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ARLINGTON Free safety Alan Ball and offensive tackle Doug Free survived their NFL baptism by fire with the Cowboys on Sunday.

Last week I almost fell a sleep watching the Cowboys make a mess all over Lambeau Field.

GAME SET WHAT: Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins WHEN: Sunday, Noon WHERE: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas TELEVISION: FOX BIG ISSUE : The Cowboys caught a break last Sunday in terms of the division race.

The Green Bay Packers had five sacks and pressured quarterback Tony Romo throughout their 17-7 victory last week over the Dallas Cowboys.

"The exciting part of it is you've got another guy ready to go," Houck said. "He steps in.

Using the most basic fact, the argument could be made that Washington is playing better than any other team in the NFC East right now.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he's ``not losing any sleep'' over Doug Free starting at right tackle on Sunday against the Redskins.

Communication is a big part of football, especially on the offensive line and secondary, and the Cowboys will be without two major components in Marc Colombo and Ken Hamlin.

Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett on Wednesday defended his one-dimensional play calling in Sunday's 17-7 loss to Green Bay, noting that "game circumstance" dictated he employ a pass-happy attack.

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.

What's stranger: That the Cowboys lost in Green Bay or that Carly Patterson is still signing autographs? a 10.

The Dallas Cowboys are planning to make only one change on their offensive line instead of two to cover for injured right tackle Marc Colombo.

When Dallas Cowboys right tackle Marc Colombo broke his leg early in the game, Manitowoc native Doug Free filled in for the rest of the game.

It's hard to fathom any team being worse than the Cowboys at drafting offensive linemen during the last decade.

This week is unlike the previous five at Valley Ranch. The Cowboys must confront doubts and injuries that were largely absent during their winning streak.

Marc Colombo #75 of the Dallas Cowboys is helped off the field after an injury against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 15, 2009 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones turned down a trade offer for one of his young players before Tuesday's trade deadline.

Adams was hurt on the same play that saw Felix Jones go down with a sprained PCL, an injury that will cause the second-year running back to miss1-2 weeks.

Your Cowboys inactives for today's game in Tampa: Stephen McGee is the third quarterback Three OLs are inactive, so that must mean Cory Procter backs up the center and both guard spots and Doug Free the tackles.

At 34, Flozell Adams is in the twilight of his NFL career. Each season, he's the subject of increasing talk among Cowboys observers about his supposedly declining skill set, and the need for Dallas to eventually integrate a new left tackle on its offensive line.