{"id":458885,"date":"2026-10-07T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458885\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:29:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T08:29:00","slug":"dallas-cowboys-week-5-injury-report-sheds-light-on-team-health-in-short-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/458885\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Cowboys&#8217; Week 5 Injury Report Sheds Light On Team Health In Short Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9t\">The Dallas Cowboys came up clutch in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/everything-that-went-wrong-for-dallas-cowboys-in-week-4-win-over-houston-texans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Week 4&#8217;s 34-30 win over the Houston Texans<\/a> to move to 2-2. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9y\">It was a game that Dallas needed to have after the collapse in Brazil against the Baltimore Ravens. The Cowboys simply couldn&#8217;t afford to fall to 1-3. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a3\">Now headed into a Thursday Night Football matchup at home against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Cowboys will be looking to move above .500 and start building a winning streak,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/cowboys\/onsi\/cowboys-injury-roundup-two-key-players-eyeing-thursday-return\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> but a short week also means a lengthy injury report, <\/a>especially after such an intense game with the Texans. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a8\">Fortunately, there&#8217;s no new concerns for fans to be stressed about. <\/p>\n<p>No Changes to Cowboys Injury Report on Tuesday<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m49gn2fah1q8nd2tfw.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"ap\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Dallas Cowboys cornerback Cobie Durant (2) warms up prior to the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium.   | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"av\">There were no changes to the team&#8217;s Tuesday injury report when it comes to names or current designation. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b0\">Here&#8217;s the full injury report:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b5\">Cobie Durant, CB &#8211; DNP (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>DeMarvion Overshown, LB &#8211; DNP (hamstring) <\/p>\n<p>Drew Shelton, OT &#8211; DNP (hamstring) <\/p>\n<p>Tyler Smith, OL &#8211; Limited (thumb)**<\/p>\n<p>Alijah Clark, S &#8211; Full (ankle)<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Goodson, RB &#8211; Full (ankle) <\/p>\n<p>Malik Hooker, S &#8211; Full (forearm) <\/p>\n<p>James Houston, OLB &#8211; Full (shoulder)<\/p>\n<p>CeeDee Lamb, WR &#8211; Full (thigh) <\/p>\n<p>Joey Porter Jr., CB &#8211; Full (ankle) <\/p>\n<p>** &#8211; designated to return and in the 21-day window to return to practice<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ba\">A lengthy injury report with multiple notable names certainly caught the attention of Dallas fans on Monday after the team&#8217;s walkthrough. It&#8217;s never fun to see CeeDee Lamb listed or new Cowboys cornerback Joey Porter Jr., who made his Dallas debut against the Texans after arriving from the Pittsburg Steelers last week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bf\">But in reality, Dallas is getting healthier after some major injury issues during the first four weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01m49j3pydmez7ncg7b1.jpg\" alt=\"Dallas Cowboys guard Tyler Smith\" title=\"Dallas Cowboys guard Tyler Smith\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"br\"\/><\/p>\n<p>NFL Dallas Cowboys guard Tyler Smith.  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bx\">The health of Cowboys offensive guard Tyler Smith is one of the biggest pieces of positive injury news for Dallas headed into Week 5. He missed the first four games of the year after undergoing thumb surgery prior to the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c2\">The Cowboys could look to bring him back against Tampa Bay or elect to sit him out for one more game before the team heads into Week 6 on extra rest. 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