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This Week: 6

Change: -3

Before you hurl rotten vegetables at your computer screen and wonder how a team that's still undefeated can fall three spots, please realize this descent has little to do with what the Dallas Cowboys are right now. Rather, it's tied to what they could quickly become.

Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo broke his collarbone during a win over the Philadelphia Eagles. It's the same injury he suffered in 2010, and that resulted in his season ending after only six games.

This time the break has come early enough that Romo will return. But the Cowboys are still facing the depression of calling Brandon Weeden their quarterback for at least two months.

That's Romo's estimated recovery time, as reported by CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora. But of course, it gets worse for the Cowboys, as normally we would be able to say something like, "Relax, because a receiver like Dez Bryant can put an offense on his back for a few months."

Yeah, about that. Bryant is out too, and exactly how long he'll be sidelined is a matter of which report you'd like to believe. The latest came from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport Sunday morning when he reported Bryant's foot surgery will required a bone graft, which increases the likelihood he'll sit for 10 to 12 weeks.

So after deciding not to retain running back DeMarco Murray this offseason, the Cowboys are likely facing a two-month stretch in which they'll also be without both Romo and Bryant. Oh, and that's not it, as tight end Jason Witten suffered two sprained ankles and a sprained knee in Sunday's win.

Any absence for Witten would be crippling. In the latest reminder that football players aren't actually from this planet, Witten told Bart Hubbuch of the New York Post his injuries were "just some bumps and bruises."

Injuries happen, sure, because football can sort of suck like that. But the Cowboys' injuries are the kind that can derail a season fast.