The Cowboys pride themselves on being a physical team.
Sunday will be their most difficult test yet.
Every team in the NFL is physical. But Cincinnati is more physical than most. The Bengals are an old school team on both sides of the ball that line up and take it at you.
"I think you enjoy these because you know it's going to be physical,'' tight end Jason Witten said. "They're really good.
"These guys are a chippy bunch. They've had a bunch of success. They've played in the playoffs. It's a veteran group that's played well for a number of years and is a well coached team.