The defense, which has undergone a serious personnel transformation over the last few weeks with trades and returning injured players, kept the Eagles from scoring on their final eight possessions. Dak Prescott and the offense fought and fought and fought, themselves mostly, but somehow scored 24 straight points including a game-winning, 42-yard field goal from Brandon Aubrey.
Somehow, despite wasting two goal-to-go situations, the Cowboys won 24-21 to improve to 5-5-1 on the season.
Dallas did so despite CeeDee Lamb having one of the worst performances of his career, dropping multiple passes, including a short touchdown that likely would’ve won the game late in the fourth quarter. Fortunately, George Pickens had yet another phenomenal game, catching all nine of his targets for 146 yards and a score. Second-year tight end Brevyn Spann-Ford also caught a TD, his first of his career, and Prescott scrambled and tumbled into the end zone for his own score.
Meanwhile, Dallas’ defense put the clamps on TB Saquon Barkley, holding him to 22 yards on 10 carries and helping to make the Eagles one dimensional. With a big lead, Philly would’ve loved to lean on the running game to shorten the contest, but they were unable to; wasting the big passing day from Hurts.