The Dallas Cowboys certainly have the look of the best team in the division, even if they have a ways to go to wrap up the NFC East title. Dallas dominated Philadelphia from start to finish in a convincing 33-13 victory that displayed how much better the Cowboys are since they lost to the Eagles six weeks ago.
The Cowboys lead the NFC East via tiebreaker, even though them and the Eagles share the same record. Dallas holds the division lead based on having the best win percentage in division games, but Philadelphia will win the division if the Eagles win out (will hold the tiebreaker based on better conference record).
Dak Prescott threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns as Dallas scored on all four of its first-half possessions, including three touchdowns to build a 24-6 lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Cowboys never trailed in this one as Prescott and the offense put up a clean performance in rolling to the victory. CeeDee Lamb and Michael Gallup each had a receiving touchdown and Rico Dowdle added a rushing touchdown in the win.
The Cowboys put up nearly 400 yards of offense and went 9 of 16 on third down. Excluding kneel-downs, Dallas scored on seven of nine possessions as the final outcome was never in doubt. Brandon Aubrey kicked four field goals, including becoming the first kicker in NFL history to hit two field goals of 59-plus yards in a game.
Philadelphia failed to score an offensive touchdown and fumbled the ball three times, one from Jalen Hurts and the other two from A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. All three of the turnovers were in Cowboys territory. The Eagles' lone touchdown come via a forced fumble from Fletcher Cox that resulted in a scoop and score from Jalen Carter. The three turnovers were the most for the Eagles in a game since Week 6.
Hurts finished 18 of 27 for 197 yards and was held out of the end zone. The Eagles running backs had 18 carries for 77 yards while Brown and Smith combined for 14 catches for 167 yards -- yet had two fumbles and two crucial drops inside the 3-yard line that cost the Eagles potential touchdowns.
A recap of the game can be found in our live blog below as the Cowboys and Eagles both have the same record through 14 weeks. Here's how the Sunday night showdown unfolded with our takeaways.
The Cowboys were flat out dominant in all three phases of the game. The offense scored on seven of nine possessions and scored touchdowns on three of its first four possessions. The Cowboys didn't even need to score touchdowns in the second half because the game was well in hand. The defense didn't allow a touchdown and forced three fumbles. Brandon Aubrey hit four field goals, including two from 59-plus yards. They could have beat any team in the NFL with this performance.
Where do we start? Philadelphia scored more points on the defensive side of the ball than on offense, thanks to a scoop and score defensive touchdown from Jalen Carter. This same defense allowed 394 yards and 33 points. They also trailed 10-0 at the end of the first quarter, the fifth consecutive game the Eagles trailed by double digits at some point. The offense fumbled the ball three times in Dallas territory, adding to the frustration. The Eagles were outplayed and outcoached at all levels.
Jalen Hurts' fumble on an 11-yard run that took the Eagles to the Cowboys 20-yard line on their opening possession in the first quarter. After Dallas scored on its opening drive to take a 7-0 lead, Philadelphia marched right down the field to get into Dallas territory. Hurts hit DeVonta Smith for a 30-yard gain two plays prior to the fumble, as the Eagles appeared to get points on the opening drive.
The fumble was the first in a series of miscues for the Eagles on offense. The Eagles just found ways to beat themselves as their star players came up short.
Brandon Aubrey hit a 60-yard field goal in the first quarter -- the first from that distance in the first quarter in NFL history. Aubrey's kick would have been good from 65 yards easily, then backed that kick up with a 59-yard field goal in the third quarter to put Dallas up 27-13. He's the first player to make two field goals of 59-plus yards in a game.
Aubrey hit three field goals of 50-plus yards in the game. He's 30 of 30 on field goal attempts this year, drilling the long ones with ease.
"He was pissed off at halftime and he was trying to rally the troops. I think Nick feels the same that we all do. We can play a lot better than we're playing right now." -- Eagles center Jason Kelce on the team's performance in the loss to the Cowboys.
The Cowboys (10-3) travel to Buffalo to face the Bills (7-6) on Sunday while the Eagles (10-3) travel to Seattle to face the Seahawks (6-7) next Monday night.
Cowboys win the rematch with the Eagles by 20, 33-13, and are with Philly atop the NFC East with identical 10-3 records. Dallas takes hold of first on the strength of the division record tiebreaker
Unclear Jeff lol
Aubrey drains his fourth and latest field goal of the night from 50 yards out. Dallas now up 20, 33-13, with 1:08 left to go. All smiles by Aubrey and McCarthy on the sidelines after that one.
Are they from Eagles fans Garrett?!
"Eagles suck" chants are ringing throughout AT&T Stadium with the Cowboys up 30-13 with under four minutes left to play.
