![]() It was the most significant play in shaping the tenor of the game. On the Eagles’ second drive, on fourth-and-three at the Dallas 38 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. A Dallas’ neutral zone infraction set up Sanders’ five-yard TD run on the first play of the second quarter. Dickerson twisted, then buried Golston.Įagles’ coach Nick Sirianni going for it on fourth-and-four at the Dallas 10 with :08 left in the first quarter. On the Eagles’ first score, left guard Landon Dickerson manhandling Dallas’ tackle Chauncey Golston, creating a running lane for Sanders to score the Eagles’ first touchdown. Defensive end Brandon Graham forced the interception by pressuring Rush. Gardner-Johnson later made a game-preserving second interception with a diving catch with 5:03 left to play. The defended pass led to an Elliott 51-yard field goal and a commanding 17-0 Eagles’ lead. Bradberry came back to deflect another Rush pass with 9:24 left in the half, on a critical fourth-and-one at the Dallas 34. Gardner-Johnson intercepted the deflection with 14:47 left in the first half at the Dallas 44. Hurts finding Brown on third-and-three at the Dallas 15 with his second TD reception of the season and a 14-0 Eagles’ lead with 4:07 left in the half.Ĭornerback James Bradberry deflecting a pass intended for Gallup. Slay batted down another pass on second-and-10 at the Eagles’ 41 with 1:17 to play. On third-and-nine at the Dallas 26, cornerback Darius Slay stepped in front of a Rush pass intended for Michael Gallup with 5:14 left in the second quarter, which eventually led to Jake Elliott’s second field goal. It extended the Eagles’ drive and protected the slim 20-17 lead. On third-and-four from the Dallas 45 with just over 10:00 to play, running back Kenneth Gainwell going five yards for a first down. The following play Hurts hit DeVonta Smith with a touchdown pass, padding a slim lead into a 26-17 cushion with 7:02 to play. On second-and-nine at the Dallas 29, Hurts finding Brown for a 22-yard gain and a first down at the Dallas seven with 7:32 to play. There was a lot of good, with some bad and some ugly in the Eagles’ 26-17 victory over Dallas. The Eagles won without Pro Bowl right tackle Lane Johnson out for the second half under concussion protocol, after Johnson did a sound job corralling Dallas outside linebacker Micah Parsons. Gardner-Johnson and one by cornerback Darius Slay.Įntering the game, Dallas had only turned the ball over twice in its first five games. The Eagles’ defense threw some heat at Cowboys’ backup quarterback Cooper Rush, who completed 18 of 38 for 181 yards and a touchdown, while throwing three interceptions, two by safety C.J. Brown caught five passes for a team-high 67 yards and his second touchdown of the season, and Miles Sanders rushed for 71 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown. Jalen Hurts finished by completing a modest 15 of 25 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns, while A.J. So far this season, they’ve scored 112 points in the second quarter, and just 14 points in the first, 17 in the third and 18 in the fourth. The Eagles used an explosive 20-point second quarter to win. This is the third time in franchise history the Eagles have started the season 6-0 (19 were the other two times). The Eagles remained the only undefeated team in the NFL by finding a way to win again, getting by the Dallas Cowboys, 26-17, after almost blowing a 20-point lead Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
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