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The Dallas Cowboys on Sunday rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Washington.

The plastic surgeon did remarkable work on Andre Gurode. There are no signs of the facial wounds that required 30 stitches to close three years ago.

Part of that is to make better decisions. Why should that approach compromise his ability to make big plays? The evolution of Romo has been apparent but not always steady.

Categories I. If I heard right I think Fox's Jimmy Johnson laid the blame on Packers 17, Cowboys 7 squarely on the shoulders of Wade Phillips.

How our writers are picking Sunday's Packers-Cowboys game at Lambeau Field. Mike Vandermause : Cowboys 31, Packers 20 It's possible the Packers will play inspired football, but it won't be enough against a Cowboys team that has too many offensive weapons and too strong a pass rush.

Sometimes defenses win championships. Sometimes they make just enough plays to be the dominant factor in a game that rewards the winner with first place at midseason.

The last time the Dallas Cowboys felt this good, Tony Romo and friends went to Mexico to celebrate.

The Cowboys are at 6-2 at the midway point of the season and atop the NFC East standings.

Forget spoils. Expectations go to NFL victors nowadays, a double-edged parting gift for a job well done.

Since Deion isn't the MVP, then who? a The Dallas Cowboys are 6-2. Your glass of blue Kool-Aid is more half-full than half-empty. Wade Phillips is Coach of the Year, Tony Romo's in the Pro Bowl, Keith Brooking is Badass of the Decade and you've got the Cowboys penciled in for Super Bowl XLIV February 7 in Miami.

Jay Ratliff is awesome. He stuffs the run. He rushes the passer. He's a very big reason your Dallas Cowboys now sit atop the NFC East .

OFFENSE: Not a good followup after dismantling the Giants a week earlier. Players didn't seem to be on the same page all evening and 4-for-12 on third downs won't win any games.

Nose tackle Jay Ratliff was upset at halftime. The Dallas Cowboys led 10-6, but Ratliff was upset by the 70 rushing yards the Philadelphia Eagles had.

Eagles two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters and safety Quintin Demps left Sunday night's game against Dallas with ankle injuries.

Gerald Sensabaugh News: Gerald Sensabaugh fully practiced all week and is expected to start Sunday's game at Philadelphia, according to the Cowboys' official website.

PHILADELPHIA a ' In a new book about the Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, who coached in Philadelphia from 1998-2007, had this little ditty about why the Eagles have been more successful than the Dallas Cowboys over the past decade.

CARLOS MENDEZ The Dallas Cowboys gave up points on the opponent's opening drive, as they did a week ago.

It's been a relatively easy couple of weeks for the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles , as they have ascended to the top of the NFC East standings, cruising past the stumbling New York Giants.

The next two months should be fun for these Dallas Cowboys . They have run off three consecutive victories to move into a first-place tie with the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East.

The Cowboys had no injuries in their game against the Seahawks and heading into their game against the Eagles have only one significant injury.