Cowboys building momentum, have look of playoff contender
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike McCarthy knows the feeling of early momentum on the way to playoff contention, something the Dallas Cowboys have for the first time since he became coach last year. The former Green Bay coach last felt it four years ago, just before things turned south in his long tenure with the Packers when star quarterback Aaron Rodgers got hurt. Dak Prescott's season-ending ankle injury in Week 5 last year had a lot to do with McCarthy's Dallas debut being a dud almost from the start.