Cowboys Rally Around Prescott, Beat Eagles 38-21 on MNF

WHO:

DallasCowboys.com - Javonte Williams rushed 25 times for 155 yards and a touchdown, matching his career high in rushing yards; his eight touchdowns tied for the NFL lead after seven games.

DallasCowboys.com - DeMarvion Overshown, returning after a hamstring injury, recorded an interception, six second-half tackles, one tackle for loss, and two pass breakups.

DallasCowboys.com - Quinnen Williams had four tackles, one sack, three tackles for loss, and one quarterback hit.

DallasCowboys.com - CeeDee Lamb caught two touchdown passes, and George Pickens caught four passes for 57 yards and a 21-yard touchdown.

Heavy NFL - The Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Dak Prescott, and Brian Schottenheimer are named in the articles.

WHAT:

DallasCowboys.com - Dallas recorded a season-high 204 rushing yards and 212 passing yards.

DallasCowboys.com - Philadelphia’s offense scored no points after taking a 21-20 lead; Dallas recorded four fourth-quarter stops, including a stop on fourth down that set up its final touchdown.

DallasCowboys.com - Schottenheimer said, “Great to win the game, got to win division games,” and Prescott described him as a “hungry, pissed-off version of Schotty.”

PFF - Dallas gained 417 total yards, compared with Philadelphia’s 320.

Draft Sharks - Dak Prescott completed 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns, added eight rushing yards, and scored a two-point conversion.

DallasCowboys.com - Dallas rallied from a third-quarter deficit, scored the final 18 points, and won 38-21.

DallasCowboys.com - Dak Prescott completed a 35-yard pass to Ryan Flournoy on third down, setting up a touchdown pass to CeeDee Lamb and a 10-7 Dallas lead.

DallasCowboys.com - Tyler Goodson’s 91-yard kickoff-return touchdown was negated by a penalty on Justin Barron.

DallasCowboys.com - An Eagles holding penalty before halftime pushed the team back to its own 41-yard line; Dallas then forced a three-and-out and kicked a field goal for a six-point halftime lead.

DallasCowboys.com - A defensive-holding penalty on Riq Woolen gave Dallas a first down after Lamb dropped a pass on third-and-8 while the Cowboys trailed 21-20; Dallas scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to retake the lead.

DallasCowboys.com - Jake Ferguson drew a pass-interference penalty on Cooper DeJean at the 33-yard line while Dallas led 28-21; the Cowboys later kicked a field goal to go up by 10.

PFF - Dallas outgained Philadelphia 417-320 in total yards.

Heavy NFL - The Cowboys beat the Eagles 38-21 on Monday night in Week 7, ending a losing stretch and returning to the winning track.

Heavy NFL - The article says the Cowboys answered Dak Prescott’s “urgent” call; Prescott commented on the win.

NFL.com - The article is titled “Cowboys-Eagles on 'Monday Night Football': What We Learned from Dallas' 38-21 win.”

Heavy NFL - The Cowboys were described as being in a “must-win situation” against Philadelphia.

Heavy NFL - The article said Brian Schottenheimer had been “put on notice” and that the stakes for him went beyond the season.

WHERE:

Heavy NFL - The game was played in Philadelphia.

WHY:

DallasCowboys.com - The win moved Dallas to 3-4 and second place in the NFC East, one win behind the 4-2-1 Giants; Philadelphia fell to 2-5 after its fifth straight loss.

Pro Football Network - Troy Aikman said he was not convinced the Cowboys had a legitimate chance to make noise despite their morale-boosting win over the “hobbled Eagles.”

Heavy NFL - The Cowboys’ game against the Eagles was characterized as a must-win situation; the article did not specify further reasons.

HOW:

Heavy NFL - Dallas won the game by a 38-21 score.

The Dallas Cowboys rallied from a third-quarter deficit to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21, scoring the final 18 points and holding Philadelphia scoreless after it took a 21-20 lead. Javonte Williams rushed for 155 yards and a touchdown, Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns, and CeeDee Lamb caught two touchdown passes as Dallas totaled 417 yards and made four fourth-quarter stops. The win moved Dallas to 3-4 and second in the NFC East, while Philadelphia fell to 2-5 with its fifth straight loss.