Three Cowboys' defensive starters among tonight's inactives

Three Cowboys’ defensive starters were declared inactive before the contest because of injuries: DE Kenyon Coleman (knee), DT Jay Ratliff (ankle) and LB Anthony Spencer (pectoral muscle). A fourth starter, safety Barry Church, suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in last week’s victory over Tampa Bay. The respective replacements in Monday’s starting lineup were Sean Lissemore (Coleman), Josh Brent (Ratliff), Victor Butler (Spencer) and Danny McCray (Church).

The full list of inactives: Ratliff, Spencer, Coleman, center Phil Costa, safety Matt Johnson, punter Chris Jones.