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Since joining the Cowboys, Nick Folk has been seemingly automatic. He made 26 of 31 field goal attempts as a rookie in 2007, including a 53-yarder to beat Buffalo in overtime, and made the Pro Bowl.

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is in the final year of his contract. Owner Jerry Jones has an option for next year, but has chosen to let the season play out before addressing Phillips' future.

Several of the ugly sides of the Dallas Cowboys showed up on Sunday, while the strengths that have carried the team through the last four wins were noticeably absent.

Maybe it was a lucky swipe. And maybe, on another play, the visor on Roy Williams' helmet glared in the light, just as Williams said it did.

With little fanfare, the Dallas Cowboys have become the NFC's leader in the most important defensive statistic of all: points allowed.

Following Dallas' 20-16 Sunday night win over the Eagles , coach Andy Reid, responding to a question asking why there was a never a deep ball thrown in Jackson's direction, said that the Cowboys had been rolling coverage toward the receiver.

The Cowboys did everything they could to contain DeSean Jackson. They called for double coverage often on the speedy wide receiver.

Some really embarrassing punt protection just threatened Packers P Jeremy Kapinos' season.

IRVING, Texas a ' Wade Phillips hired hard-driving assistant coach Joe DeCamillis to clean up the Dallas Cowboys' underachieving special-teams units.

Pat Watkins got a double dose of DeSean Jackson's speed during the defense and special teams meetings at Valley Ranch.

Nick Folk missed just two field goal attempts last season but with his miss from 48 yards here in the second quarter he has now missed three this season.

Diversity is a good thing in the work place and on the football field. Ten players caught a pass for the Cowboys in this win.

In Drew Bledsoe's final full season as the starting quarterback, the Cowboys lost four of their last six games in 2005.

Think for a moment what it is you like about one of your favorite paintings. Maybe it's the color, the lines, the subject.

Deon Anderson knew things would be different from the moment he met Joe DeCamillis.

Last update: October 22, 2009 - 2:26 PM We had a chance to speak earlier today with Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, who moonlights as a member of the now-named Tripping Icarus .

If Gene Hackman were the coach, and tape measures were 100 yards long, an opposing team might give Cowboys Stadium the "Hoosiers" test when arriving at the new venue.

I seemed to remember a 10-6 yawner over Buffalo in 2003. And, of course, there was the 9-7 classic over the Redskins on Monday Night Football in 2001 when both teams entered 0-4. I'm sure there are others, but yesterday's Cowboys 26, Chiefs 20 was pretty damn hideous.

Regardless what your expectations were coming into Sunday's game with the Chiefs, the final outcome was huge.

A quick run down of the Cowboys-Chiefs matchups: When the Cowboys run When the Chiefs have faced teams committed to the run, they allowed 198 yards to Baltimore and 156 yards to the Giants.