First quarter: Cardinals with early lead

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Merry Xmas from University of Phoenix Stadium, where the Cowboys are down 14-0 in stunning fashion.This group is looking like the Wade Phillips Cowboys instead of the Jason Garrett Cowboys. Let's evaluation.Alex Barron is inactive: For your initial time this season, right tackle Alex Barron is inactive. Once the Cowboys traded for Barron, they were getting a player who was sturdy. He hadn't missed a game because his rookie year, 2005, with the St. Louis Rams. Sam Youthful is energetic and it is playing on some unique teams. The last time Young was active was Oct. 31 vs. Jacksonville. We've stated for weeks the Cowboys need to play younger players, and it seems things are going to occur at this stage of the season. The Cowboys have played about 14 players with fewer than two years of NFL expertise the final two weeks and it probably will occur once more.Felix Jones begins more than Marion Barber: Nicely the finish of an era is upon us, and Marion Barber, who is healthy, did not begin. He missed the previous 3 games having a calf injury but he's wholesome for this game, and the Cowboys are going with Jones. It's going to become fascinating throughout the game to determine how the Cowboys strategy to function in all three running backs.Wide receivers involved in the picks: Jon Kitna has thrown two interceptions that resulted in touchdowns. His initial pick came on a throw to Miles Austin. But Austin was slipping down as the ball was becoming thrown and it permitted Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to choose it off and return it 32 yards for a score. The second pick came when Kitna's pass was slightly behind Roy E. Williams. But the ball hit Williams in the shoulder pads. The loose ball was snagged by Greg Toler, who took it back 66 yards to get a score. Around the season, the Cardinals have 12 returns for touchdowns, one brief of the NFL record.Assistant coach faints: Cardinals defensive backs coach Donnie Henerson was taken to the hospital following fainting prior to the game, according to the team. Henderson fainted while driving down the ramp in to the team's parking lot and hit a cement post. He was taken to a local hospital.