After being able to dig themselves out of their own end zone, the Eagles got themselves to third and two from their own 37 yard line after back-to-back tackles from DeMarvion Overshown on Saquon Barkley. On that third down play, Dallas' defensive line and their secondary both rewarded one another on a play where they needed to do it if they wanted to hold on and win this game.
Sure, Jake Elliott had missed a 56 yard field goal wide right earlier in the game, but you didn't want to let it come down to his leg on a game-winning attempt. Dallas' defense comes out in cover one, something they don't run a lot of, but executed well with DaRon Bland and Shavon Revel on the outside, and Trikwese Bridges in the slot. Bland gets his hands on AJ Brown and takes his route away, Revel is going step for step with Devonta Smith on the opposite side, Malik Hooker is right on top of the tight end in the middle of the field and DeMarvion Overshown is drifting towards the flat to account for the running back out of the backfield. Hurts has nowhere to go, similarly to how Prescott had nowhere to go on the fourth and goal play.
And because of that, you see why the Cowboys are reaping the benefits of the Quinnen Williams trade. He got double teamed at the second-lowest rate of the season on Sunday, but on this play Philadelphia sent two linemen his way leaving Osa Odighizuwa one-on-one with Pro Bowl guard Landon Dickerson. You can call it a coverage sack, an effort sack, a combination of the two or whatever else you can come up with, but Odighizuwa finally breaks free and gets Hurts to the ground for a 13 yard loss. At that point, there was no choice other than to punt for Philadelphia, versus the question of if they got it to fourth and one or so, if they would bring out the tush push.