NFC East News

Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is listed as questionable for Sunday's NFC East showdown at Dallas with an ankle injury.Haynesworth missed practice all week and is expected to be a game-time decision.Also listed as questionable are offensive linemen Stephon Heyer and Mike Williams .The Redskins had already ruled out running ...

Without Brian Westbrook, the Philadelphia Eagles will likely have to rely heavily on Donovan McNabb as they try to get their season back on track this weekend.

The New York Giants feel like they won a game last weekend - and they didn't even play.

The unseasonably mild weather was the lone exception. Everything else about the Dallas Cowboys ' experience at Lambeau Field on Sunday screamed that it was already December for the NFC East leaders.

DONOVAN McNabb played the "must-win" card yesterday. Fascinating, that is. He talks a lot these days about how young this Eagles team is, about how veteran leadership is lacking, and now a quarterback whose tendency is to say nothing has chosen this moment to draw a bright line in the shifting sands.

By his estimation, Sheldon Brown hasn't missed a game that counted since sixth grade.

IRVING, Texas _ Plastic surgery fixed the physical scars on Dallas Cowboys centre Andre Gurode's forehead after he was cleated in the face by Albert Haynesworth three years ago.

The Dallas Cowboys returned to work Monday, a day after their 17-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers, trying to rehab as well as regroup.

In an all-out slugfest , the Cowboys could've used a running game. Instead, Marion Barber , Tashard Choice and Jones combined for 11 carries.

PHILADELPHIA -- At 5-4, the Eagles aren't where they or their fans had hoped they would be right now.

In Week 9, the Dallas Cowboys took control of first place in the NFC East with a 20-16 win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The bye week turned into a bonanza for the Giants. Not only did quarterback Eli Manning and company get a chance to rest and get away from a four-game losing streak, the Giants also got lucky.

IRVING, Texas a ' DeMarcus Ware didn't have a sack in the first four games. He has five in the four games since.

The Washington Redskins inadvertently created an issue with their feel-good victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday: Does Clinton Portis have a future with the team? Portis did not play against the Broncos because of a concussion he suffered the previous week, marking the first game he has missed since December 2006.

Four weeks ago, the Dallas Cowboys were at a crossroads with a 2-2 record. There were questions about quarterback Tony Romo regressing and there were calls for coach Wade Phillips to be fired.Of course that was before they went on a four-game winning streak that lifted them atop the NFC East with a 6-2 record at the midpoint of the season.Romo is ...

For a division that perennially defines tough, power football, this year's version of the NFC East is softer than a feather pillow.

Dallas Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin will be sidelined for 2-to-4 weeks with a high ankle sprain, while right tackle Marc Colombo will miss at least six weeks with a high ankle sprain and fractured fibula.

SPECIAL TO THE TIMES In eight of the past 10 seasons, or since Andy Reid invented what we now call NFC East football, the division has sent at least two teams to the playoffs.

San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates slips away from New York Giants ' Aaron Rouse on his way to a first down in the first quarter.

For one week, at least , they don't embarrass. It helps that Chris Simms played the second half for the Broncos after Kyle Orton got hurt, but this season the Redskins have lost to teams far worse than Denver.