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Unit can't carry Dallas in crunch time

Updated: October 4, 2009, 10:12 PM ET
By Tim MacMahon | ESPNDallas.com

DENVER -- The Dallas Cowboys' defense dominated for more than three quarters Sunday afternoon. The final 10 minutes were a total disaster for a unit forced to play with no margin for error.

Until that point, the Denver Broncos' only scoring drive covered all of 9 yards. But the Broncos had no trouble moving the ball on their last two drives, which was enough to beat a Cowboys team that failed to score points after the first quarter.

Denver had less than 200 total yards before its final ...

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