CHICAGO - It's pretty clear from the way the Dallas Cowboys distributed playing time on Thursday that they wanted to physically dominate the Chicago Bears. The mindset started by putting the ball in DeMarco Murray's hands on 24 plays -- 16 runs and eight passes -- in the first half as the Cowboys built a 14-7 lead. Murray played 57 snaps, his highest total since the loss to Washington in October, because this was a game the Cowboys had to win. Tight ends James Hanna and Gavin Escobar each played more than 20 snaps for only the second time this season as playcaller Scott Linehan used more formations with three tight ends than usual.
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