Dallas Cowboys 38 Vs Over Philadelphia Eagles 33 - Wasn't an easy win for Dallas Cowboys
Tony Romo threw three second-half touchdown passes to answer a strong game by Philadelphia's rookie duo of Bryce Brown and Nick Foles, and the Cowboys sent the Eagles to their eighth straight loss with a 38-33 victory Sunday night at Cowboys Stadium
The Eagles took a 14-3 lead, amassed 423 total yards, converted 60 percent of their third-down plays, returned a late punt 98 yards for a touchdown and had a season high in points scored.
Philadelphia had a chance for an improbable rally when Damaris Johnson returned a punt 98 yards with 31 seconds left. After a failed 2-point conversion kept the score at 38-33, the Cowboys recovered the onside kick.
Foles, who was 22 of 34 in his third start in place of Michael Vick, led the Eagles to a 27-24 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 43-yard field goal by Alex Henery, who now has the longest current field goal streak at 21 after Cleveland's Phil Dawson had a kick blocked Sunday.
Philadelphia, which has lost seven straight games, was in front after the first quarter for the first time all season, but Dan Bailey got the Cowboys on the board with a 39-yard field goal early in the second. DeMarco Murray's 1-yard touchdown run trimmed the Eagles' lead to 14-10 with 41 seconds left in the half.
Romo overcame a holding penalty and an 8-yard loss when Kevin Ogletree fumbled a handoff on a reverse by completing third-down passes to Jason Witten, Bryant and Miles Austin. Romo then found Witten all alone in the middle of the field for 28 yards to the 1, setting up Murray's score.
This wasn't an easy win for Dallas. The Eagles actually jumped out to a 14-3 lead, with Nick Foles playing the best football of his young career. Bryce Brown also impressed with 169 more yards on the ground, but his third lost fumble in two starts led to a back-breaking defensive touchdown in the fourth quarter.
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