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FRISCO, Texas — Caleb Downs is not moving to the back end to replace Malik Hooker. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said so Monday, a day after the Dallas Cowboys lost their starting safety to a fracture in a 28-20 loss at the New York Giants. Hooker left in the final minute...

FRISCO, Texas — Malik Hooker has surgery Tuesday. Coach Brian Schottenheimer said Monday that the Dallas Cowboys safety did fracture a bone in the season opener, and that Dallas expects him back inside a two-week window. The New York Giants won 28-20 on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium. Hooker left...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones reached for an old Bill Parcells line Monday when asked why the penalties keep carrying over from season to season. Dallas was flagged 9 times for 90 yards in Sunday night's 28-20 loss at MetLife Stadium, including 7 for 60...

FRISCO, Texas — Off-tackle runs were the problem, Stephen Jones said Monday, and the Dallas Cowboys front that was built to stop them did not hold up. New York gained 165 rushing yards on 37 carries in Sunday night's 28-20 win. The Giants held the ball for 36:40. "I think...

FRISCO, Texas — Stephen Jones said Monday the Dallas Cowboys set unrealistic expectations for a defense breaking in a new coordinator and a largely rebuilt front seven. "We felt really good and still do about our football team," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan's "K&C Masterpiece" during his weekly Monday...

FRISCO, Texas — ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Sunday night that Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. is open to a trade and that the Steelers are willing to deal him, and he listed the Dallas Cowboys among the teams that qualify as fits. Porter has been weighing his options for...

FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys safety Malik Hooker fractured a bone in his forearm and is consulting a hand specialist to determine his recovery timeline, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported, citing sources. Rapoport reported that some breaks of that kind carry a six-week absence, and that the Cowboys are hopeful...

NEW YORK — Michael Irvin had picked the Dallas Cowboys to beat the New York Giants and to finish 13-4. The morning after a 28-20 loss at MetLife Stadium, in studio on ESPN's First Take, he put the problem on the offense rather than the defense. Dallas ran 52 plays...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Quinnen Williams forced the only fumble the Dallas Cowboys recovered Sunday night and was flagged for one of the nine penalties that helped the New York Giants to a 28-20 win at MetLife Stadium. Afterward, one of the Cowboys' four captains said the defense has to...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Dallas Cowboys took possession at their own 16 with 1:50 left in the first half of Sunday night's 28-20 loss, tied 7-7, having just forced their first turnover of the season. Sixty-one seconds and six plays later, the New York Giants had the ball at...