Eagles lose rookie linebacker Jordan Hicks for the season

Nevertheless, if the Eagles are 7-6 after that game, no matter if the Bills beat them or not, then they would probably need to split games with the Arizona Cardinals and Redskins on December 20 and December 26 to make the finale with the NY Giants on January 3 mean anything. It was his best outing in three starts in Dallas.

NOTES: Dallas lost linebackers Sean Lee (concussion) and Anthony Hitchens (ankle) on Philadelphia’s 95-yard scoring drive to start the second half.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ 33-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys addressed almost all of the questions surrounding the Eagles entering their bye week.

Philadelphia quarterback Sam Bradford and wide receiver Jordan Matthews connected on a 41-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime to get the Eagles back to. They have rushed for a league-high 693 yards in the last four games.

Cassel did, however, have a costly interception, a theme that has also been recurring during this losing streak. The offensive line has struggled at times. However, Bryant’s return was really what helped Cassel finally find success. After catching no passes the last two weeks, Beasley had nine receptions for 112 yards and two touchdowns this week.

Bryant had two catches for 12 yards against Seattle the week before. Bryant’s touchdown was a thing of beauty, leaping over everyone in the end zone to force the catch. Jason Witten added six catches and Terrance Williams pulled down three. While McFadden is known for his speed, he showed great power as well. While the interceptions was nice, Hicks put the icing on the cake with a 67-yard return for a pick-six.

Their defense has been the only reason they’ve had a chance so far. However, they fell one by one as the game went on.

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE IN FIRST HALF: Guard La’el Collins.

From there, Murray pulled out of the backfield and blew past linebacker Anthony Hitchens on a wheel route down the right sideline. Lucky Whitehead had a nice kick return that set up a touchdown. “That’s too much. It’s unacceptable for me, unacceptable for the rest of the guys”. DeMarco Murray and Ryan Mathews combined for 150 rushing yards and two touchdowns. The Cowboys defense wasn’t prepared to stop even a mediocre passing attack.

Barry Church, J.J. Wilcox and Jeff Heath led the team in tackles.

The Cowboys won two games with Romo and lost six straight since he has been hurt.

As has been the case all year, the Eagles offense and Bradford continue to play “Jekyll and Hyde” football, one minute looking like they share one brain, the next like they have never met each other.

Go ahead and circle that impending Philadelphia-Giants clash in Week 17 as one that could decide the division. He made bad decisions through most of the game. The Eagles have returned just five kickoffs, with Josh Huff averaging 27.3 yards on his three attempts.

Apart from Dan Bailey, who has been flawless this season, no… you don’t. Chris Jones averaged 43 yards per punt, which was good enough. “We’re a play here, a play there away from switching the whole thing around”. They drafted Smith over quarterbacks like Teddy Bridgewater and Derek Carr, both of whom look like they may have bright futures in the NFL. In this game, on the first drive of the game, Dallas had a fourth down and could have kicked a safe field goal. Jordan Matthews redeemed himself with a strong performance in Dallas, which was capped off by his touchdown catch in overtime. Dallas is 2-6 halfway through the regular season after its sixth consecutive loss.

The Eagles not only avenged a Week 2 loss to Dallas, but they climbed back into the thick of the NFC East race at 4-4.

Shawn S. Lealos is a freelance writer who graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2000 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism.