Marcus Spears News

Human nature, it seems, would be to spend all week talking about the things that didn't go right in the Cowboys' 7-6 win over Washington.

Defensive end Marcus Spears lounged on a couch in the middle of the Dallas Cowboys locker room, his right leg draped over the side.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips got testy with reporters on Monday when asked about the sideline spat between cornerback Terence Newman and secondary coach Dave Campo.

The ball was literally floating up there. It must've been in the air for an hour.

Green Bay Packers tight end Spencer Havner has been fined $5,000 for a late hit out of bounds during last week's 17-7 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

The defensive line shift that allowed the Cowboys to make their big fourth-and-one stop in Sunday night's 20-16 win over Philadelphia was a product of thorough scouting.

The Dallas Cowboys defensive line started coming together years ago, even before some of the current players had arrived.

This game meant everything to the Dallas Cowboys . The last time they visited this city, their season was destroyed.

Cowboys coach Wade Phillips had a different perspective than Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb on the key fourth-and-one play in the fourth quarter.

This time, the players didn't trudge off the field with their heads hanging, ashamed of their performance, as they did after last season's debacle at Lincoln Financial Field.

Cowboys DT Jay Ratliff was added to the team's injury report Friday with a knee injury that kept him out of practice.

GIL LeBRETON ARLINGTON - They found it in Kansas City, linebacker Bradie James says.

Nose tackle Jay Ratliff has played like the Pro Bowl player he is. This week, the Dallas Cowboys just hope he plays.

If the Dallas Cowboys suddenly hot pass rush is to tear apart the Seattle Seahawks offensive line goulash, which seems to be a popular prediction going into Sunday's game, they will have to do so without a key component.

Keith Brooking slept in, enjoyed the final few hours of a visit by his brother, then went to Dallas Cowboys headquarters during the afternoon of his "Victory Monday," an extra day off players received as a reward for beating the Atlanta Falcons.

The obvious thing is the emergence of receiver Miles Austin as a playmaker. But there's also a defensive component to the Dallas Cowboys ' surge to the brink of the NFC East lead: the re-emergence of the team's fierce pass rush.

ARLINGTON a 'Dallas hosts Seattle Sunday as the Cowboys try to stretch their modest winning streak to three in a row.

Nine days ago, the Cowboys were a fragile team cursed to play in one of the NFL's toughest divisions.

Marcus Spears was picked nine spots after the Cowboys took DeMarcus Ware in the first round of the 2005 draft.

Put a little pressure on a quarterback and a defence can force an incompletion, a sack or an interception.