Prescott says NFC East 'right in front of us' as Cowboys end 2-game slide — SkimNews
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- Dak Prescott threw three touchdowns in the 38-21 road win over Philadelphia, ending a two-game skid that had dropped Dallas to 2-4; two scores went to CeeDee Lamb and one to George Pickens, his sixth three-touchdown game against the Eagles.
- Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards on 25 carries and sealed the game with a 2-yard touchdown with 2:21 left, powering Dallas past 200 rushing yards.
- Dallas Cowboys topped 200 rushing yards and 200 passing yards against the Eagles for the first time since 1983, combining Williams' career high with Prescott's three scores.
- Tanner McKee was intercepted once by DeMarvion Overshown and sacked twice by Quinnen Williams and Donovan Ezeiruaku, though Philadelphia scored on the opening possessions of both the first and second halves.
- Brian Schottenheimer was unusually restrained after the win — "Had nothing to do with desperation. Our guys just played good" — after outside pressure over his "I know how great of a coach I am" and "elite playcaller" remarks on 105.3 The Fan while sitting on a 9-13-1 record; Prescott said he saw a "definitely hungry, pissed off version of Schotty."
- New York Giants were kept at bay but not passed, as the win left Dallas level with the 4-2-1 Giants in the NFC East, where ESPN Analytics puts the Cowboys at a 57% chance of winning the division; Prescott says that holds "as long as we win."
- Arizona Cardinals await Dallas at AT&T Stadium next, with the Cowboys still without back-to-back wins since a three-game streak in Weeks 11-13 last year and only 22 days removed from an Oct. 4 win over the Houston Texans.
Why it matters: Dallas kept pace with the 4-2-1 New York Giants, and ESPN Analytics puts the Cowboys' division win chance at 57% — but Prescott says that only lasts "as long as we win." The win also answered the outside criticism of Brian Schottenheimer, who called himself an "elite playcaller" on 105.3 The Fan while sitting on a 9-13-1 record; the defense questions remain.
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