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Managing editor, @TheTexansWire ; #Cowboys writer, @wfaasports ; podcaster, @bloggingtheboys ; Lois Lane's nephew; fun facts; #PFWA ; redeemed

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Don't tell anyone, but the #Cowboys lead the NFL with six takeaways.
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. @RandyGregory_4 at it again.
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Fun fact: the #Cowboys have lost in Week 1 of all of their playoff runs in the #Dak era.
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Full @dak response to fans throwing bottles at refs.
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#Dak shows the kids his signature QB dance at his @ProCamps at The Star.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says LB Micah Parsons was in the building at 6:00 a.m. today. Recall that Stephen Jones told @1053thefan that players weren't supposed to report until at least 10:30 a.m. today.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says the iPads were opened up on the bus at Raymond James Stadium and immediately looking at #49ers tape.
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For context, Larry Allen was a rookie here. Let's not chew with our mouth open.
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Larry Allen is one of the best offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL, and he was certainly the strongest. Good lord, look at what Reggie White did to this man. #NFL100
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Fun fact: the #Cowboys ' haul of five prime time games extends their streak of consecutive seasons with five-plus prime time games to 15. No one else in NFL history can claim that. No one.
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Sometimes I still can't believe CeeDee Lamb made it to the #Cowboys .
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#Dak said after the game that #Cowboys RG Zack Martin was smiling in the huddle ahead of their 98-yard drive that would win the game.
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When the #Cardinals ' Kyler Murray faces the #Cowboys ' Andy Dalton Monday night, it will be the first time you'll have an all- #txhsfb QB battle in an NFL game at AT&T Stadium. @KatyISDAthletic @alleneaglesfb
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#DallasCowboys were 80-60 when John Madden called their games on television.
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Well. I found my guy. "Growing up in Texas, I was a big Dallas Cowboys, and my dad was a big Cowboys fan. I watched Romo every week of the season for his whole career. He's a great QB, a guy who has a ton of comeback victories." -- Patrick Mahomes
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Troy Aikman tells @dfwticket that #Cowboys QB #Dak was "flawless" against the #Buccaneers . Says there was a tremendous amount of pressure on No. 4, and he was outstanding. But Aikman thinks he's been outstanding all year long. The interceptions overshadowed that.
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#Cowboys are bringing back the red helmet stripe for the #Broncos game. The red helmet stripe has not been seen since the '76 season. Dallas went 11-3 that year, won the NFC East, and held the No. 2 seed in the conference.
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Dak Prescott told Dez Bryant before the game that his dad had the best seat in the house tonight.
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Retweet this if you remember who David Garrard was.
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Jaguars are going to the @NFL Playoffs for the first time since 2007.
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Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer says he has met with #Bengals . Says he grew up a Chad Johnson and T.J. Whose Your Momma fan.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says @EzekielElliott looks great. Says he's "been here the whole time." Says No. 21 is in the front row every meeting. Zeke even goes to QB and OL meetings.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says @TrevonDiggs loves to compete against a team's No. 1 WR. "He’s always on. He loves to compete, definitely wants those challenges. Didn’t want to come out of the game, just wants to keep playing."
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Since 2019, when the #Cowboys went to Kellen Moore as their OC, Dallas leads the NFL in 40-burgers: 1. DAL — 12 2. KC — 9 T-3. TB* — 8 T-3. TEN — 8 T-5. BAL — 7 T-5. CLE — 7 T-5. BUF — 7 *play Monday night
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Houston WR Tank Dell says it would be a blessing to stay and play with the #Texans .
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"What about Vontaze Burfict's hit?" Dak: "I played in the SEC against Alabama."
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says their offense is very well suited for up tempo.
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#Cowboys ' Amari Cooper tells @1053thefan that he raced Chidobe Awuzie last year with his 22 MPH speed. Amari won.
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Landry Shift
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Something you have never seen before: the #Cowboys doing the Landry Shift in their throwback uniforms.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says you will see a jump in Sam Williams and DaRon Bland's play in 2023.
