Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins: Final Injury Decisions on Tyron Smith, Tyreek Hill and Roster Moves

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00:00 If you read CowboysSI.com, you already knew this was coming.

00:04 Now the Cowboys have confirmed our report.

00:06 Mike Fisher here reporting on the Cowboys, home of the Dallas Cowboys in Frisco,

00:11 as they get ready to get on the plane here and head to Miami.

00:14 Cowboys Christmas Eve matchup with the AFC East leading Miami Dolphins,

00:18 both teams 10 and 4, but the Cowboys with some bad injury news today,

00:23 as we reported on Saturday morning.

00:25 Tyron Smith with the back issue will not play and will not even be asked to travel

00:31 on the team plane.

00:32 The feeling according to our sources, let's get them ready for

00:36 next week as the Detroit Lions are here next Saturday night at AT&T Stadium.

00:41 Jonathan Hankins with the ankle also not playing and not traveling.

00:45 Cowboys do feel good about Zach Martin with the quad.

00:47 He's listed as questionable, planning on playing.

00:50 Safety Malik Hooker, questionable, planning on playing.

00:53 The Cowboys have made two roster moves.

00:55 They elevate the nose tackle Carl Davis from the practice squad and

00:59 the running back Malik Davis from the practice squad as well.

01:03 Matt Waletzko, the offensive lineman, and Junior Fajoko, the defensive lineman.

01:07 They are on the designated to return list.

01:09 Their 21 day window is open.

01:12 They will not be activated for this game on Sunday.

01:15 Cowboys trying to bounce back from the 31 to 10 road loss in Buffalo.

01:19 There are reasons, mathematically, in terms of the Cowboys race for

01:24 the NFC East title as they joust with the Philadelphia Eagles,

01:27 that this game is less of a must win in the standings than many think it is.

01:31 But in terms of the psyche of the Cowboys, who have their problems on the road,

01:37 on grass, in conditions against good teams, in regard to the Cowboys psyche,

01:43 a win at Miami where the Dolphins are two point favorites would be a big one.

01:48 They'll have to do it, however, without one of the great big ones in Tyron Smith,

01:53 the Dak Prescott led Texas Coast offense will try to persevere without Tyron.

01:58 The Cowboys defense, of course, playmakers that they are,

02:01 will try to deal with Tyree Kill, the MVP candidate wide receiver who has

02:05 an imperfect ankle but is planning on playing in Cowboys at

02:10 Dolphins on Christmas Eve afternoon.

02:13 Fish out.