The Falcons' offensive line had their helmets handed to them by Dallas' defensive front. The unit entered the game not having allowed a sack over the last 133 passing attempts. They had only given up two sacks on the season. The Cowboys posted four sacks. DeMarcus Ware had two sacks. Marcus Spears had one and Jay Ratliff had one. Ratliff was a one-man wrecking crew in the middle of the line going against center Todd McClure and the guards Harvey Dahl and Justin Blalock. He also had four tackles, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble.
