Blogging The Boys
The Cowboys sure know how to make the headlines. On Sunday, they dug themselves a 21-0 hole early before scoring 24 unanswered points to beat the Eagles, tying the franchise record for biggest comeback win. Early on, this game felt signed, sealed, and delivered for the Eagles, but these five plays were monumental in bringing Dallas back.
Immediately after the Eagles went up 21-0 thanks to their unstoppable tush push play, Dak Prescott threw an interception in the endzone that felt like the final nail in the coffin. But a three-and-out forced by the defense offered one last shot before halftime to get something going.
On the sideline, the Cowboys looked shell shocked. Players hung their heads and were sitting in silence. They needed a big play to energize them, and KaVontae Turpin – who fumbled earlier in the game – was happy to oblige.
Turpin’s huge play picked up 48 yards and flipped the field, atoning for his fumble while also lighting the spark on the flame that fueled the Cowboys’ comeback. Six plays after this, Dak Prescott found George Pickens for a touchdown, and that proved to be all they needed to fight their way back.
The Cowboys’ score right before halftime was huge, but the Eagles got the ball to start the second half. The Dallas defense would need to get a stop in order to build on the momentum from that final minute of the second quarter.
The Eagles’ first play was an eight-yard strike to Grant Calcaterra, and on second and short Jalen Hurts found a wide open Dallas Goedert, who racked up 20 yards total and moved the ball into Dallas territory. However, a flag was on the ground: Philadelphia had lined up illegally, covering up an eligible player.
Not only was the big gain taken off the board, the Eagles backed up five yards. Hurts then proceeded to throw two incompletions and bring on the punt team, but that penalty was the difference between a likely scoring drive and the punt.
You know the one.
Prescott had found Brevyn Spann-Ford for a touchdown, cutting it to a one-score game, and then the Eagles missed a field goal that set Dallas up right around midfield. Itching to make a big play and tie things up, Prescott launched it to George Pickens, the human highlight reel waiting to happen.
The 43-yard shot electrified the team even more than they already were, and it set the offense up just 11 yards away from paydirt. Two plays later, Prescott ran in for six, tying the game. Pickens had a phenomenal night all the way around, but his massive play here almost single-handedly tied the game up.
Immediately following the game-tying touchdown, the Eagles offense looked to have woken up. Hurts scrambled for seven yards and then connected with...
