Game Recap: Cowboys 33, Eagles 13

The Eagles were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys 33–13 on the road, their second consecutive defeat. After Dallas scored on its first four possessions, the Eagles gave up three turnovers and quickly built a 24-6 lead at the half. The Eagles saw some hope when rookie defensive tackle Jalen Carter recovered a fumble by Dak Prescott in the third quarter, but it was insufficient.

Philadelphia and Dallas are currently tied at the top of the NFC East with a 10-3 record. When San Francisco is included, there is a three-way tie for the conference's top seed and a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Next week, the Eagles will travel again to play the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football. Following their Sunday loss to the 49ers, the Seahawks are now 6-7 and outside looking in when it comes to the playoff picture.

Here's how the game unfolded.

First Quarter

The Cowboys took the lead with a 13-yard touchdown on their first possession. On third-and-2, CeeDee Lamb was found by Dak Prescott for a wide-open score. The play was initially flagged for offensive holding, but the referees later decided there was no offensive holding. (14-0 Eagles - 7 Cowboys).
Just outside the red zone and with the Eagles in the driving seat, Jalen Hurts botched a quarterback draw play. Donovan Wilson extracted the ball by force and brought it back. Hurts had now lost four fumbles this season.
The dominance of Brandon Aubrey's rookie season persisted. The kicker easily made a 60-yard field goal to give the Cowboys a two-point advantage. Throughout his short NFL career, Aubrey has remained flawless when trying field goals. Eagles 0 - Cowboys 10.

Second Quarter:

FAKE PUNT! On fourth-and-2, Braden Mann took a punt and passed to Olamide Zaccheaus for a 28-yard gain
FIELD Goal! Jake Elliott snuck a 52-yard field goal inside the right post to put the birds on the board! Fake shots cost Philadelphia. (Cowboys 10 - Eagles 3)
The Cowboys' offense continued to roll. Rico Dowdle barely got the ball over the goal line for a one-yard field goal. Dowdle was initially ruled short, but upon review, it was ruled a touchdown. (Cowboys 17 - Eagles 3)
FIELD GOAL! Elliott again kicked a 44-yard field goal into the right post. A sack by Micah Parsons on second down pushed the Eagles back. (Cowboys 17 - Eagles 6)
The Cowboys extended the lead with a 1-yard pass to Michael Gallup. The referees threw the flag again but ruled that there was no offensive pass interference. Two costly Kelee Ringo penalties, both on the same play, gave the Cowboys great field position as they quickly marched down the field. (Cowboys 24 - Eagles 6)

Third Quarter:

Safety Reed Blankenship is out with a concussion after leaving the game in the second quarter.
Desperate for points early in the half, A.J. Brown felt the opening. Stephon Gilmore dropped the ball just before Brown and the knee hit the ground. Damone Clark recovered the ball. The Eagles continued to force a three.
TOUCHDOWN! Fletcher Cox knocked the ball out of quarterback Dak Prescott's hands and Jalen Carter was there to take it and score! The 42-yarder was Carterand#039's first career touchdown and brought the Birds back into the game briefly. (Cowboys 24 - Eagles 13)
Automatic Aubrey hit another field goal, this time from 59 yards. Two Cowboys penalties pushed them into the end zone. (Cowboys 27 - Eagles 13)
The Eagles failed to convert on 4th-and-8 from the Dallas 29-yard line. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw it to DeVonta Smith, but he only got 1 yard after gobbling up Gilmore. Smith had solid fingertip touch early in the drive, but couldn't hold on.

Fourth Quarter:

Another Aubrey goal, this time from 45 yards, put the hosts up by three. (Cowboys 30 - Eagles 13)
For the third time in the game, the Eagles fumbled the football. This time it was DeVonta Smith. After Markquese Bell fumbled and Malik Hooker recovered.
Aubrey is now 30-30 in scoring in his NFL career. He connected from 50 yards out for his fourth and final points of the night. (Cowboys 33 - Eagles 13)

Game Leaders

Passing

PHI QB Jalen Hurts: 18/27, 197 yards

DAL QB Dak Prescott: 24/29, 271 yards 2 TD

Rushing

PHI RB D'Andre Swift: 11 rushes, 39 yards

DAL RB Tony Pollard: 16 rushes, 59 yards

Receiving

PHI WR A.J. Brown: 9 rec., 94 yards

DAL TE Jake Ferguson: 5 rec., 72 yards

Defense

PHI CB Darius Slay: 4 tackles, 3 PD