IRVING -- Instead of the usual roundup of several Dallas Cowboys related topics, this week's installment is all about quarterback Kellen Moore.

He made his NFL debut Saturday night in relief of Matt Cassel. He'll make his first career start Sunday in Buffalo.

Here are 10 nuggets about Moore from the past week.

1.) Washington head coach Chris Petersen was Boise State's head coach while Moore starred for the Broncos. Petersen is in town this week for the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

What were his thoughts on hearing that his former QB would be starting Sunday for the Cowboys?

"It's about time," he said with a smile. "I think we're all just really excited because we just really wanted him to be able to get an opportunity -- a good opportunity, not just preseason or get thrown into a game, but actually get a chance to prepare and put some things on tape. He's just a unique player. It's different. You don't get in love with him because of his physical attributes -- that's not what makes him special. It's everything else. It's all those intangibles we talk about.

"Heck, when we were recruiting him, you don't really know until you get around him and give him enough opportunities. He just always seems to do the right thing, for the most part, out there with the football. I think it's a wonderful opportunity to see if he can get it done at the highest level."

2.) Petersen also explained why he thinks Moore didn't get drafted in 2012.

"He just always played at such a high level for us," Petersen said. "We just always knew he would play good. I think that's why everyone is so excited. I think he was one of the most talked about guys when he was coming out of college because so many of the scouts loved him, but because of his physical attributes it was really hard for any of the GMs or head coaches to go, 'That's going to be our guy.' Then when you get him in camp it's the same thing. He doesn't have an overly strong arm or that he's a pocket passer at six-feet tall, all those different things."

3.) Boise State's current head coach, Bryan Harsin, was Moore's offensive coordinator and QB coach for three seasons.

"He was always coaching guys up," Harsin said, "but there were a few practices that when things weren't going well that he would lash out, nothing negative, but saying, 'Let's go' or 'Pick it up' and everybody including the coaches would go 'Alright.' You just knew it was time. Guys would listen. There was a tremendous amount of respect for him."

4.) Cowboys tight end Jason Witten was asked this week about Moore's presence in the huddle against the New York Jets.

"I thought he was really poised," Witten said. "For most of us, I know for myself, early in that week was the first time we had even caught a ball from him. He's come in, he's smart, you can tell he was ready for that opportunity. I have a lot of respect for how he's approached it and how he's learned the system and just how he communicated, high-fiving after catches, so I thought he did a really good job and responded really well even after the turnovers, to come back and have that nice drive toward the end of the game."

5.) Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was teammates with Moore for three seasons in Detroit.

"I'm fired up," Stafford said, according to The Detroit News. "I was texting (Moore) a bunch and happy for him. ... First live action, probably didn't get a whole bunch of reps during the week. That's a tough defense to open it up against, but he'll play good for them. He's a good player.

"He doesn't need any advice from me. He knows what he's doing."

6.) The Detroit News also provided quotes about Moore from Lions wide receiver Golden Tate.

"He doesn't have the most athletic (body) or the most arm strength, but I always thought he had really good touch," Tate said. "I thought his anticipation was awesome. He knew he couldn't throw a comeback as you were coming out of your breaks, so he would kind of anticipate and float it. So, actually, coming out your break, the ball would still be there."

7.) Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett talked about Moore during his conference call this week with reporters covering the Bills.

"He's not someone who overwhelms you physically," Garrett said. "He's not real big. He's not a great, great athlete. He doesn't have a powerful arm. But he's a good football player, and I think we saw that over the course of his time just on the practice field. And we just felt like in the last week, it was a good opportunity to give him a chance to come into the ballgame.

"There's some things in the ballgame that he'd like to have back, but certainly, he did some positive things that we feel we can build on going forward."

8.) Cowboys center Travis Frederick played with Seattle QB Russell Wilson (5-11) at Wisconsin. The two-time Pro Bowler was asked this week if QBs get stereotyped too much because of their size.

"Yeah, obviously with Russell, the thing was he was always too short," Frederick said. "And he was out to prove that was not the case, and I think he's making a compelling argument that that's not the case. So I think that does get tough for guys, and I don't think it's specific to quarterbacks either. You talk to offensive linemen, well that guy is just a tackle and then he moves into guard. Or his arms aren't long enough. Or, you know, defensive linemen, he's not fast enough. Whatever it is, people have certain stereotypes that they place on things and people can always outplay those."

9.) Kellen Moore's father, Tom Moore, was at the Jets game last Saturday when his son made his NFL debut. During the week leading up to the game, Kellen never told his dad he thought he was going to play.

"My wife says, 'Kellen's putting his helmet on,'" Tom Moore recalls. "I'm like, 'OK, this is actually going to happen.' ... It was pretty exciting."

10.) Did Moore ever start thinking he might not get an opportunity to start an NFL game?

"No, I think you just kind of stay ready and that's the way you've got to approach it," he said. "You've got to be ready and if that opportunity ever came, you've got to be ready. And fortunate for me we have that here."