Cowboys beat Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football behind Javonte Williams' 155 yards (Oct. 27)
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The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football at Lincoln Financial Field, improving to 3-4 and handing Philadelphia (2-5) its fifth straight loss.
Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, and Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, two to CeeDee Lamb.
Prescott's 16-yard touchdown pass to Lamb and his own 2-point run turned a 21-20 deficit into a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter.
DeMarvion Overshown intercepted Tanner McKee in the fourth quarter in his first game back from a Week 1 hamstring injury.
Dallas ran the ball and kept its NFC East hopes alive. The Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday night in Philadelphia, scoring on seven of nine possessions and piling up 204 rushing yards. The Eagles have now lost five straight, their longest skid since 2016, according to the AP.
How it happened
Brandon Aubrey opened the scoring with a 55-yard field goal, and Saquon Barkley answered with an 8-yard touchdown run to put the Eagles up 7-3. Prescott then hit Lamb for a 9-yard touchdown to cap an 82-yard drive, and Dameon Pierce's 5-yard run gave Philadelphia a 14-10 lead early in the second quarter.
Dallas went back in front before halftime. Prescott found George Pickens for a 21-yard score on a 14-play, 81-yard drive, and Aubrey added a 27-yard field goal as time expired in the half for a 20-14 lead.
The Eagles opened the third quarter with a 17-play, 84-yard drive that took 9:16, their first third-quarter touchdown drive of the season per the AP. McKee hit rookie Makai Lemon for a 4-yard score and a 21-20 lead. Dallas answered with Prescott's 16-yard touchdown pass to Lamb in the corner of the end zone, and Prescott ran in the 2-point conversion for a 28-21 lead with 1:30 left in the third.
Aubrey's 24-yard field goal made it 31-21 with 9:10 to play. On the next possession, Overshown intercepted McKee with the Eagles at the Dallas 32. Philadelphia later turned the ball over on downs at its own 17, and Williams finished a six-carry drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 2:21 left, according to the NFL game book.
"Come out, get a division win on the road in a hostile environment right before we get to go home for a couple of weeks, I think it was massive," Prescott said, per the AP. "Football is going to deal you some tough hands at times," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "Can you get up and keep fighting?"
Standouts and stats
Javonte Williams, DAL: 25 carries, 155 yards, 1 TD. The AP said it was the first 150-yard rushing game by a Dallas player since Ezekiel Elliott in 2018.
Dak Prescott, DAL: 15 of 27, 212 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, 118.1 rating; also ran in a 2-point conversion.
CeeDee Lamb, DAL: 5 catches, 74 yards, 2 TD on 12 targets. George Pickens: 4 catches, 57 yards, 1 TD. Ryan Flournoy: 4 catches, 70 yards.
Brandon Aubrey, DAL: field goals of 55, 27 and 24 yards and 4 of 4 extra points.
DeMarvion Overshown, DAL: six tackles and an interception.
Tanner McKee, PHI: 23 of 35, 211 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, sacked twice. Makai Lemon: 7 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD.
Saquon Barkley, PHI: 7 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD. Dameon Pierce: 14 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD.
Team totals: Cowboys 416 yards (204 rushing), Eagles 321 (121 rushing). Dallas had no turnovers; Philadelphia had one.
Injuries
Eagles kick returner Britain Covey suffered a knee injury in the first quarter, the AP reported. Barkley, back after missing the last two-plus games with a hamstring injury, still seemed bothered by the hamstring, visited the sideline medical tent and missed long stretches getting treatment for his back, according to the AP. Philadelphia also played without wide receiver DeVonta Smith, and quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs.
What it means
Dallas improves to 3-4 and stays in the NFC East race. The New York Giants lead the division at 4-2-1, and the Cowboys are the only team in the division with two division wins, per the AP. Dallas hosts Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 1.
Philadelphia falls to 2-5 and is 3-6 without Hurts since he became the starter in 2021, the AP noted. The Eagles visit Washington (1-4-1) on Sunday Night Football on Nov. 1.
How our picks did
Our Monday Night Line preview went 0-3 this week:
Spread, Eagles +4.5: Loss. Dallas won by 17.
Total, Under 43.5: Loss. The teams combined for 59 points.
Prop, CeeDee Lamb over 81.5 receiving yards: Loss. Lamb finished with 74 yards, though he scored twice.
The Monday Night Line is now 3-6-0 this season, and our combined Night Line record (Monday and Thursday) is 5-10-0.
Sources: ESPN/AP recap, NFL official game book
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