The Eagles can still get the No. The Cowboys already have a home playoff game secure by winning the NFC East and the highest they can elevate in the playoff standings is the No. If Dallas gets the No. Dallas made a point it wanted to have momentum heading into the playoffs after a brutal loss to Arizona that took the Cowboys out of the running for home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
Dak Prescott and the first-team offense played well into the fourth quarter and the first-team defense played deep into the second half. The Cowboys got the momentum they wanted against the Eagles' second and third-team defense, as Prescott threw for five touchdowns and Dallas put up yards of offense. Prescott looked as crisp as ever and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for over 60 yards for the first time since October.
Dallas will be playing a much tougher defense next week, so it's hard to grasp how the offense fared against a Philadelphia team that clearly had other intentions in Week The Eagles decided to rest all but three starters in this one, already having clinched their playoff spot next week. Their first-team starters may not have beaten the Cowboys either, but they would have put up a better fight. This was a game at one point and the Eagles did rush for yards, but the defense allowed Dallas to score touchdowns on seven of nine possessions.
Hard to beat any football team that way, whether a coach is playing his starters or not. The Cowboys were able to score 14 points in the final of the first half, as Prescott went 4-for-6 for 42 yards on the go-ahead drive to put Dallas up with left in the second quarter. Prescott threw a yard pass to Amari Cooper on second-and-3 to set up his 2-yard touchdown pass to Dalton Schultz on the drive -- one which Dallas made look easy down the field. After the Eagles went just six plays while trying to score before the half, Arryn Siposs had a poor punt that went for 21 yards and set Dallas up to score again by starting at Philadelphia's yard line.
Prescott went 3 of 4 for 43 yards on the drive that resulted in a 9-yard touchdown pass to Schultz that put the Cowboys up at the half -- a drive that lasted just 19 seconds. That drive took away any hopes the Eagles had at the upset and Dallas cruised from there. Dak Prescott passing Tony Romo for the Cowboys' single-season passing touchdown record gets the nod here.
Over the past two games, he has seven passing touchdowns and zero interceptions. In the five previous games, he threw five touchdowns and five picks. For the season he ranks in the top 10 in the NFL in completion percentage The Cowboys are a perfect so far against divisional foes, scoring The It's unclear exactly how much he'll play, but Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts has the ability to beat Dallas with either his arm or legs.
The No. He also has had success in his career against the Cowboys. Hurts has four yard passing games in his career, and two of them have come against Dallas. In addition, DeVonta Smith is having one of the best rookie seasons by a receiver in franchise history. The winner of the Heisman Trophy in , Smith leads the team in receptions 61 , receiving yards and receiving touchdowns five. He needs 38 receiving yards to set the franchise rookie record, held by DeSean Jackson yards in Gardner Minshew started for Hurts and — for a drive, at least — it was Minshew Mania again when he threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Tyree Jackson on the opening drive.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni defended his decision to rest Hurts, who missed a game this year with a sprained left ankle, ahead of the playoffs. We need to be able to have our full arsenal of offense going into the playoffs," Sirianni said.
Prescott sucked the energy out of the stadium early. He hit Wilson for TD receptions of 14 and 24 yards in the first half and then connected with Schultz twice over the final of the half for a lead. Schultz became only the fifth player since to catch two touchdown passes inside the final 2 minutes of the first half.
Already a sparse crowd because of the low stakes and lower temperatures, Eagles fans fled for the exits at the half. Eagles center Jason Kelce played one snap to extend his streak to games played, the longest active streak among centers. He entered 38 yards shy and the Eagles tried to get him the record in a hurry. He had a 4-yard reception late in the first quarter to set the record with yards and he then hit the bench.
Again, motivation on Dallas' side of things is the key point. Earlier this season, these two teams combined for 62 points. The Cowboys have also scored over 20 points in six straight games coming into Saturday.
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