The Cowboys get their third takeaway of the game, all on forced fumbles. This time, linebacker Markquese Bell punches the football out of Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith's arms and safety Malik Hooker jumps on top of the football. Dallas ball at their own 13 up 17, 30-13, with 6:38 left to play. Philadelphia reached the red zone on that last catch, but that turnover may seal a Cowboys victory.
Aubrey now improves to 29-for-29 after draining the 45-yard field goal. Dallas now up three scores, 30-13, with 9:40 left to play.
Cowboys rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey is the first player in NFL history with multiple field goals of 59 or more yards in a game
Stephon Gilmore has been lockdown since putting the clamps on DK Metcalf in the second half last week. Now, he throws down Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith short of the sticks to force a turnover on downs. He also forced an A.J. Brown fumble. Gilmore far and away was owner Jerry Jones' best move of the offseason in light of the Trevon Diggs injury, how he has helped grow DaRon Bland's game and his own play on the field.
Cowboys lead the Eagles 27-13 entering the final quarter.
DeVonta Smith has to haul that pass in. Once again, Jalen Hurts has a good pass that isn't completed. Ended up with the Eagles getting stopped on 4thd own.
Rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey improves to 28-of-28 on field goals in his young career after draining a 59-yarder on top of his first quarter 60-yarder. Dallas out to a 27-13 lead with 4:49 left in the third quarter.
Give credit to Fletcher Cox for forcing that fumble on Dak Prescott. Jalen Carter had the scoop and score for his first career defensive TD.
Not a football game yet, but the defense has forced two consecutive stops. It's 24-13 early in the third.
With the Eagles offense struggling, their defense gets the score that could wake them up and get them back into the game. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott fumbled as Philadelphia Pro Bowl defensive tackle Fletcher Cox was in the process of dragging him down for a third-down sack.
Defensive tackle Jalen Carter, the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, scooped up the loose ball and looked relatively smooth running the fumble back 42 yards for a touchdown. Cowboys lead 24-13 with 10:41 left in the third quarter.
The Eagles big time players on offense are coming up extremely small tonight. Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown.
The Eagles have been outscored 66-19 by the 49ers and Cowboys since leading 6-0 after the first quarter of the 49ers game.
The Eagles have been outscored by 56 points in the first half over their last 6 games.
The Eagles have given up points on 10 consecutive drives. The Cowboys are having their way against this swiss cheese of a defense. It's bad in Philadelphia. No pass rush, no coverage, exposed in the middle of teh field. Just not a good unit.
Michael Gallup has his second touchdown of the season after CeeDee Lamb deftly executes a pick play to spring him open for the one-yard receiving score. Dallas leads 24-6 with 20 seconds in the first half.
Massive throw by Dak Prescott to Brandin Cooks to get Dallas down to the one with 27 seconds in the half. Cowboys have a chance to put significant distance between them and the Eagles before Philly gets the ball to start the second half.
The Eagles RBs have 6 carries for 18 yards. D'Andre Swift has 3 carries for 2 yards.
Parsons led the NFL with 78 quarterback pressures entering Week 14. Last week, here's what he had to say about fighting through uncalled holds in pursuit of the quarterback. Safe to say his "hunting" has been successful.
"Yeah, AD [defensive line coach Aden Durde] always brings this up, he's like 'You got to remember you're Micah Fucking Parsons this shit is going to happen,'" Parsons said last week. "'I was like you right. He's like 'You got to keep going, fuck all the other stuff.' Stuff like that, I'm just like 'yeah, you're right. I just got to keep going. That's kind of why I've been getting these late game sacks and just trying to survive in here and things like that. I'm going to keep hunting."
Micah Parsons is literally the Reggie White of this generation. Joined White as the only players to have 12+ sacks in each of their first 3 NFL seasons.
Mike McCarthy's challenge is successful. Replay review overturns the ruling of short of the goal line, and Cowboys backup running back Rico Dowdle has his fourth touchdown of the season. Cowboys lead 17-3 with 6:14 left in the half.
That's a TD
Only been a few plays, but it's clear Shaquille Leonard is not making a huge impact. Again, only been on the team 6 days.
Communication issues in the secondary have been a problem all year. It's amazing how this still persists in Week 14. Kevin Byard's arrival has not fixed it.
Hurts looks like he hit A.J. Brown in the hands on third-and-five, but it goes through his hands. Eagles kicker Jake Elliott connects on the 52-yard field goal to make it a one-score game again. 10-3 Cowboys lead with 12:34 left in the half. Dallas offense returning for its third drive of the game next.
Fake punt! Eagles punter Braden Mann throws a 28-yard pass to wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus to extend the Philly drive. They trail 10-0 early second quarter.
The Cowboys have 5 FG of 60+ yards in their history
3 have been against the Eagles
Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey now has six makes from at least 50 yards, tying Brett Maher's team rookie record, set in 2018, for made field goals from 50 yards or longer.
