The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field, with Dak Prescott throwing for three touchdowns and Javonte Williams rushing for 155 yards to push Dallas to 3-4 on the season. Philadelphia fell to 2-5 with the loss.
Dallas pulled away in the second half behind a balanced offense that piled up 416 total yards, including 204 on the ground. The Cowboys controlled the fourth quarter after Philadelphia briefly tied or took the lead three times in the first three quarters.
Takeaways From Dallas’s Win Over Philadelphia
Prescott and Lamb connected twice in the end zone
Prescott finished 15 of 27 for 212 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, posting a 118.1 passer rating. He found CeeDee Lamb for scores of 9 and 16 yards, the second capped by a Prescott two-point conversion run that put Dallas back in front 28-21 in the third quarter. Lamb caught five passes for 74 yards and the two touchdowns.
Javonte Williams carried the ground game
Williams ran 25 times for 155 yards and a touchdown, averaging 6.2 yards per carry. His 2-yard score with 2:21 left in the fourth quarter capped the scoring and sealed the final margin. Dallas finished with 5.4 yards per rush as a team compared to 4.8 for Philadelphia.
Dallas answered every Eagles response
Philadelphia tied or took the lead three times in the first three quarters, first on a Saquon Barkley touchdown run, then on a Dameon Pierce score, then on Tanner McKee’s touchdown pass to Makai Lemon that briefly put the Eagles ahead 21-20. Each time, Dallas scored on its ensuing possession, part of a run that saw the Cowboys outscore Philadelphia 18-0 over the final 24 minutes of game time.
Player Of The Game: Dak Prescott
Prescott went 15 of 27 for 212 yards with three touchdown passes and zero interceptions, finishing with a 118.1 rating while facing no sacks behind the Dallas offensive line. He added two rushing attempts for 8 yards, including the two-point conversion that gave Dallas its decisive lead in the third quarter.
Cowboys Vs. Eagles By The Numbers
Dallas out-gained Philadelphia 416 yards to 321 and averaged 6.4 yards per play compared with 5.2 for the Eagles. The Cowboys converted 8 of 13 third-down attempts while Philadelphia managed just 5 of 12. Dallas committed zero turnovers; Tanner McKee threw one interception. Dallas was flagged 8 times for 47 yards, Philadelphia 5 times for 45 yards.
What’s Next
Dallas improved to 3-4 while Philadelphia dropped to 2-5. New York leads the NFC East at 4-2.
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