The Cowboys saved their season, at least for one more week, and the Eagles’ playoff hopes took a huge hit Monday night. Dallas beat Philadelphia 38-21 to end a two-game losing streak and improve to 3-4.
The Eagles, decimated by injuries, lost five straight games to fall to 2-5. They started the game without quarterback Jalen Hurts and receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks, among others, and finished it without running backs Saquon Barkley and Dameon Pierce.
Barkley, who was returning after missing two games with a hamstring injury, left with a back injury. He had seven carries for 62 yards and a touchdown and two catches for 9 yards in limited use before his re-injury. Pierce left in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed injury after 14 carries for 47 yards and a touchdown.
The game was played out for most of the evening, with six lead changes. The last came on a 16-yard touchdown run by CeeDee Lamb and a 2-point conversion by Dak Prescott that gave the Cowboys a 28-21 lead with 1:30 left in the third quarter.
Brian Schottenheimer, whose play was criticized after giving up the point in the second half last week, required more points than assists. The Cowboys ran him 38 times for 204 yards and threw him 27 times for 212 yards. The Eagles had no tackles for loss.
Javonte Williams set a career high with 155 yards and scored a touchdown on 25 carries. He is the Cowboys’ first 150-yard rusher since Ezekiel Elliott in 2018.
Prescott was 15 of 27 for 212 yards and three touchdowns. Lamb caught five passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns and George Pickens had four receptions for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Tanner McKee, starting for the second straight week in place of Hurts, went 23 of 35 for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown picked him off in the second half.
Rookie receiver Makai Lemon caught seven passes for 67 yards and a touchdown.
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