FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Day after day a little more than two years ago, Randy Gregory and Jaylon Smith worked behind the scenes while the Dallas Cowboys practiced, the defensive end and linebacker hoping to prove they would be worth the wait.

Both were considered second-round gambles for ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The young Dallas defense stuffed the NFL’s No. 1 rushing offense in a wild-card win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Now it’s time for the Cowboys to take on either the league’s all-time leader in yards passing in Drew Brees of New Orleans, or this year’s fifth-best ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott shared a brief hug with star running back Ezekiel Elliott after the Dallas quarterback kneeled twice to wrap up their second NFC East title in three seasons together.

The postgame celebration was equally muted after Prescott accounted for two touchdowns ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The big plays were there for Tampa Bay and its top-five offense on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. So were plenty of penalty flags and fumbles.

The result: Another prolific offensive performance, and another Buccaneers loss.

The Cowboys (9-6) clinched the ...

Just when the NFL was enjoying a ratings rebound and an explosion of offensive firepower that has fans giddy over their favorite and/or fantasy teams, the league reverted to its bumbling ways in Week 13.

It began with a prime-time officiating fiasco by its most experienced crew.

The ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys defense might want to delete that last group photo. It was a celebration that proved a bit premature.

On this Monday night, the Cowboys didn’t defend their star in a 28-14 loss — except for Byron Jones shoving Kevin Byard when the Tennessee Titans ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Jaylon Smith makes himself presentable for the cameras, then turns to his locker to grab one last thing before starting an interview: the neck pad given to him by hard-nosed defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli to acknowledge the Dallas linebacker’s physical style of ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Eli Manning was getting hammered hard even when he wasn’t getting sacked by the Dallas Cowboys.

When the New York Giants quarterback scrambled up the middle into the open field in the third quarter, he

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys decided linebacker was a bigger priority than receiver even after releasing franchise touchdown catch leader Dez Bryant.

The Cowboys took Leighton Vander Esch of Boise State with the 19th pick in the first round of the draft Thursday night. He walked ...

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas linebacker Anthony Hitchens broke a bone in his right knee in a preseason game against Oakland and is likely to miss at least eight weeks.

The Cowboys feared the injury was worse after Hitchens went to the ground clutching the knee in the final seconds of the ...

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Jaylon Smith found himself being greeted by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones after the linebacker’s first day off at training camp, and following his first stretch of three consecutive practices in about a year and a half.

Nobody has been more optimistic about Smith’s ...