HARDY MIA

When the Cowboys turned up on the schedule as a Week 12 game, most fans did the math. Greg Hardy would be off his suspension, so what would the volatile former Panthers’ defensive end do to Cam Newton?

Well, Hardy hit the Carolina quarterback once. Kind of. It was more of a whiff in the backfield that Newton turned into a short gain.

Hardy didn’t compile a defensive stat, the first time he’s gone without making even a tackle since Week 3 of 2012. While the Cowboys moved Hardy around the line, Panthers tackles Michael Oher and Mike Remmers took turns neutralizing him. But not surprisingly, no one was in a hurry to gloat afterward.

“I really think our guys played well across the board,” coach Ron Rivera said. “It wasn’t just trying to stop one individual.”