IRVING, Texas -- So, a first quarter with an interception, flag for 12 men on the field, and a fourth down that went for a 33-yard touchdown. All in all, not good.

Cowboys 1&10 from the Bengal 24: We are in Karl Rove's Texas, aren't we? Someone just yelled "Houshmandzadeh is a terrorist" -- classy. Jones back-to-back carries. 7 and 9 yards. Ball at the 8. 3 for Anderson, 1 for Barber. 3&G from the 4. Romo has all day. Absolutely zero rush on him. Witten finds a spot at the back of the end zone. 17-0.

Cowboys 17, Bengals 0, 12:12 left in 2nd Q

Really nice return by Holt to the Cowboys' 48. 46 yards on the return.

Bengals 1&10 from the Cowboy 48: Cedric Benson's first carry as a Bengal goes for 6. Three on the next play. 3&1 in the gun -- had PacMan covering Henry -- but the Cowboys call a time out. They go back under center. Benson picks up the first on the pitch. Great block by Coats. Then 10 yards on first down by Benson. Nice knowing you Chris Perry. Benson another two. For 3 and 1. 3&6. They're 1-of-3 on 3rd down so far this game. Palmer scrambles to the right. Ruled complete to Utecht. Looks like he stepped on white. This will be reviewed and think it'll be overturned. OVERTURNED. Graham on to attempts a 41-yard field goal. Good.

Cowboys 17, Bengals 3, 8:15 left in 2Q

Cowboys 1&10 from their own 20: 3&8 and again no pressure on Romo, who finds Witten. FLAG. Was on Andre Gurode flagged for a personal foul. 1&10 from the 17. Jones for 2. Flag on Orien Harris. 1&10 from 25. Ugh. Jones for 9. 2&1 incomplete to Witten. Stop of Barber. First punt of the day for the Cowboys. Moral victory.

Bengals 1&10 from their own 20: T.J. breaks up the interception to Hamlin. Good coverage by T.J. Incomplete again. 3&10. Henry in. He still hasn't been thrown to. Jones on Hnery again. Over the middle to Chatman, great job by the Bengals there. First down, gain of 18. No gain for Perry. Perry for 5. Chad was wide open. Palmer was calling for a flag and should have gotten it. Terrible non-call.

Cowboys 1&10 from their own 28: Screen for 2, run by Barber for 6, hit hard by Blackstock. 3&2 at the 2-minute warning.

I'm just waiting for the halftime show, the tribute to the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. That's what's really important.

Romo scrambles, Rucker knocks it out, Fletcher recovers. Barber called for a facemask, the ball on the 29.

Bengals 1&10 from the Cowboy 29.

Play is under review. It's from upstairs (under 2 min). They showed a replay. It's clearly a fumble. It stands.

Palmer to Chatman to the 20. To Utecht, nice pickup by Perry. For the first down to the 17. Perry on the fraw for 17. Hold on Houshmandzadeh. There's a girl Bengal fan right below us and she was screaming for the touchdown and then its' 1& 10 from the 17. To Chatman for 4. Time out with 50 seconds, two left.

Incomplete to Perry, who was lined up wide. Hnery in for 3rd down. Palmer misses a wide-open Perry on that one. He's had time and just not played well. Graham in for a 31-yard field goal.

Cowboys 17, Bengals 6, :34 left in 2nd

I dunno, do you go for it there? I might. Cowboys get the ball to start the second half.

 Cowboys call a draw, HALFTIME

IRVING, Texas -- Chad Ocho Cinco just posed with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and wide receiver Terrell Owens for a picture at the 50.

You've got the battle of the best unifroms in football against one of the absolute worst -- the Bengals' black on black. (Better than orange, but still not a good look.)

What do you think?

 Really, it's almost like the Cowboys' third official color is pink. I've seen this pink trend elsewhere, but never as much as I have here. That's just silly.

IRVING, Texas -- Carson Palmer will be the starter at quarterback.

Chris Henry is taped and ready to go. By all accounts, he looks really, really good.

IRVING, Texas -- Cheerleader warm-ups are going on -- and I'll tell you what, that's much more interesting than player warmups. There's a reunion today, so we've got some veterans on the field as well.

Watch the early games, talk about the game here on our forums. Here's today's game thread. We'll be talking about what you're talking about during the pregame show.

Anyway, have the winner of my Photoshop contest. Micah won it with this entry.

The Bengals have activated wide receiver Chris Henry in time for Sunday's game at Dallas and released halfback Kenny Watson to make room for him on the 53-man roster.

On Friday, Bengals ehad coach Marvin Lewis said if Henry were on the roster against the Cowboys, he'd play.