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Troy Aikman told @dfwticket that #Rams QB Matthew Stafford may be feeling what #Browns QB Baker Mayfield felt in having to force the ball to Odell Beckham. Aikman also wonders if the Rams' recent acquisitions have shaken the team's foundation.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says OT Terence Steele is a great example of a player taking a second-year jump. He won a team award for his work in the weight room.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says that Ben McAdoo has brought an element to their staff they didn't have last year: the pre-planning.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says S Donovan Wilson frankly was their most productive perimeter player in 2020.
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#Utah TE Dalton Kincaid says he met with the #Chiefs and Andy Reid. Says it would be fun to play with Patrick Mahomes.
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ROOKIES SINCE 2006 WITH 12.0 SACKS, 17 TACKLES FOR LOSS, 27 QB HITS 1. @MicahhParsons11
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says DL John Ridgeway is "the anchor" and is a little bit more athletic than he thought. Says he plays laterally down the line of scrimmage.
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. @EzekielElliott on NFL Network just now says he told the locker room that the win over the #Saints was not good enough. They let their foot off the Saints' throats.
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#Cowboys G Connor Williams has been activated from the COVID-19 reserve.
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With a minimum of 20 passes, @dak has become: 1. First QB since Ben Roethlisberger & Jared Goff last year to achieve perfect passer rating (158.3) 2. First #Cowboys QB to do so 3. 30th QB in NFL history to ever do it
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Fun fact: #Cowboys rookie WR @Jalen8Tolbert says that one of the receivers he watched tape on during the draft process was CeeDee Lamb.
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My evaluation: Garrett -- get Moore -- get Kitna -- stay Brown -- stay Lal -- your choice Nussmeier -- your choice Colombo -- stay Rod Marinelli -- get Leon Lett -- your choice Ben Bloom -- get Kris Richard -- get Greg Jackson -- your choice Keith O'Quinn -- GTFO
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#Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy says he has spent his year off looking at offensive trends. Mentions that 2-RB sets are starting to reemerge and work.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says WR Michael Gallup will have a full practice Wednesday.
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#Cowboys ' Jerry Jones tells @1053thefan they have defensive line (Trysten Hill, Osa Odighizuwa), safety (Donovan Wilson), and tackle (Tyron Smith) help coming.
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#Alabama QB Bryce Young says he was "super happy" to be in the room with the #Texans . Said he got a lot of wisdom in that room with Nick Caserio.
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Troy Aikman tells @dfwticket that he sees coordinators across the league running schemes instead of seeing your best receiver is being single covered. Says he would have thrown Michael Irvin the ball 10 times if he were single-covered as CeeDee Lamb was in the wild-card.
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#Cowboys ' Dan Quinn says after he got fired from the #Falcons , he took a deep dive looking at his scheme. Says Pete Carroll has been his biggest influence defensively. He looked at all of the Atlanta tape from 2015-20 — good, bad, ugly. He did not want to rinse and repeat.
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Clemson DL Dexter Lawrence says Texas A&M C Erik McCoy was one of the toughest centers he faced.
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#Dak responds to WR Amari Cooper saying he wants 2,000 receiving yards in 2019.
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Baker Mayfield was sacked nine times. Nine.
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#Alabama QB Bryce Young says it would be nice to play with his college teammates with the #Texans , but he will give his all wherever he ends up.
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Wasn't Cole Beasley putting out rap albums during the offseason? Doesn't that kind of undercut these comments?
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“I’m just glad to be here,” Beasley said at One Bills Drive, “where it’s 100 percent about ball and not a show or a brand. It’s purer here." The new #Bills receiver opens up to @ByTimGraham on feeling misused in Dallas and the opportunity that awaits:
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Fun fact: the last time the #Cowboys humiliated #WashingtonFootball on Dec. 26 by a margin of 35+ points was in 1993 when they won the Super Bowl.
