Eagles survive Cowboys' final drive to win thrilling NFC East battle

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The latest chapter of the Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys rival in the NFC East went to the birds. And this one came down to the wire.

The Eagles had a 28-23 lead late in the fourth quarter when they were forced to punt to the Cowboys, who had 46 seconds to get the job done. 

Philadelphia’s defense helped the Cowboys on this crucial drive, with cornerback James Bradberry being called for pass interference on the first play followed by edge rusher Haasan Reddick being called for roughing the passer of Dak Prescott on the next snap. Those two penalties put the Cowboys on the Philadelphia 25-yard line in two plays after starting on their own 14. 

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Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys looks on during the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 5, 2023, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

The Cowboys would get the ball all the way down to Philadelphia’s 6-yard line with 27 seconds left and no timeouts. But the Eagles’ defense came through with a huge play as Josh Sweat sacked Prescott, pushing the Cowboys back to the 22-yard line.

Prescott would try to find CeeDee Lamb with a desperation throw at the end of the game for the win, but he was well short of the goal line. The Eagles survived the division battle and moved to 8-1 on the season. Dallas is now 5-3. 

The second half was where the Eagles started pulling away from the Cowboys in what was the shootout everyone expected between these bitter rivals. Jalen Hurts found DeVonta Smith deep down the left sideline on a perfectly thrown ball for a 29-yard touchdown to make it 21-17. 

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