Several Cowboys are playing on questionable tags, including LB Nick Vigil (foot), DB C.J. Goodwin (hamstring), CB Jourdan Lewis (hamstring), and LB Buddy Johnson (illness). Known outs before today were C Cooper Beebe (concussion), DB Juanyeh Thomas (knee), and CB Trevon Diggs (knee). Joining them are: RB Deuce Vaughn, WR Ryan Flournoy, and DE Tyrus Wheat.

Kendricks missed Week 6 with the shoulder injury plus a calf issue. He returned after Dallas’s Week 7 bye but was listed as questionable versus Atlanta. Kendricks is clearly not fully healthy, but the veteran should continue to gut it out through the shoulder injury. He has two sacks, two TFLs, and an interception in six games this year. Per Rapoport, cornerback Trevon Diggs remains a game-time call.

Kendricks did not practice this week, putting his status for Week 7 in doubt as well. With DeMarcus Lawrence on injured reserve and Micah Parsons also out, the Cowboys are without their first, second, and fourth-leading pass-rushers by total sacks. Kendricks has two sacks this year.

The free agent addition has made a big impact over his first month as a Cowboy, totaling two sacks, two TFLs, one forced fumble, and one interception. Dallas is already expected to be without Micah Parson this week and fellow pass-rusher DeMarcus Lawrence is on injured reserve. This is a defense that can’t afford to lose more talent in their front-seven, making Kendricks’ practice status worth monitoring throughout the week.