Daily News | Eagles-Cowboys analysis: Birds rise to 6-0 after getting a jump on rival Dallas
On a national stage in front of a raucous crowd, the Eagles managed to live up to the gargantuan moment Sunday night.
Dallas reeled off 17 points and trailed by just three early in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles answered with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that spanned more than seven minutes of game time.There was a 5-yard scramble to move the chains on third down, and a 22-yard completion to A.J. Brown on a slant route to get into the red zone. The next play, Hurts rolled out to his right and found a wide-open DeVonta Smith for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Birds a nine-point lead with seven minutes left.
Brown had an 11-yard catch the first time the Eagles ran the play for him. The second resulted in a 15-yard touchdown to put the Eagles up 14-0. He finished with five catches for a team-high 67 yards. Gardner-Johnson’s first pick was set up by Eagles cornerback James Bradberry, who jumped a Michael Gallup route to set up the tip drill for Gardner-Johnson. The first pick set up an Eagles touchdown drive, giving them a 14-0 lead in the first half.
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