On a short week, no one knows how player’s bodies are going to respond to just being on the field less than 100 hours prior to a Thursday kickoff. Dallas players know the grind well as they spend more time in the league, and that familiarity is a primary complaint to those who want the Cowboys to be in the Thanksgiving roration like the other 30 teams not named them or the Detroit Lions.
This particular year though, the recovery time is as paramount as ever for the Cowboys, who are in desperate need of a home win against a quality opponent as the Buffalo Bills (8-3) invade AT&T Stadium. Dallas (6-6) needs a win in the worst way and they will have to do so without two of their defensive starters.
Defensive tackle Antwaun Woods and linebacker Leighton Vander Esch have both been ruled out on the final injury report of the week.
As for the Bills, they’ve ruled out only backup offensive lineman Ty Nsekhe.
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