Cowboys Rout Philly

The Cowboys dismantled the Eagles 37-10 on “Sunday Night Football” to gain sole possession of first place in the NFC East.

Dallas made the most of Philadelphia’s sloppy performance. The Eagles turned the ball over four times, allowing the Cowboys numerous opportunities to capitalize on positive field position. 

Dallas’ defense made things especially difficult for Philadelphia by constantly pressuring quarterback Carson Wentz into hurries, difficult throws and scrambles. Wentz finished the night with 16-of-26 passing for 191 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw an interception, lost two fumbles and was sacked three times.

As stingy as the Cowboys’ defense was, their offense was just as strong. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott went 21 of 27 for 239 yards and a touchdown, with one interception. He had plenty of help, too. Ezekiel Elliott scampered for 111 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes. Amari Cooper had five receptions for 106 yards. Kicker Brett Maher boomed a 63-yard field goal in the first half en route to a 3-for-3 night.

After suffering three straight losses following a 3–0 start to the season, they knew the pressure was mounting. First it was a 12–10 loss to the Saints. Then came the 34–24 beating against the Packers. By the end of last week’s 24–22 defeat against the previously winless Jets––a loss Jerry Jones admitted felt like “a bloody nose”––even an Eagles team coming off of its own dismal loss was confident in its chances of winning Sunday night’s divisional contest.

“We’re going down to Dallas, and our guys are gonna be ready to play. And we’re gonna win that football game, and when we do, we’re in first place in the NFC East,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said.

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys made sure that didn’t happen.