IRVING, Texas (AP) -The Dallas Cowboys defense broke through with its first sacks of the season Monday night against Carolina. Now it's DeMarcus Ware's turn. The reigning NFL sack leader is in a four-game sack drought that's his longest since his 2005 rookie season. He led the NFL with 20 sacks last year. Dallas had its first three sacks of the year and shut down the Panthers in the second half of a 21-7 victory. Ware didn't get any of the sacks, but nose tackle Jay Ratliff says he might as well have. Ratliff says offensive lines are focusing on blocking Ware and allowing others in the Dallas defense to go one-on-one with pass protectors.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
