FILADELFIA (AP) – The Philadelphia Eagles couldn’t play the game, no without them playing.
Carson Wentz threw two landing passes to triumph over four ball losses, Rodney McLeod returned a 53-yard loose ball to score and the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys 23-9 on Sunday night.
Two groups of two wins fighting for first place in the low NFC East in Week 8 received sloppy functionality for the preseason of star time.
The Eagles (3-4-1) took the apartment with their moment of direct victory. Dallas (2-6) has lost three in a row.
“It didn’t look pretty,” said eagles defensive punchline Brandon Graham, who had one of the team’s two catches. “We knew it would be a battle. We stood firm. “
Dallas rookie Ben DiNucci, a seventh-round selection of James Madison in his first start, fired four times and lost two getaways. He finished 21 of 40 passes for 180 yards.
“Obviously we sense what this defeat is doing to us,” said Cowboys freshman Mike McCarthy. “But we’ll have to combine and combine here and move on. We’ve taken a step in the right direction in a number of areas, and we’ve felt that several parts of our football team have also improved.
Wentz threw two interceptions and lost two loose balls, but his 9-yard pass to Travis Fulgham in the third quarter gave Philadelphia the lead forever. Wentz connected with Jalen Reagor in the 2-point conversion to put the score 15-9.
“Too many ball losses. I have to be better,” Wentz said. I’m smart enough. “
Dallas led the Eagles 21 with the chance to take the lead in the last quarter when DiNucci fired through T. J. Edwards and searched. McLeod picked up a loose ball and took the lead for a 21-9 lead. The two-point conversion failed, but Dallas then took a hit in a clearing.
DiNucci because Andy Dalton came out with a concussion and Dak Prescott broke his right ankle at Week 5.
“I think sometimes he played well, ” said DiNucci. ” Évidemment. eu have two expensive reversals. The position we were in in the game, the position on the field, all that, it can’t have that. So it’s up to me. “
Boston Scott ran for 70 yards, the career’s best mark, for the Eagles, with 15 out of 27 for 123 yards.
“A victory is a victory,” said Eagles coach Doug Pederson. “We want to start stacking them. We are satisfied and ahead of winning, but we have things to understand. “
Greg Zuerlein hit a 59-yard box to give Dallas a 9-7 lead at halftime. The Cowboys made two fourth saves for their 44th place in the penalty area from range.
DiNucci led Dallas in Game 1 and Zuerlein threw a 49-yard basket.
The Cowboys had a wonderful chance after Donovan Wilson fired Wentz and took the Eagles 25. Dallas had a first check-out against eagles four before Brandon Graham stripped DiNucci at base time and recovered.
Philadelphia turned that ball loss into a scoring when Wentz threw a two-yard touchdown pass at Reagor for a 7-3 lead. Reagor, the 21st overall selection, missed the games passed after an operation on his thumb. A 32-yard pass to Fulgham, set the score.
The Eagles went for a fourth and third to the Cowboys in their next practice. Leighton Vander Esch shot Wentz, pushing the ball back and Dallas recovered in Philadelphia’s 46. Zuerlein’s 49 yards reduced him to 7-6.
The Eagles had a first check-out against the 34 Cowboys in the first half when Trevon Diggs made a slippery interception at the finish line. Dallas had three home runs in the first half and four totals after getting only 3 in the first seven games.
Diggs’ back chose Wentz with a deep pass in Philadelphia’s first practice in the third quarter, but Zuerlein missed a 52-yard-wide right in the next series.
“I feel like we’re doing a great job of developing together,” said Dallas defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. “We have to succeed in the sensibleest part of our game (of) tonight and get a win next time. “
deceit
The Eagles withdrew the Philadelphia special in the last quarter with school marshal Greg Ward looking to throw him to Wentz, who covered. Ward ended up running for two yards.
The Cowboys asked Elliott and Cedrick Wilson to take a wild cat formation directly with DiNucci divided.
Lesion
Eagles: CB Darius Slay (ankle) and DT Malik Jackson (quad) left in the third quarter.
Following
Cowboys: Welcome to the Pittsburgh Steelers (7-0) on Sunday.
Eagles: Visit the New York Giants (1-6) on November 15 after a break.
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