See what happens when Steven misses an episode of the DCSR? The team loses its focus and they find themselves with another loss. The Cowboys go down at home again, leaving Steven to ask, “Will the Cowboys win a game at home this year? Forget winning at home in the Super Bowl.”

The Cowboys now sit at 1-3, and this week, they face a 1-3 Minnesota Vikings team that will be just as hungry for a win, but the Vikings may possibly be without QB Brett Favre. Steven thinks it may be time for the Cowboys to get focused and stop committing silly penalties.

This week, Steven gives out a game ball to an forgotten man. Find out who gets it.

Week 5 Recap: vs Tennessee Titans

The Good:
WR Roy Williams: Williams is finally starting to play like the receivers Jerry Jones traded to get. In the past two games, Williams has caught 11 passes for 204 yards and 3 TDs. If he can perform like that week in and week out, the Cowboys will be tough to defend.

The Good – Part II:
RB Felix Jones: The Cowboys finally got the running game going with Felix Jones this week, as he rushed for 109 yards on 19 carries. I still think Jones needs to get 25 to 30 touches per game if the Cowboys are going to be successful going forward. Jones is a dynamic runner and when he finally got his chance with 19 carries, he proved he can carry the load.

The Bad:
QB Tony Romo: Not only does Romo need to protect the ball better, he needs to make better decisions with the ball. He threw three interceptions in the loss this week. It’s now how many interceptions he threw that is the problem, it’s where he threw them. The first was inside the redzone as Michael Griffin intercepted a pass intended for TE Martellus Bennett in the endzone. But his second was worse, getting picked off at the Dallas 16 yard line by Alterraun Verner that setup the Titans with a 1st and goal at the Dallas 1 yard line. Romo cannot give the opponents a short field by making poor decisions with the ball.

The Ugly:
Penalties: The Cowboys have to focus this week and avoid those costly penalties at crucial points in the game. This week the Cowboys were penalized 12 times for 133 yards. Outrageous! The worse penalty came late in the fourth quarter just as the Cowboys had scored the tying touchdown, a 18 yard TD pass from Romo to TE Jason Witten. Witten proceeded to hand the ball to offensive lineman Marc Colombo, and Colombo was penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct forcing the Cowboys to kick-off from their own 15 yard line. On that ensuing kick, the Titans Marc Mariani returned the kick 69 yards and after another 15 yard penalty for a face-mask by kicker David Buehler, the Titans started with a 1st and goal on the Cowboys 6. Chris Johnson scored the winning touchdown from 1 yard out three plays later. Penalties – the Cowboys have got to be more disciplined and stop committing stupid penalties.

Miles Austin has signed a six-year contract extension worth about $54 million with the Cowboys on Thursday. Add the $3 million salary he received for his one-year restricted free agent tender this season, and that brings his total to about $57 million over seven years. That’s big time!

Austin said,

It feels great to be wanted by this team because I want to be here. I wanted to be here all along. My career started here. You guys gave me a shot and obviously I put my all out here every day, and I’m going to continue to do that and hopefully for a long time.”

Looks like Miles is here to stay and that is a good thing. Right now, QB Tony Romo is on the same page with two players, Miles and TE Jason Witten. Hopfully, Miles will put up the kinds of numbers worthy of such a lucrative contract. Go Miles!

For only the second time this season, the Cowboys lose, going down at the hands of last years NFC East Champs, the Philadelphia Eagles. Steven recaps the game and this time, the Fat Lady Sang early thanks to the smart play of Eagles RB Brian Westbook. The Cowboys offense struggles all day long and Tony Romo looks bad especially after he injured the thumb on his throwing hand.

In Cowboys news, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders head off to support our troops at the 65th USO Tour. Safety Roy Williams has been suspended for one game. Williams appealed the suspension, but it was upheld today. Here are the Panthers, still fighting for their playoff lives. How will the Cowboys handle this late season adversity.

The Good:
TE Jason Witten: In a game where not much went right for the Cowboys, Witten posted 8 catches for 113 yards. Week in and week out, Witten just gets it done.

The Bad:
QB Tony Romo: Romo has done almost nothing wrong this season, but against the Eagles he was not himself. For the first time in 17 straight games, Romo was held without throwing a single TD pass. He finished the game with 13 of 36 passing for 214 yards and no TDs with 3 INTs.

The Ugly:
SS Roy Williams: Williams was flagged for an illegal “horse collar” tackle against Eagles QB Donovan McNabb. This was his third such personal foul penalty called against him this year, earning him a one game unpaid suspension. Williams needs to remove this bad habit from his playing days.