Prsecott, Cowboys keep pace in NFC East with road win over Eagles - ESPN

PHILADELPHIA — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott has been around long enough to know there was added importance to Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Having lost two straight to fall to 2-4, Prescott helped make sure the streak ended, throwing three touchdown passes in the Cowboys' 38-21 win.

The Cowboys averted a three-game losing streak, kept pace with the 4-2-1 New York Giants in the NFC East and at least temporarily interrupted the unease that was developing around the team.

«We say the division's right in front of us. It is as long as we win,» Prescott said. «And if you lose another game, then you're probably checking to see what New York's doing. You're probably checking and watching the other teams more than we should. So yeah, I mean you got to win games, got to win division games. How big of a game this was, understanding how much they're hurt on their offensive side, yeah, huge road win for us.»

With their defense raising concerns all season, the Cowboys entered Monday facing questions about an offense that scored a combined 29 points in its past two games. Prescott threw four interceptions in those games, while head coach and playcaller Brian Schottenheimer received outside pressure after he said during the week, «I know how great of a coach I am,» despite a 9-13-1 record, and that he is an «elite playcaller» on 105.3 The Fan despite the recent woes.

Though Schottenheimer had his normal postgame celebration inside the locker room with the players Monday night, highlighting key plays offensively and defensively, he was unusually reserved in his postgame comments.

«Had nothing to do with desperation,» Schottenheimer said. «Our guys just played good.»

Asked why he wasn't as exuberant after