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Until you've been heckled by an NFL place-kicker, you really haven't arrived. At least that's the way I'm spinning my recent locker room encounter with Cowboys kicker Nick Folk .

The Cowboys said they were different. On Sunday night, they proved it. The 20-16 victory over the Eagles did more than give the Cowboys sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR. IRVING - It was Victory Monday and another quiet day at the Dallas Cowboys' Valley Ranch headquarters.The players had the day off following the 38-17 shellacking of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.Coach Wade Phillips was passing out helpings of praise to his players such as Halloween candy in Southlake.Conspicuously absent ...

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

It was December 28th the last time these two teams met at Lincoln Field, and as cold as the Philadelphia weather three days after Christmas, so are the fans.

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

Does this seem familiar or what, a primetime game in Philadelphia, and the Cowboys and Eagles playing for something substantial.

Frank Gore runs right up the gut of the Indianapolis defense. Defensive back Jerraud Powers delivers a big body-blow, but Gore just bounces off and keeps on running, one of two broken tackles on the way to a 64-yard San Francisco touchdown.

This game had plenty of big plays, from turnovers on defense, exciting touchdowns on offense and a special teams score that put the Seahawks away.

Analyzing the NFL is often about glamorizing the mundane and intellectualizing the simple.

Don't underestimate the power of the bye week. After it arguably helped the Cowboys beat Atlanta on Sunday, the Seahawks are coming in refreshed and reloaded after a weekend vacation.

Dallas Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin spoke to Skyline High School students today about the similarities between being an athlete and a leader.

The Falcons controlled the ball for more than 11 minutes in the first quarter, due mostly to their first drive of the game.

South Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 7. Are the Cowboys interested in joining the division race? They gained ground on the Giants and Eagles by sitting out last weekend.

Despite the success of New York Giants receiver Steve Smith against Gerald Sensabaugh, the Cowboys hope their safety's return from an injured thumb will make a difference against Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez.

So how does Jerry Jones, as GM, evaluate the Cowboys through five games? He gives high marks to quarterback, running backs, receivers and linebackers.

Mark Watters is coming back to Texas. The MacArthur High School graduate will conduct the orchestra at the Star Wars concert Friday at Cowboys Stadium.

This is the beginning of a two-part series exploring what I would do if I was in charge of the Washington Redskins.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on Tuesday cautioned against already declaring the season a bust just because the team is off to a disappointing 2-2 start.

The Cowboys ' multi-dimensional receiving corps added another wrinkle - big-play failure.