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USA TODAY Sports Even though his players stood there stunned, as if they didn’t know what to do with the oddly spinning onside kick, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said they do, in fact, understand the rules that allowed them to recover it. That may actually make it worse. Via Stephen Hawkins of the...

Getty Images The Cowboys pulled off a stirring comeback against the Falcons on Sunday by scoring 16 points in the final five minutes of what turned out to be a 40-39 win. Recovering an onside kick was crucial to that process and the Cowboys did that by employing what’s known as the Watermelon...

Getty Images Deion Sanders called his shot. And he pulled it off. Although the Hall of Famer defensive back likely had a higher-profile program in mind when vowing to become a college football coach in 2021, Sanders officially has been introduced as the new head coach at Jackson State...

Getty Images On Sunday, the Falcons found another way to blow a big lead. They did it in a way that made history. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Falcons are the first team to lose when scoring 39 or more points and allowing no turnovers. Before Sunday, teams with 39 or more points and no...

Getty Images The Cowboys won’t have left tackle Tyron Smith in the lineup for their home opener. Smith missed practice on Thursday and Friday because of a neck injury, but the team kept the door open for him to play by listing him as questionable to face the Falcons. Those with a memory of...

USA TODAY Sports Cowboys fans still have nightmares of Adrian Clayborn abusing Chaz Green play after play after play in Atlanta three years ago. The Cowboys have neither starting tackle today against the Falcons, and it’s not pretty even with Clayborn no longer with the Falcons. Dak Prescott...

USA TODAY Sports The Falcons scored 20 points in the first quarter, using three Cowboys fumbles and an incompletion on a fake punt for all their points. Their scoring drives have covered 22, 52, 5 and 31 yards. They lead 20-7 as the Cowboys have responded with an Ezekiel Elliott touchdown to...

USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys are having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in their home opener. In the first half, they had three lost fumbles, another they recovered and another overturned on replay. A fake punt fell incomplete. And Falcons receivers ran free. Atlanta leads 29-10...

USA TODAY Sports The Cowboys could have lost Sunday’s game in the first quarter with four fumbles, three of them lost. Instead, they won it in the fourth quarter. Dallas pulled out one of its most miraculous comeback victories in a team history full of them, scoring 16 points in the final 4:57...

Getty Images The Cowboys injured reserve list has had a busy week. Linebacker Leighton Vander Esch, tight end Blake Jarwin and tackle Cam Erving went on it to start the week and a teammate joined them on Saturday. The team announced that cornerback Anthony Brown will miss at least three weeks...

Getty Images The Cowboys are hosting offensive guard Ronald Leary on a visit this weekend. Dallas already has placed right tackle La'el Collins on injured reserve with a hip injury. He is eligible to return after Week Three. Left tackle Tyron Smith is a game-time decision this week with a neck...

Getty Images Jackson State has produced four Pro Football Hall of Fame players. Now, a Pro Football Hall of Famers will be producing the football team at Jackson State, reportedly. Rashad Milligan of the Mississippi Clarion Ledger reports that Deion Sanders will become the next coach at...

Getty Images Week Two of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Browns and it continues with 14 more games on Sunday, which means that the 28 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t release...

Getty Images The Cowboys already are starting an undrafted rookie at right tackle with starter La'el Collins on injured reserve and out at least two more games. They are crossing their fingers left tackle Tyron Smith can go Sunday against the Falcons. But they aren’t certain. Smith popped up...

USA TODAY Sports Cowboys left tackle Tyron Smith was added to the team’s injury report on Thursday with a neck injury that kept him from practicing. Injuries that pop up late in the week often foreshadow a missed game come Sunday and that would be an unfortunate development for a team that’s...

Getty Images Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson loves having company. Primarily, because he has more of it than ever before. Watson was one of 10 Black quarterbacks to start in Week One, the most in NFL history. “It’s something cool,” Watson said, via Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle...

Getty Images Although Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones has been limited in practice this week by a hamstring injury, he should be good to go for Sunday against the Cowboys. Falcons coach Dan Quinn said today that he’s not worried about whether Jones will be good to go when the team needs him...

Getty Images It’s funny now. It may take on a different meaning when he gets to be middle-aged and/or doesn’t have regular physical activity. And his mom may not necessarily be a fan. But Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is pleased with his new addition this summer, a large tattoo across...

Getty Images The Cowboys have a pair of tackles on injured reserve and they had another one sitting out of practice on Thursday. Left tackle Tyron Smith sat out the session and is listed with a neck injury on the report issued by the team. He was not on Wednesday’s report. Friday will bring...

Getty Images The Falcons added star receiver Julio Jones to the injury report Friday. They listed him as limited with a hamstring issue. He remains limited this week despite playing 65 of 79 offensive snaps and making nine catches for 157 yards. The Falcons made only three changes to their...