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Murray's impact bigger than stats

Cowboys running back brings a toughness and physical mentality team lacks without him

Updated: December 3, 2012, 3:19 AM ET
By Jean-Jacques Taylor | ESPNDallas.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Forget about the 83 yards Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray gained. The four catches for 19 yards don't matter either.

Neither does the touchdown he scored.

Murray's impact is bigger than any stat you want to discuss after the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-33, on Sunday night.

He gives the Cowboys a toughness and a physical mentality they lack when he's not in the lineup.

Murray is the reason Tony Romo had his ...

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