quarter. He had attempted 143 straight passes without an interception -- the longest streak in his career.

Nov 9 2009 - Jay Ratliff
NT Jay Ratliff finished the Eagles game with two sacks. It was his second career multiple-sack game.

Nov 9 2009 - Nick Folk
K Nick Folk's two field goals against the Sunday gave him 60 for his career to tie Billy Cundiff for sixth all-time in team history.