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Cowboys Beat Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football as Prescott Throws Three Touchdown Passes

Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb, Javonte Williams ran for 155 yards, and Dallas scored the final 18 points at Lincoln Financial Field.

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Cowboys Beat Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football as Prescott Throws Three Touchdown Passes
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Key points

  • The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, closing Week 7 of the NFL season.
  • Brandon Aubrey opened the scoring with a 55 yard field goal.
  • Philadelphia moved back in front in the second quarter.

The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday night at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, closing Week 7 of the NFL season. Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, Javonte Williams ran for 155 yards and a touchdown, and Dallas scored the final 18 points of the game. Both teams entered at 2-4. Dallas improved to 3-4 and ended a two game losing streak, while Philadelphia fell to 2-5 with a fifth straight loss.

Dallas leads 20-14 after a back and forth first half

Brandon Aubrey opened the scoring with a 55 yard field goal. Saquon Barkley answered with an 8 yard touchdown run for Philadelphia, scoring on the Eagles first drive even after he appeared to tweak his hamstring on his second carry. Prescott then found CeeDee Lamb for a 9 yard touchdown, and Dallas led 10-7 after the first quarter.

Philadelphia moved back in front in the second quarter. Dameon Pierce scored on a 5 yard run at the end of a 13 play drive that lasted more than seven minutes, a drive kept alive by Dallas penalties, including an offsides call on Quinnen Williams that wiped out a fourth down stop and a roughing the passer call in the red zone. Prescott replied with a 21 yard touchdown pass to George Pickens, and Aubrey added a 27 yard field goal in the final seconds of the half for a 20-14 Dallas lead.

Philadelphia takes the lead, then Dallas takes the game

The Eagles opened the second half with a 17 play, 84 yard drive that used more than nine minutes. Tanner McKee threw a 4 yard touchdown pass to Makai Lemon, the first touchdown of Lemon's career, and Philadelphia led 21-20. Barkley carried once for 12 yards to start the half and then came out of the game, and Pierce handled the rushing work for the rest of the drive.

Dallas answered in nine plays. Prescott threw a 16 yard touchdown pass to Lamb, Lamb's second touchdown of the night, and ran in the two point conversion himself for a 28-21 lead late in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, Aubrey made a 24 yard field goal with 9:14 left, linebacker DeMarvion Overshown intercepted McKee in his first game back from injury, and Williams finished the scoring with a 2 yard touchdown run with 2:26 left.

By the numbers

Prescott completed 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Lamb caught five passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, Pickens caught four for 57 yards and a touchdown, and Ryan Flournoy added four catches for 70 yards. Dallas ran for 204 yards and outgained Philadelphia 416 to 321.

McKee completed 23 of 35 passes for 211 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Philadelphia. Lemon caught seven passes for 67 yards, Barkley ran seven times for 62 yards before his early exit, and Pierce ran 14 times for 47 yards. The Eagles did not score in the fourth quarter.

Timeline

  1. Oct 26, 2026Dallas leads Philadelphia 20-14 at halftime on touchdown passes from Dak Prescott to CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens.
  2. Oct 26, 2026Tanner McKee throws a 4 yard touchdown pass to Makai Lemon in the third quarter to give the Eagles a 21-20 lead.
  3. Oct 26, 2026Prescott answers with a 16 yard touchdown pass to Lamb and a two point conversion run, and Dallas leads 28-21.
  4. Oct 26, 2026Brandon Aubrey kicks a 24 yard field goal and Javonte Williams scores on a 2 yard run in the fourth quarter to close a 38-21 Dallas win.

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