The Cowboys will be without rookie OT Sam Young out of Notre Dame for the next 3-4 weeks due to a sprained MCL.  He played in the first 3 pre-season games for the Cowboys.  This will hurt the Cowboys a little bit as they are hurting depth wise along the offensive line.

The Cowboys have waived 27-year old safety Pat Watkins.  Watkins played in 13 games for the Cowboys last season and he made 29 tackles.  He played in 49 games in four years with the Cowboys and he had 124 tackles, 10 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles and 4 interceptions.  It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys miss Watkins in 2010.

The Cowboys flat out sucked on Saturday Night against the Texans.  Tony Romo completed 13 of 18 passes for 146 yards with 1 INT.  He also lost a fumble in this game.  Jon Kitna looked better than Romo as he completed 3 of 6 passes for 49 yards with 1 TD pass.  Stephen McGee finished up this game by completing 8 of 10 passes for 58 yards.  Felix Jones led the way on the ground for the Cowboys in this game with 6 yards rushing on 3 carries (2.0 ypc).  He also caught 3 passes for 17 yards (5.7 avg) in this game.  WRs Roy Williams (3 rec, 39 yards), Kevin Ogletree (2 rec, 29 yards, TD) and TE Jason Witten (4 rec, 38 yards) pitched in for the Cowboys in the passing game.  The Cowboys finished up with 13 yards rushing (1.1 ypc) and 216 yards passing on Saturday Night as they only held onto the ball for 24:33.

CB Terence Newman (5 tackles, pass defensed), LB Victor Butler (5 tackles) and DE Marcus Dixon (5 tackles) led the way for the Cowboys’ D in this game.  The Texans finished up with 173 yards rushing (4.8 ypc) and 208 yards passing in this game.  The Cowboys are now 2-2 in the pre-season.

The Cowboys will be without 27-year old strong safety Gerald Sensabaugh and 34-year old inside linebacker Keith Brooking for the next three weeks.  Sensabaugh temporarily dislocated his left shoulder over the weekend while Brooking has a mild sprain of the AC joint in his right shoulder.  Sensabaugh played in the first 3 pre-season games for the Cowboys and he had 3 tackles.  In his first season with the Cowboys in 2009, Sensabaugh played in 15 games (all starts) and he finished up with 66 tackles, 8 passes defensed and 1 interception.  Brooking also played in the first three pre-season games for the Cowboys and he had 5 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  Last year was also Brooking’s first with the Cowboys.  He played in 16 games (14 starts) for the Cowboys last season and he had 106 tackles, 3 sacks and he defensed 7 passes.  Brooking and Sensabaugh are really important to the Cowboys’ run defense so they hope both of them will be ready for the season opener against the Redskins.

The Cowboys offense didn’t look too good but the D was really good.  Tony Romo was way off as he only completed 4 of 11 passes for 30 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Jon Kitna was solid as he completed 9 of 15 passes for 84 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Stephen McGee finished up the game by completing 4 of 6 passes for 35 yards.  Tashard Choice led the way for the Cowboys on the ground with 19 yards rushing on 6 carries (3.2 ypc).  TE Martellus Bennett led the way in the passing game for the Cowboys with 4 grabs for 40 yards (10.0 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WRs Sam Hurd (4 rec, 39 yards) and Miles Austin (2 rec, 15 yards, TD) pitched in for the Cowboys in the passing game.  The Cowboys finished up with 54 yards rushing (2.3 ypc) and 140 yards passing in this game.

Rookie linebacker Sean Lee led the way for the Cowboys in this game with 8 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  OLB DeMarcus Ware was very busy in this game with 5 tackles, 1/2 sack, 2 tackles for a loss and 1 QB hit.  LB Victor Butler pitched in with 5 tackles and a sack and a safety.  The Chargers finished up with 92 yards rushing (2.7 ypc) and 202 yards passing in this game.