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Moving to 7-0 away from Jerry's World on the season, the 'Boys went into Lincoln Financial Field and out-lasted the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-27, in an entertaining NFC East battle Sunday night.
The Cowboys let a 21-0 first-half lead slip away against Chip Kelly's uptempo attack but scored 17 of the game's final 20 points to secure sole possession of first place in the NFC East.
Dez Bryant had six catches for 114 yards and three touchdowns, DeMarco Murray ground his way to 84 total yards and a pair of scores and Dallas forced four turnovers in the victory.
The Cowboys, who fell behind 14-0 when these teams met on Thanksgiving, couldn't have asked for a better start to this one. Josh Huff fumbled the opening kickoff, and the 'Boys proceeded to score touchdowns on their first three possessions.
Two of those went to Bryant, who continued to make his case for a massive new contract. ESPN Stats and Info put the feat into perspective:
Philly was equally as poor on the other side of the ball, compiling negative-five yards on its first two drives to fall into a 21-0 hole early in the second quarter.
With such an explosive offense, though, the Eagles are never completely out of any game. They provided proof of that with scores on their next four possessions, taking the 24-21 lead with just under six minutes remaining in the third.
Chris Polk and Darren Sproles each scored on one-yard plunges to establish the lead, but they were both set up by much bigger plays. Jeremy Maclin had a 72-yard run-and-catch to put Polk in position for his second touchdown of the game, and Vinny Curry strip-sacked Tony Romo on the next possession to give the Eagles a short field.
As ESPN's Arash Markazi noted, it took a mere 18 minutes of game time for Philly to put together the comeback:
And the lead was gone in a matter of minutes.
Dallas turned right around and put together a methodical 78-yard touchdown drive, capped by Murray's second score of the game to put the 'Boys back in front, 28-24.
The back-and-forth would stop there. On the next possession, Mark Sanchez missed a wide-open Zach Ertz, and the ball ricocheted off Ertz' finger tips into the hands of Cowboys safety J.J. Wilcox. As the Philly Inquirer's Rob Tornoe suggested, perhaps Sanchez was just in the giving spirit:
Four plays later, Bryant torched Bradley Fletcher for the third time, breaking free down the sideline for a 25-yard touchdown reception.
As Pro Football Focus' Steve Palazzolo and Bleacher Report's Matt Bowen pointed out, it was equal parts terrific throw from Romo and physical superiority from Bryant:
Cody Parkey added a field goal to make it a one-score game again, but Brent Celek fumbled to halt a potential game-tying drive, and Dan Bailey connected on a 49-yard field goal to seal the win.
The Cowboys are now in the driver's seat in the NFC East, but a Week 16 showdown at home against Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts will serve as a difficult test.
For the Eagles, road games against the Washington Commanders and New York Giants remain as winnable contests. In the NFC, though, 11 wins isn't going to guarantee a wild-card spot, meaning Chip Kelly and Co. will still need some help to return to the postseason.
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