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It wasn’t pretty, yet the Cowboys come from behind win versus the Eagles was beautiful at the same time.
“Just take it one play at a time,” said Prescott. “We have to find that unique place that I was talking about — being down. We’ve had it almost going with every game with that mindset. We have to win every game. With that being said, you can only do that by winning every play and giving it your best every play. When you do that, can stay focused, and finish with elite execution, you’re going to feel confident and good about what you’ve done.
“We just have to find that, and it really starts at practice and at these walkthroughs in the next couple of days getting ready for Kansas City. Tons of confidence in this group and team. It starts with our defense. They’re the reason we were able to come back in this game and have a chance to win it. We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot and this game could’ve been completely different.”
Saquon Barkley was held to just 22 rushing yards with no touchdowns, his lowest production since his 2023 season with the New York Giants, and a sequence of forced punts, Williams’ forced fumble, and the late fourth quarter sack by Osa Odighizuwa that took the ball out of Jalen Hurts’ hands for the final time, all played a part in the storybook win over the Eagles, to Prescott’s point.
It’s also true he and the offense overcame a slew of their own self-inflicted wounds, similar to the defense’s, to find their groove when it mattered most, punctuated by Pickens and the game-winning boot from All-Pro kicker Brandon Aubrey who himself, as unthinkable as it might be, missed a 51-yard field goal earlier in the game.
The Cowboys are starting to be able to trust their defense a whole lot more.
2) Cowboys defense
Remember all those jokes that came at the expense of Dallas’ defense? You don’t hear many of those anymore. Sunday’s win over the Eagles said plenty about the state of the Philadelphia offense, but that group didn’t implode all by itself. The Cowboys had to find a way to get crucial stops as that game went on, and that’s exactly what happened. It was crazy to think about that unit having that kind of day in a critical game even a month ago. Now, here Dallas sits at 5-5-1 and thinking legitimately about making a run at a playoff spot. Give owner Jerry Jones credit for rolling the dice on some trade-deadline deals (defensive tackle Quinnen Williams and linebacker Logan Wilson) to inject new life into this unit. The Cowboys gave up...
