Terrell Owens Might Not Be Ready for Cowboys' First Playoff Game

After suffering a high-ankle sprain against the Panthers in Week 15, nobody was surprised to learn that Terrell Owens would sit for the Cowboys' meaningless season finale against the Redskins. But now it looks like the Pro Bowl wide receiver may not be ready to go in two weeks, when Dallas plays its first game of the postseason.

Head coach Wade Phillips announced that Owens was "iffy", which obviously has to have an affect on the Cowboys' offensive game plan even with Terry Glenn working his way back on the field:

"You're not as good offensively without T.O.," said quarterback Tony Romo, who was 7-for-16 for 86 yards and an interception in about 2 1/2 quarters of work against Washington.

The Cowboys are coming off a Redskins-administered beatdown, but Phillips downplayed the game, since Dallas had nothing to play for. On the good news front, the Cowboys hope to have cornerback Terence Newman, center Andre Gurode and nose tackle Jay Ratliff all healthy for the divisional round.

Although Glenn saw his first action of the season, he didn't catch a pass. Thay may have had something to do with the Redskins trying to take him out, to hear the Cowboys tell it, anyway:

A couple of Cowboys suggested Glenn was the victim of a cheap shot by a member of the Redskins. "I think they were trying to hurt me," Glenn said.

If Owens doesn't make it back, Romo has plenty of other offensive weapons. I'd only suggest keeping Jessica Simpson off the property. You know, just in case.