Cowboys handle Eagles on Javonte Williams' career night - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — The Cowboys were able to go on the road and handle business against the Eagles, winning 38-21 on «Monday Night Football» after an impressive showing by Dallas running back Javonte Williams and the offense.

Williams finished with a career-high 155 rushing yards and punched in his eighth rushing touchdown of the season, tied for the NFL's lead.

If the Cowboys were going to be considered an actual threat in the NFC East, they had to start winning games.

An offense that scored a combined 29 points over the previous two contests was able to light up the scoreboard to beat the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field for the first time since 2021. The Cowboys ran the ball as well as they had all season, finishing with 204 yards.

Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott registered three touchdown passes — two to CeeDee Lamb and one to George Pickens — and the offense had a turnover-free outing.

The Cowboys' defense was still up and down, but it made plays against a backup quarterback, Tanner McKee, that it did not make against another backup quarterback, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Jalon Daniels, two games ago.

The win moved the Cowboys (3-4) into second place in the NFC East — behind the New York Giants (4-2-1) — with ESPN Analytics giving Dallas a 57% chance of winning the division.

Here are the most important things to know from Monday night for both teams:

What to make of the QB performance: Prescott struggled in the two games coming into this one — throwing four interceptions while under a ton of pressure from the Tampa Bay and Green Bay defenses. The Eagles did not put up the same pressure — on just 15% of Prescott's dropbacks through three quarters — and he made them pay. It was the sixth time Prescott tallied at least