Editing (section) DeMarcus Ware 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h4>2005 season</h4> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In his NFL debut against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Diego%20Chargers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222005%20San%20Diego%20Chargers%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2005%20San%20Diego%20Chargers%20season%7CSan%20Diego%20Chargers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/2005_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="2005 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a>, Ware posted three tackles, one for a loss, and one quarterback pressure. The Cowboys won the game 28-24. In a game against <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%2049ers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSan%20Francisco%2049ers%7CSan%20Francisco%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco</a> in Week 3, he recorded his first <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22sack%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Quarterback%20sack%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BQuarterback%20sack%7Csack%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Quarterback_sack" title="Quarterback sack">sack</a> bringing down <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Tim%20Rattay%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tim%20Rattay%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTim%20Rattay%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Tim_Rattay" title="Tim Rattay">Tim Rattay</a>. Ware earned the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month award for October after recording 16 tackles, three sacks, and seven quarterback pressures to help Dallas start the season with a 3-2 record. In Week 16, Ware recorded three sacks and three forced fumbles in a match against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Carolina%20Panthers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Carolina%20Panthers%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BCarolina%20Panthers%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Carolina_Panthers" title="Carolina Panthers">Carolina Panthers</a>. For that performance, Ware was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week and the Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week. He also tied the Cowboys record for most sacks in a single game, held by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Randy%20White%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Randy%20White%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRandy%20White%20%28American%20football%29%7CRandy%20White%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Randy_White_(American_football)" title="Randy White (American football)">Randy White</a>. He finished with 58 total tackles, 14 tackles for losses and three forced fumbles. He tied <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Greg%20Ellis%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Greg%20Ellis%20%28American%20football%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGreg%20Ellis%20%28American%20football%29%7CGreg%20Ellis%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Greg_Ellis_(American_football)" title="Greg Ellis (American football)">Greg Ellis</a> for a team-best eight sacks and joined <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jimmie%20Jones%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jimmie%20Jones%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJimmie%20Jones%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Jimmie_Jones" title="Jimmie Jones">Jimmie Jones</a> as the only rookies to ever lead or tie for the Dallas Cowboys' team lead in sacks. Ware finished tied for 24th in the league in sacks in a year where <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Derrick%20Burgess%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Derrick%20Burgess%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDerrick%20Burgess%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-11640305095dea7d7d1dc19" href="/wiki/Derrick_Burgess" title="Derrick Burgess">Derrick Burgess</a> led the league in sacks with 16. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key footbal:rte-parser-cache:21116 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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