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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo fractured a finger on his throwing hand against the Arizona Cardinals yesterday and could be out for up to four weeks. Tony broke his right pinkie on the first play of a disastrous overtime for the Cowboys. They won the toss, then proceeded to go three-and-out and had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown to lose the game. Tony had difficulty gripping the ball and throwing since the injury, but he won’t need surgery. Head coach Wade Phillips was nevertheless optimistic:
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The Dallas Cowboys placed a league-high 12 players on the NFC All-Star team. Among the players selected to the NFC squad was Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, who died last month. Sean received the most votes at his position and was chosen as the starting free safety for the NFC team. A replacement will be announced at a later date. Eleven NFC players will participate in their first Pro Bowl, including Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Adrian Peterson, who leads the NFC in rushing yards with 1,278.

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This Sunday the Dallas Cowboys play the Detroit Lions. Big deal? Well, it kind of is. The Lions have lost four straight to even their record at 6-6 and desperately need a win to stay in the Wild Card race. The Cowboys are 11-1. I guess that means things don’t look so good for the Lions. Anyway, last year (in the ‘06 season finale) the Lions, who were out of the playoff race at the time, spanked the playoff-bound Cowboys 39-31. Lions QB Jon Kitna torched the Dallas defense for 306 yards and …read more