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FRISCO, Texas – It’s probably not a game you’ll be in a hurry to re-watch, but the Cowboys’ loss to the Eagles was the last time we’ll see them in action before the playoffs start.
The Eagles receivers had a difficult time getting away from these Cowboys cornerbacks. I thought that when he was in there, Brandon Carr played exceptionally well. There was one play in particular where the Eagles were facing a 3rd-and-10 on the Cowboys’ 35-yard line. Carr lined up wide on Dorial Green-Beckham and just ate him up. Green-Beckham tried to spin him but Carr flipped his hips inside, then quickly back to the outside, driving to maintain position on the out to limit the window for Wentz to deliver the ball.
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The Eagles receivers had a difficult time getting away from these Cowboys cornerbacks. I thought that when he was in there, Brandon Carr played exceptionally well. There was one play in particular where the Eagles were facing a 3rd-and-10 on the Cowboys’ 35-yard line. Carr lined up wide on Dorial Green-Beckham and just ate him up. Green-Beckham tried to spin him but Carr flipped his hips inside, then quickly back to the outside, driving to maintain position on the out to limit the window for Wentz to deliver the ball.
- Give an assist to Leon McFadden, Anthony Brown and Mark Nzeocha for helping Randy Gregory grab his first career sack. If not for their lockdown coverage, Wentz doesn’t hold the ball, allowing Gregory to get off the ground after being cut by Jason Peters. Gregory showed tremendous effort along with an explosive close to make that play happen. Wentz had no chance to escape once Gregory got to him.
- The one bright spot in the running game came from Darren McFadden on a nifty 24-yard cutback with some outstanding blocking on the backside. McFadden wanted to take the ball to his right, which is the weak side, but Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham were jamming things up. With vision, McFadden planted his right foot in the ground, angling back to his left. With blocks from Emmett Cleary, Jason Witten and Keith Smith, he was able to get around the corner. McFadden got one more block down the field from Brice Butler that got him outside the numbers. It was the second-longest play of the game for an offense that really lacked any type of explosive ones.
- When the Cowboys are in punt formation, Chris Jones’ heels are 14 yards away from the line of scrimmage. On the blocked punt, he was only 12 yards deep due to Mark Sanchez taking a 19-yard sack, which carried the ball inside the two-yard line. Steven Means did a nice job of working around Damien Wilson and then going up vertically on Jeff Heath to get his right hand on the ball for the block.
- I didn’t need one series from Tony Romo to tell me what I already ready knew, but I am happy that he had the success he did. With that being said, you should feel great about the quarterback situation going into the playoffs with both Dak Prescott and Tony Romo.
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