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Well at this point we’re just debating how we’d like to see Dallas lose in the playoffs — get knocked out first round or lose a heartbreaker in the NFC Championship?
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Chick-Fil-A would open on a Sunday before the #Cowboys traded up for a DT.
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If the Cowboys are indeed looking to make a move up from 24, it’s probably for Jordan Davis or Charles Cross if they fall into that 14-18 range. Wouldn’t surprise me if both are near the top five on their board.
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Tony Pollard is set to become the first #Cowboys RB since Tony Taylor in 2001 to be active for a regular season game and sport No. 36. Oh, and both were named Tony. 3+6 = 9, Tony Romo's number.
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Tony Pollard is going to make the number 36 cool. That’s amazing.
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Fun fact: Amari Cooper caught a 37-yard TD that gave the #Raiders the lead over Rex Ryan's #Bills on Dec. 4, 2016, in a 38-24 win. Rex and his DC brother, Rob, were fired at the end of the year. #turd
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#Cowboys ' Stephen Jones tells @1053thefan it will be "a month-plus" before they get Neville Gallimore and DeMarcus Lawrence back.
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#Alabama QB Bryce Young says his faith is what guides his decision. Says he approaches all aspects of life trying to please the Lord.
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. @TroyAikman told @dfwticket (The Musers) that he and Peyton Manning were talking at John Madden's memorial service about #Cowboys - #49ers and how they couldn't understand why a single-covered CeeDee Lamb didn't see more targets. Aikman said it is commonplace in the NFL anymore.
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#Cowboys ' Stephen Jones tells @1053thefan that LT Tyron Smith "has a real shot" to play against the #Chiefs .
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Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud says he looks forward going "deeper and deeper" in his "relationship" with the #Texans . Says he had a good meeting with them.
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Troy Aikman tells @dfwticket the #Cowboys have a lot of good players and a lot of good people in the their locker room. They have unselfish players. Says #Dak sets the tone and is the ringleader. Says all No. 4 wants to do is win.
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#Cowboys ' Stephen Jones tells @1053thefan that the consensus within the organization is that CB Kelvin Joseph may be one of the most talented cornerbacks they have.
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#Cowboys ' Jerry Jones tells @1053thefan he thinks the defense is better prepared to face QBs in the playoffs like Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers than they ever have been.
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#Cowboys S Donovan Wilson sacked #Titans QB Josh Dobbs. Funny thing is on Oct. 8, 2016, Wilson did the exact same thing when he was with Texas A&M and Dobbs at Tennessee. The Aggies beat the Vols 45-38.
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#Alabama DB Jordan Battle says he met informally with the #Texans . Says he knows Christian Harris and John Metchie are there. Says Houston asked him if John Metchie is faster than him.
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How much of a great effort from #Dak did the coaching staff waste? The #Cowboys were 18-0 when Prescott had a passer rating of 110.0 or greater. I know he really finished with 101.4, but factor out that Hail Mary. It was 112.9.
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I wonder how many games this means for Zeke.
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(1/2) A warrant to arrest has been issued for Deandre Baker, of the @Giants (four counts of Armed Robbery with a Firearm and four counts of Aggravated Assault with a Firearm.) Quinton Dunbar of the @Seahawks also has a warrant to arrest for four counts of Armed Robbery with a
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says that LB Micah Parsons "has been everything and more they said during the draft process."
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@NFLCharean How about Ben Roethlisberger's 13-0 as part of a 15-1 campaign for the '04 Steelers? He had eight games of 100-plus passer rating.
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According to @betway , here is the likeability of NFL teams using @linkfluence . #Bears lead the way, which means, according to the methodology, their fans had the most positive posts this offseason.
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#Cowboys QB #Dak Prescott has run play-action 24 times, the fifth-most in the league. His 319 passing yards off play-action are the second-most in the NFL. #Bills QB Josh Allen has the most yards with 367.
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The #Cowboys ' 6-1 record is the best for a #HardKnocks team after the first seven games.
