How the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys 26-17 on Sunday Night Football

Everything to know about the Philadelphia Eagles’ 26-17 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.

Star-Telegram sports editor Dave Ammenheuser’s commentary, Tweets from around the league and much more. as the Eagles (6-0) remained the league’s only unbeaten team and lead the NFC East. The Cowboys dropped to 4-2.

The plays, highlights are in reverse chronological order with the last plays at the top.

Fourth-quarter key plays

PHI 11th possession: Eagles take over at the PHI 49. A couple of running plays, wrapped around the Cowboys’ final timeouts and an unsportsmanlike penalty, as the clock runs out and the Eagles go 6-0 and the Cowboys drop to 4-2.

DAL 10th possession: Starts at DAL 12 with 2:35 remaining. Cowboys drive to Philadelphia 41 where Brent Maher misses 59-yard field goal. Ball turns over to the Eagles.

PHI 10th possession: Starts at PHI 47. Drive goes 5 yards. Punt goes out of bounds at PHI 11 with 2:39 left.

DAL 9th possession: Starts at DAL 25 and lasts just four plays as Rush is intercepted for a third time. C. Gardner-Johnson grabs his second of the night. Drive over. Likely, game over. 5:03 left.

PHI 9th possession: Starts at PHI 25. Eagles go 75 yards on 13 plays, capped by a Hurts to Smith 7-yard touchdown pass. Sanders’ two-point conversion run fails. Eagles lead 26-17 with 7:02 left.

DAL 8th possession continues at PHI 12. Cooper Rush to Jake Ferguson for a 7-yard touchdown pass (his first career TD reception). Maher’s extra point pulls Cowboys within 20-17 with 14:39 left in the game.

Cooper Rush leads a 93-yard drive to cut it to 3! #DallasCowboys

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— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2022

Third-quarter key plays

DAL 8th possession: Starts at DAL 7 with 6:46 remaining in quarter. Cowboys go 81 yards on 14 plays to take the ball to the PHIL 12 at the end of the quarter.

PHI 8th possession: Starts at PHI 30. Drive is extended by personal foul on Micah Parsons, but drive ends on sack by Fowler. Eagles punt to Cowboys. Holding penalty on Dallas on punt return, but they get ball back.

Dallas Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott, center, runs for a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

DAL 7th possession: Starts at DAL 21. Cowboys go no-huddle and march down the field. Ezekiel Elliott’s 14-yard touchdown run caps a 9-play, 79-yard drive. Maher’s extra point pulls the Cowboys to within 20-10 with 8:19 left in quarter.

PHI 7th possession: Starts at PHI 25. Eagles pick up 15 yards on four plays, then punt to DAL.

Philadelphia Eagles’ A.J. Brown, right, and Philadelphia Eagles’ DeVonta Smith celebrate Brown’s touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

First half key stats

Cooper Rush is just 5 of 16 for 36 yards and two interceptions; while Jalen Hurts is 11 of 17 for 111 yards and a touchdown.

The Cowboys have just four first downs and just 81 total yards. The Eagles have a 173-81 edge in yardage. Cowboys are averaging 3.1 yards per play compared to the Eagles’ 4.6.

The two interceptions have been key; the Eagles’ defense has been equally key.

Philadelphia has a 19:35-10:25 time advantage.

Halftime
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— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) October 17, 2022

Second-quarter key plays

PHI 6th possession: Eagles begin at PHI 25. One play goes nowhere. Half over.

DAL 6th possession: Kavontae Turpin returns ball to the PHI 41. After a touchdown pass is overturned on review, Cowboys settle on a Brett Maher 30-yard field goal with 29 seconds left. 20-3 Eagles.

PHI 5th possession: Starts at DAL 46. Eagles capitalize on second Cowboys turnover. Eagles move ball to DAL 16. Jake Elliott’s 34-yard field goal gives Eagles 20-0 lead with 1:47 left in the half.

DAL 5th possession: Starts at DAL 9. Cowboys pick up first down, but then Rush throws his second interception of the half. Picked off by Darius Slay at DAL 43. Eagles will have possession at DAL 46 with 5:14 remaining.

PHI 4th possession: Starts at DAL 34. Three plays gain just 3 yards. Eagles settle on a Jake Elliott 51-yard field goal. Eagles lead 17-0 with 7:53 remaining in the half.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Miles Sanders celebrates a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

DAL 4th possession: Starts at DAL 25. Cowboys gain nine yards, then decide to go for 4th down from the DAL 34. [Bad decision] Cooper Rush’s pass to Peyton Hendershot goes incomplete and Eagles take over on the DAL 34. [What was McCarthy thinking?]

Philadelphia Eagles’ A.J. Brown scores a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

PHI 3rd possession: Starts at DAL 44. Eagles capitalize on the Cowboys turnover with a 44-yard drive, capped by a Jalen Hurts to A.J. Brown 15-yard touchdown pass. Elliott’s kick gives Eagles 14-0 lead with 10:40 left in second quarter.

Jalen Hurts to AJ Brown!@Eagles open up a 14-0 lead.

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DAL 3rd possession: Starts at DAL 25. CJ Gardner-Johnson intercepts Cooper Rush’s pass on first down at DAL 44.

Miles Sanders and the @Eagles strike first on Sunday Night Football. @BoobieMilesXXIV #DALvsPHI on NBC and @peacock. pic.twitter.com/AQcKms9scH
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) October 17, 2022

PHI 2nd possession continues. 1st-and-goal at DAL 5. Miles Sanders scores on 5-yard run on first play of the quarter. Jake Elliott’s extra point gives Eagles 7-0 lead. (15 plays, 80 yards, 7:36)

Philadelphia Eagles’ Marcus Epps blocks a pass intended for Dallas Cowboys’ Peyton Hendershot during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

First-quarter key plays

PHI 2nd possession: Starts at PHI 20. Eagles run the final 14 plays of the quarter. When second quarter begins, Eagles have first-and-goal at the DAL 5.

DAL 2nd possession: Starts at DAL 24. Cowboys pick up first down, but drive stalls at DAL 41. Punt to Eagles end zone. Touchback with 7:31 left in first quarter.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Britain Covey runs with the ball past the Dallas Cowboys players during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, in Philadelphia.

PHI 1st possession: Starts at PHI 29. Eagles pick up a first down, but drive stalls thanks mainly to sack by D. Armstrong. Eagles punt ball to DAL 12. Turpin returns it to DAL 24.

DAL 1st possession: Starts at DAL 15. Cowboys gain nine yards on opening drive. Punt to PHI 15, returned to PHI 29.