Avoiding Injuries Is Top Priority For Cowboys
Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott prefer playing over resting. But staying healthy, not winning, is the top priority for the playoff-bound Cowboys when they visit the Eagles on Sunday.
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Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott prefer playing over resting. But staying healthy, not winning, is the top priority for the playoff-bound Cowboys when they visit the Eagles on Sunday.
Week 17 features a slew of division rivalry games, but the one on Sunday night between the Lions and Packers will have the entire nation's attention.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said that, when it comes to Sunday's relatively meaningless regular season finale in Philadelphia, it is "all hands on deck." But, at the moment, the Cowboys are short on hands.
With nothing to play for, there is a good chance that Dallas rests their starters, but that doesn't mean Tony Romo will play.
Depending on earlier games, the loser may well toil in winter purgatory, watching the very party they were four quarters from joining.
There's plenty that remains to be determined in Week 17 and many fans will have to wait until the final clock strikes zero to know their team's fate.
Even by the stellar standards these teams set over the epoch, this was a glittering finish that reminded us why football is the best sport.
The Dallas Cowboys finish their regular season against the Philadelphia Eagles and this game might not be a safe bet for Cowboys fans.
The Dallas Cowboys had already clinched home-field advantage through the playoffs but they didn't play like a team with nothing to gain. Dallas beat the Detroit Lions in a game where the Lions needed to win to help their playoff hopes on Monday Night Football.
Dez Bryant scored three total touchdowns in a 42-21 route over the Detroit Lions on Monday night.
The Dallas Cowboys have clinched home-field advantage throughout the playoffs and have little left to play for in week 16, which should give them a chance to rest some of their injured starters.
Having made it to the NFC playoff, the early lockup for the Dallas Cowboys leaves the team with two "meaningless'' regular-season games left to play — and decisions to make regarding how to play them.
In case you don't feel like watching A Christmas Story all weekend, here's some sports action to get you away from the family for a little while.
The Cowboys clinched home field advantage throughout the playoffs and became the NFC East champs when Philadelphia beat the New York Giants 24-19 Thursday night.
Eli Manning is the face of solidity, security, and consistency. Yet fans are still trying to understand the understated QB.
The Cowboys are the only team to ever send a rookie running back and rookie quarterback to the Pro Bowl.
Cowboys rookie linebacker Jaylon Smith is missing this entire season due to an injury he sustained in his final college game, and yet the former Notre Dame star tweets that if he had the chance to do it all over again, he'd still play in that Fiesta Bowl.
Major division games highlight a holiday weekend completely overrun with NFL games.
The Giants can still win the NFC East title, but they'll have to get past an Eagles team looking to play the spoiler.
Solomon Wilcots, former NFL safety and current NFL ON CBS analyst, discusses three important week 16 matchups in the AFC.
The NFL has fined the New York Giants, coach Ben McAdoo and moved the team's fourth-round pick in next year's draft to the end of the round because the rookie coach used a walkie-talkie for about five plays during the fourth quarter of a game against Dallas.
Two rookies, Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, are among the talented group.
The Cowboys' end of the season schedule is full of landmines and this week they get the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions.
When talking about creating Dak vs Romo rumors and other Cowboys controversy, "A lot of time I do this stuff to create the debate" said Jerry Jones on his weekly radio show.
Forget any insurance policy Smith has; the decision to play in an "amateur'' football game cost him millions of dollars — and may have cost him a chance to play professional football, as there is only "medical hope'' that he ever participates again.
As of Sunday, DFW has had 100 consecutive days at 90° or higher, the longest streak ever. However, some big changes are on the way this week.
The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.
Camp Mystic's owners are seeking to sell nearly all of the camp's assets through bankruptcy as lawsuits remain pending over the deadly July 2025 floods.
Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.
As the war with Iran hits the 7-month mark, Trump tells Axios he expects talks to resume despite neither side signaling willingness to change demands.
As of Sunday, DFW has had 100 consecutive days at 90° or higher, the longest streak ever. However, some big changes are on the way this week.
The Super Heavy-Starship rocket's 14th test flight, the first boosting the upper stage to orbit, marked a major milestone for both SpaceX and NASA.
Camp Mystic's owners are seeking to sell nearly all of the camp's assets through bankruptcy as lawsuits remain pending over the deadly July 2025 floods.
Witness told police that one of those men pulled out a gun and shot the other before fleeing the scene.
As the war with Iran hits the 7-month mark, Trump tells Axios he expects talks to resume despite neither side signaling willingness to change demands.
The situation, food banks warn, is getting worse.
Dallas nonprofit Hunger Busters has been under scrutiny since an I-Team investigation in January.
Nearly 300 railroad crossings used by school buses in Texas have a history of crashes.
Technology company SPAN wants to build thousands of tiny data centers and spread them across the country.
Critics of LifeWise say its business model puts too much of the burden on local communities.
President Trump, Greenland Premier Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen signed the security agreement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
The White House said the two leaders agreed on using the term "super intelligence" rather than "artificial intelligence" to describe the technology.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
President Trump moved to cancel almost $1 billion in spending that was approved by Congress, marking the second time his administration has employed a rarely used tactic that some lawmakers in both parties have called illegal.
Hispanic Republicans Luisa del Rosal, a political commentator, and Orlando Salazar, founder and CEO of Voz Media, a conservative media outlet, say the economy and the ICE shootings are hurting the party.
Target, which embarked on a turnaround plan under its new CEO earlier this year, reported an increase in first-quarter sales Wednesday.
During the program's first year, it will be offered at about 65 to 75 hospitals that handle about a quarter of births in the state and largely serve low-income patients, Newsom's office said.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
Zoox, owned by Amazon, produces its own autonomous vehicles that it says are built for passengers, not drivers.
This Saturday, the Walk to End Lupus will put a spotlight on the autoimmune disease and the North Texans living with it.
About 40 million Americans are on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Zepbound and Mounjaro.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
U.S. officials have confirmed cases of a parasitic illness tied to lettuce in three more states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The Republican Midterm Convention starts Wednesday at the American Airlines Center.
After a 2024 merger with Cedar Flags the combined company moved its headquarters to North Carolina.
The project would include a new Dallas Stars arena, along with restaurants, shops and public spaces.
It's an annual Dallas tradition, but this year those pink Cadillacs are parking in Fort Worth.
A fairly new entertainment and food venue in Allen surprised a lot of people last week by suddenly shutting down.
Cecilia Zandalasini scored 22 points, Gabby Williams added 20 and four assists, and the second-seeded Golden State Valkyries ran away from the Dallas Wings by halftime.
For a moment, it looked as though it would be the Cowboys who would win the game in regulation.
The Texas Rangers were eliminated from postseason contention on the final day of the regular season with a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins, who got a home run and three RBIs from Josh Bell to back Dean Kremer's seven innings of one-run pitching.
Jacob deGrom matched a career high by allowing eight earned runs and the Texas Rangers stumbled again in the AL West race with a 10-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
The Cowboys are facing the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL's first-ever game in Rio de Janeiro.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Sylvester Stallone said he took a series of odd jobs to make ends meet before the bruised but unbowed Rocky Balboa.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
A Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order Wednesday against the late singer's nephew Bryan Seaver and his private security company.
The Red Bull Flugtag Airshow returned to Las Colinas on Saturday after a 12-year hiatus. Teams are tasked with constructing a flying machine and putting it to the test. It's estimated that around 25,000 people attended the event.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
As Anthony Davis prepared for his debut game at the AAC, Dallas Mavericks fans took to the arena to protest the controversial trade.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
