Gerald Sensabaugh News

Alan Ball has been a cornerback for most of his professional career. The Cowboys' third-year defensive back hadn't played safety since high school and some his freshman year at Illinois.

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

RB Felix Jones: As previously mentioned, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants to see the second-year running back carrying the football.

David Buehler will handle kickoffs for the Dallas Cowboys in Sunday's game with Washington despite a sore right pinky toe that likely will prevent him from covering punts.

With Ken Hamlin 's timeline for return officially set at 2-4 weeks, the Cowboys are left to figure out how to replace the former Pro Bowler, who last missed a game in 2005, after a late-night donnybrook on the streets of Seattle led to a stop sign being bashed over the free safety's cranium.

The Cowboys' secondary has lost its chief communicator, free safety Ken Hamlin, for two-to-four weeks with a high ankle sprain he suffered in Sunday's 17-7 loss to the Packers.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley PHILADELPHIA -- I was about to brag on the way the Cowboys played defense in the first quarter, but they've opened the second quarter by giving up big plays to Jason Avant and Brent Celek .

After a rough beginning to 2009, culminating in an embarrassing showing against New York in week two, the Dallas Cowboys ' secondary has stepped up to another level, making good on the team's insistence throughout the off-season and training camp that the big play--unlike 2008--would be a part of the secondary.

Sometimes defenses win championships. Sometimes they make just enough plays to be the dominant factor in a game that rewards the winner with first place at midseason.

Brent Celek comes down with a eleven yard touchdown pass from Donovan McNabb in the 3rd quarter in front of Dallas safety Gerald Sensabaugh.

Two catches for 29 yards - the Cowboys will take that all night long. That's what the Eagles' speedy receiver DeSean Jackson finished the night with, a huge difference from the big-time playmaker he has been so far this season.

Gerald Sensabaugh News: Gerald Sensabaugh fully practiced all week and is expected to start Sunday's game at Philadelphia, according to the Cowboys' official website.

Safety Gerald Sensabaugh's broken left thumb may have cost the Dallas Cowboys a takeaway today.

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley Don't look now, but Eagles tight end Brent Celek is quietly emerging as one of the better tight ends in the NFC.

Mike Jenkins began the season fighting to make the starting lineup. Orlando Scandrick drew public ridicule from an opposing receiver after his first start.

Here's the week's final injury report. The most interesting thing on here is the inclusion of Cowboys Pro-Bowl nose tackle Jay Ratliff.

When Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb begins preparing for the latest episode of Armageddon, NFC East , he will notice an unsettling trend on the video.

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

The Seahawks worked out for about an hour and a half this morning in preparation for the teama s game against Dallas inside the teama s practice facility in Renton.

He was all over the field. He did an excellent job on Tony Gonzalez but he had two other "big" plays in my view that went unnoticed.