Cowboys Offer Worrisome Injury Update Ahead Of Crucial 49ers Showdown

The Dallas Cowboys barely scraped past the lowly Indianapolis Colts, 27-23, on Sunday, but the football gods didn't let them leave Lucas Oil Stadium unscathed.

A handful of players have been added to the injury list, and for Brian Schottenheimer, the bad part is that they aren't small injuries.

Jake Ferguson went down with a knee injury, PJ Locke suffered what looked to be another concussion, and running back Tyler Goodson suffered a knee injury.

Already without George Pickens, Joey Porter Jr., and KaVontae Turpin, that list has grown.

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With the San Francisco 49ers up next, the Cowboys need everyone available to even have a shot at what would be an upset win in Week 10.

But when Schottenheimer delivered the injury updates on Monday at The Star, they were perhaps even worse than imagined.

“Busy week in the training room for us,” Schottenheimer said. “PJ Locke will not be available this week. Jake Ferguson and Tyler Goodson should both miss multiple weeks. We're working through that.

"[Donovan] Ezeiruaku, he's got an ankle sprain. See how he does. [Jonathan] Mingo, [KaVontae] Turpin, GP [Pickens], and JPJ [Joey Porter] try to get them back out there this week working, and see how they do. It was a busy day in the training room.”

So right off the bat, there will be no Locke, Ferguson or Goodson against the 49ers. 

That is far from ideal.

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Then Pickens and Porter Jr. appear, at least right now, to be questionable, while it isn't known if linebacker DeMarvion Overshown will be available, although he did look in good condition running onto the field to celebrate a Shemar James fumble recovery, which Schottenheimer called "unacceptable."

So, the Cowboys, at 4-5, will go into a monster NFC showdown against a team that always beats them up and steals their lunch money, as the walking wounded.

Already in a hole, Dallas, while at home, will be up against it as Kyle Shanahan's team has made a habit of making an example out of the Cowboys over the years.

Granted, we are still early in the week, but the early signs aren't good for the Cowboys as that treatment room is full to the brim.

The hope is that as the week goes on, it'll start to clear out.