...fryer and onto a platter during a family tailgate party prior to the start of the Dallas Cowboys game against the Washington Redskins on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002, at Texas Stadium in Irving...

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 22: Abigail Klein of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Cowboys Stadium on November 22, 2009 in Arlington, Texas

10 Dec 1995: DALLAS COWBOYS RUNNING BACK EMMITT SMITH #22 COMES UP SHORT ON FOURTH DOWN AND ONE YARD TO GO...

Dallas Cowboys coach Wade Phillips during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009...

...the large video screen at rear before the start of an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Arlington, Texas

Bottom line is, Bill Belichick was right

Bill Belichick was skewered for going for it on fourth down in Indianapolis. But he made the right call.

Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against...

...running back Larry Johnson (27) during the second half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga

Pau Gasol ready for his dead close-up

Sam Alipour hangs out on the set of "CSI: Miami" as Lakers center Pau Gasol gets bitten by the acting bug.

ARLINGTON, TX - OCTOBER 25: Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders perform as they entertain the fans during the game between the Atlanta Falcons against the...

...Denver Broncos celebrates after Brandon Marshall caught the game winning 51 yard touchdown reception against the Dallas Cowboys with 2:47 remaining in the fourth quarter during NFL action at Invesco Field at Mile...

...Denver Broncos celebrates after Brandon Marshall caught the game winning 51 yard touchdown reception against the Dallas Cowboys with 2:47 remaining in the fourth quarter during NFL action at Invesco Field at Mile...

"Eating the Dinosaur": Football

In an excerpt from his book "Eating the Dinosaur," Chuck Klosterman breaks down the game of football.

Dallas Cowboys Cliff Harris is honored by owner Jerry Jones with being added to the ring during halftime...

Another potpourri of pigskin

Dave Dameshek looks ahead to the upcoming storylines from college and pro gridirons.