
The first two came on forced throws to receivers who were not open, while the third came on a play where Rush was hit as he let go of the ball. The most well-designed play came from the Eagles, with DeVonta Smith faking a pick route and then stepping up into the end zone, where Jalen Hurts found him for an easy score.īut for the highlights, we've got to go with Philly's three picks of Rush. The best-looking individual play of the night might have been this juke from Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson to get into the end zone. The Eagles then extended their lead to 17-0. Rather than take a look at the replay and challenge it (Lamb had clearly gotten the first down), the Cowboys quickly got up to the line and called a bootleg for Rush, who threw into coverage and incomplete. It at first appeared as though Lamb had gained enough yardage for the first down, but the line judge then changed the spot and marked him short. On third-and-9 from their own 26-yard line, Rush completed a pass to CeeDee Lamb over the middle. offside, bought the Eagles a first down, and led to a Miles Sanders touchdown run on the opening play of the second quarter.Īfter Philly took a 14-0 lead in the second quarter, the Cowboys had a chance to cut into the lead. Brown, then the Eagles hustled to the line and pretended like it was going to run a play on fourth-and-4, even though they did not have to snap the ball before the end of the quarter. The Eagles and Cowboys were tied 0-0 and, Philly had third-and-12 at the Dallas 18-yard line with 46 seconds remaining in the period. First, there was the final play of the first quarter.

We're going with two plays that might have gone under the radar. Philly controlled the ball for 34:30 and converted multiple key third-down opportunities. Dallas was penalized 10 times for 72 yards. Rush, who had not thrown an interception yet this season, was picked off three times. They turned it over, they took too many penalties, they did not have the offensive firepower to keep up with the Eagles, and they could not stop the run or the RPO game on big third downs. Brown into the flat for run-after-catch opportunities. On several occasions, they ran read-option plays or run-pass options designed to take advantage of the Cowboys' aggressive, upfield pass rush and get players like A.J. The Cowboys also turned the ball over on downs in the second quarter. As previously mentioned, Rush was intercepted three times. SPORTS & TEAMS Philadelphia Eagles COWBOYS vs EAGLES OctoCowboys gain more total yds 315-268 but fall short on the scoreboard Philadelphia, PA > RECAP ODDS NEWS SOCIAL. They took advantage of an opponent that made several mistakes, and they leaned on play design to win the battle against an aggressive defense. Philadelphia maintained sole possession of first place in the NFC East with the victory, while the loss dropped Dallas to 4-2 and into third place, behind the Giants. Brown and DeVonta Smith for touchdowns on well-designed plays from Nick Sirianni. Jalen Hurts didn't all that get much going through the air (15 of 25 for 155 yards), but he did good work neutralizing the pass rush with his legs and the threat of him taking off led to multiple quality runs by the running backs, particularly Miles Sanders. If that didn't do it, then Rush's third interception - which came on the following drive - certainly did. Philadelphia intercepted Cooper Rush three times on the evening, holding him to 18 of 38 passing for 181 yards and one score in addition to the trio of picks.ĭallas bullied its way back into the game in the third quarter and early in the fourth behind a strong dose of the run game and play-action passing, but a 13-play, 75-yard Eagles touchdown drive that took 7:37 off the clock ended up pretty much putting things away. The Eagles used a monster second quarter to power their way to victory, with 20 of their points coming in that period. Odds: Sea Eagles $1.36, Dolphins $3.PHILADELPHIA - The Dallas Cowboys made things more interesting than they had any right to, but the Philadelphia Eagles ultimately remained perfect on Sunday night, improving their record to 6-0 by defeating their division rivals, 26-17. The home side should prove way too strong. The Dolphins are banged up while Manly have a Turbo injection at fullback. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow will resume his spot at fullback after the Maroons star was rested for the loss to the Warriors last Saturday while Jeremy Marshall-King (shoulder) is back at hooker.

Daly Cherry-Evans’ return from Origin moves Cooper Johns to the reserves.ĭolphins duo Anthony Milford and Jarrod Wallace have copped three-game bans while Tom Gilbert (shoulder) is out for the rest of the season with a dislocated shoulder. Josh Aloiai (shoulder) is a chance to play after being named on the bench. Manly star Tom Trbojevic has been cleared under the NRL’s concussion protocols and will play. Join The Roar for live scores from 8pm (AEST). Round 15 of the NRL premiership continues this evening as the Manly Sea Eagles host the Dolphins at 4 Pines Park in Brookvale.
