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Witten played despite being bothered this week by a sprained left foot sustained in Sunday's 7-6 victory over Washington.

While Cowboys TE David Witten willA play in Thursday's Thanksgiving Day game against the Raiders, two other starters - OT Marc Colombo and S Ken Hamlin - will not.

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

The Cowboys came out of yesterday's game healthy, but have a short week before Thursday's Thanksgiving day matchup against the Oakland Raiders.

I like to prod ol' Uncle Wade but, let's face, his fixed defense is the reason there's hope in Cowboyville.

We've been hearing it all morning, but the Redskins have made it official that defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth will not play today against the Cowboys.

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

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 leaders.

To get you in the right mood for Sunday's game, check out this must-read from Big Stein about interviews given this week by DE Dexter Manley and DT Darryl Grant , two Redskins greats who forged legendary victories over the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980s.

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.

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

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

The Cowboys were probably the deepest team in the NFL last week. They were missing only one player.

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

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.

For the last three weeks, it seemed the theme for each win was about the same: Complete.

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.

Cowboys offensive line coach Hudson Houck told reporters at Valley Ranch on Wednesday that third-year player Doug Free will make his first start at right tackle Sunday against the Redskins.

For all but 38 seconds, one of the hottest teams in the NFC looked lost. "We were on a roll winning four in a row," said Cowboys linebacker Keith Brooking after Green Bay's 17-7 win on Sunday.

Igor Olshansky is having one of his best seasons as a pro in his first year with the Cowboys.