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#Texans DT Roy Lopez says he trains everyday in Houston with Jonathan Greenard and Ross Blacklock.
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Not only did the #Cowboys lead the NFL with 127 penalties, but they also led the NFL with 10 fines. This is the 10th fine, according to @spotrac .
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Dak Prescott has been fined $25,000 for his postgame comments related to the game officials, per source.
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Here's what Arkansas TE Jeremy Sprinkle shoplifted according to Charlotte police:
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#Cowboys LB Micah Parsons has been sent on 33 blitzes, the second-most in the NFL.
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#Cowboys RB @EzekielElliott wins FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week. Elliott rushed 20 times for 143 yards an a TD with a 7.2 yards per carry in the 36-28 win over the #Panthers . Joe Burrow was the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week.
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#Georgia OL Broderick Jones says he has met formally with the #Chiefs .
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Terence Steele is the first @TexasTechFB to score for the #Cowboys since K Lin Elliott hit an extra point and a field goal on Sept. 12, 1993, against the #Bills .
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Fun fact: @dak has a 103.5 passer rating in the fourth quarter in the playoffs. Carson Wentz has a... well... damn.
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#Cowboys ' Mike McCarthy says that OT Isaac Alarcon is what he uses as an example to the rookies: there aren't too many off days where you don't see Alarcon at The Star.
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@The33rdTeamFB It does showcase the skill of the athletes. It shows what happens when all of that combined strength is pushing against another set of combined strength.
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Jason Garrett says Dak Prescott was clearly coached well at Mississippi State and he brought that with him to the pros.
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Don't worry about the #Cowboys facing the number one rushing defense in the NFL anymore because they are it with 80.9 yards a game.
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. @TankLawrence serving up Thanksgiving meals for @SalArmyNTX #CowboysHuddlefor100
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Don't tell anyone, but Dallas knocked #Eagles QB Michael Vick out of a game on Nov. 11, 2012, which was a loss.
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I actually applaud Dan Orlovsky's hot take regarding Dak vs. Wentz. The last time he had to walk back something that far it led to a safety.
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#Oklahoma RB Eric Gray has had an informal meeting with the #Cowboys at the NFL combine.
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#Cowboys LB Micah Parsons says he hasn't had his welcome to the NFL moment yet, other than facing LT Tyron Smith in practice. "I haven't got hit, but I would say Big T, he puts his hands on me like I'm his son. His hands are so massive and so strong. I just be like, 'Wow.'"
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The only NFL team Earl Thomas follows on Twitter are the #Cowboys .
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Please don't let Shawn Hochuli's crew near the postseason.
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Friendly reminder that Jason Garrett is now the longest tenured NFL head coach who has not reached a conference title game.
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#Texans rookie S Jalen Pitre at the 2:00 warning: 7 tackles (5 solo), 1.0 sack, 2 TFLs, 2 PDs, 2 INTs
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11 years ago today, #Romo made his first NFL start against the Carolina Panthers in a 35-14 victory on @SNFonNBC .
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@Bajandon_7 I don't know how people can kill these magnificent creatures.
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As long as Dallas has the #Dak -Kellen combo, they have a chance.
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Six years ago today, #Romo is virtually the only thing keeping the #Cowboys going toe-to-toe with Peyton Manning's #Broncos . He throws a pick, they lose 51-48, and he's the problem. #Dak chucks three INTs today and it'll be the defense and the receivers' fault. #narratives
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LB Micah Parsons now has 6.0 sacks, leading the team Here is how that compares to the #Cowboys ' rookie record for a season: 2005 —  @DeMarcusWare — 8.0 1990 — Jimmie Jones — 7.5 2021 — Micah Parsons — 6.0
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Michigan DE @aidanhutch97 told @espn975 (The Wheelhouse) that when he got off the plane in Houston, "it felt right; I can't lie to you." "Houston is a good place to be. If they draft me, I'd love to play for the #Texans ."
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