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To: Gush who wrote (34)	11/1/1999 11:15:00 PM
From: Esway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 87

We'll see come Nov. 25 if the fish have improved since the last time Dallas and them met. All things aside though you guys have a great coach in J.J. Really hated to see him leave when he did Dallas could have done something no team has ever done if the whole group would have stayed intact. Oh well that is water over the bridge long ago so anyway Nov. 25th will be a great game. EW

To: Gush who wrote (34)	11/2/1999 6:37:00 AM
From: JSB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 87

I couldn't have said it better. I've been a fan for decades, and right now, Chan Gailey is reminding me way too much of Tom Landry. Dallas is a balls to the wall aggressive team, take that away, and they are mediocre, at best.

To: Gush who wrote (34)	11/29/1999 3:01:00 PM
From: Esway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 87

Cowboys 20, Dolphins 0 Updated 2:44 AM ET November 26, 1999 By JAIME ARON,AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) - On a team of first-name-only offensive stars like Troy and Emmitt, it's the defense that's keeping the Dallas Cowboys afloat. Dallas intercepted Dan Marino five times, with Dexter Coakley returning one of them 46 yards for a game-breaking touchdown in a 20-0 victory over Miami on Thursday. This was the fourth game the Cowboys defense scored a touchdown. Dallas (6-5) has won only twice without points from the guys whose main duty is to stop the other team from scoring. "We're getting better every week," defensive coordinator Dave Campo said. "When you win the turnover battle, you give your team a chance to win." The Dolphins (8-3) lost for the second time in three games to fall a half-game behind Indianapolis in the AFC East. It was the first time Miami was shut out in nearly two years. "I think Dan was rusty, which is to be expected since he hasn't played in six weeks," said coach Jimmy Johnson, who was surprisingly calm after losing in his return to Texas Stadium. "We just weren't as sharp offensively as we needed to be." Dallas remained unbeaten in five home games and moved within a half-game of Washington in the NFC East. The Cowboys' offense was in its sixth straight scoreless quarter Thursday when Coakley provide the kickstart they needed. Marino began forcing passes, leading to interceptions on three straight drives in the fourth quarter. Coakley had the final one. "Dan is a future Hall of Famer who keeps his poise," Coakley said. "We didn't know if we had him rattled." Miami's best drive went to the Dallas 9 in the second quarter. It ended when Marino's lob to rookie Nate Jacquet in the corner of the end zone was tipped by safety George Teague and caught by Deion Sanders. Sanders also had the first of the three fourth-quarter interceptions. "I had never got him before," said Sanders, who made the 43rd and 44th interceptions of his career. "I really wanted one because I felt this might be the last time I have a chance to get him." Marino was playing for the first time since he left a game in New England on Oct. 17 because of a pinched nerve in his neck. The layoff left him with bad aim, little touch and without his usual arm strength. The result: 14-of-35 for 176 yards and as many interceptions in four quarters as he'd thrown in five previous games. "I didn't have the feel in the pocket," Marino said. "I was just missing guys because my timing was off." Dolphins kicker Olindo Mare also was off. Mare, who had made field goals in a team record-tying 20 straight games and entered the game 29-of-32 this season, missed from 52 and 47 yards and had a 47-yarder blocked. The game was scoreless until Coakley's big play midway through the third quarter. The speedy linebacker was roaming between Rob Konrad and Yatil Green when the ball went right to him. He then followed a convoy of blockers down the left side to easily score Dallas' fifth defensive touchdown this year. "I don't think Dan saw me buzzing out there," said Coakley, who is generously listed at 5-foot-10. "He just threw it in my hands." The Cowboys broke it open in the fourth quarter with two field goals from Richie Cunningham and a 65-yard touchdown pass from Aikman to Raghib Ismail. "We knew we were going to have an awfully hard time moving the ball 70 or 80 yards without making some big plays," said Aikman, who came off a two-game layoff during which he was recovering from concussions. "We were hoping to play good and take our shots when we got them." Aikman struggled, too, especially in the first half while Ismail was in the locker room recovering from a mild concussion. He ended up 16-of-29 for 232 yards and he became the 22nd quarterback to surpass 30,000 career yards passing. Emmitt Smith, playing his second straight game with a broken right hand, had 103 yards on 31 carries. Before the game, Johnson shook hands and spoke for about 30 seconds with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, further burying the feud that tore them apart after their second straight Super Bowl victory in 1993. Johnson was booed and cheered during pregame warmups, then got full-scale jeers when the Dolphins were introduced prior to kickoff. "It was different for Jimmy Johnson to be here and it was important for our team and fans to come out and get a nice win," Jones said. "Yes, I am happy." Johnson also was the loser in the last Thanksgiving game in Texas Stadium between these teams. On a snowy afternoon exactly six years before, Miami won 16-14 on a last-second field goal after Dallas' Leon Lett dived on a blocked field-goal attempt and fumbled it, giving the Dolphins another chance. Notes: Dallas improved to 21-10-1 on Thanksgiving, while Miami dropped to 3-1. ... The last time each team was in a scoreless halftime tie was Oct. 30, 1988, but it wasn't against each other. Dallas played Phoenix in Tom Landry's last year and Miami was at Tampa Bay. ... Miami fell to 0-21 under Johnson when rushing fewer than 25 times. ... The Cowboys successfully challenged the spot of a third-down pass completion by the Dolphins on the opening drive of the second half, forcing a punt instead of a first down. ... Dallas' Flozell Adams blocked a field goal for the second time in three games PS: looks as if the Dolphins was sucking the Egg this week.....as in Goose egg 0.