Jerry Jones talks about Cowboys tragedy

• Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says focus has been on family of deceased Jerry Brown

On Fox's NFL pregame show Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones discussed his team's state of mind in the wake of the fatal car accident that led to the arrest of Cowboy Josh Brent and the death of teammate Jerry Brown.

"For the last few hours our focus has been on Jerry Brown," Jones said.

"Our team loved him. They certainly are conscious of him and want his family to know and have as much of them as they can give. At the same time, they know that one of the best things they can do for him and his memory is to come to the game today, is go out and play well."

Jones suggested that the Cowboys playing a good game against the Cincinnati Bengals today would be an appropriate way to "honor" Brown.

"First of all we all know, but we remind ourselves that there is something more important than football, and this is life, and certainly the lost life of Jerry," Jones said.

"On the other hand, they know the best way they can honor Jerry, because he was such a hard worker, so conscientious and enthusiastic about his career, the best thing they can do for him is go out and play the way he would have liked to have seen them play and a team that he would have wanted to be a part of."

Jones also suggested the game will provide a welcome distraction:

"I think that our team is grieving, and they know that. They also know that they can handle that better if they will go out and do their work and do it to the top of their abilities. So it is a way for them to respond and to some degree, I am sure that many of them are proud that they have this to do this afternoon."