Two questionable officiating calls resulted in Jalen Hurts’ 7-yard touchdown run.
The Eagles went three-and-out on their second possession, and Braden Mann punted the ball away. Ryan Flournoy was called for roughing the kicker, though it appeared he tipped the punt. That would have negated the penalty.
Instead, the Eagles took advantage of their first down, 15 yards and new life.
They drove 76 yards in 12 plays, though it could have been 11 plays.
A.J. Brown caught what was ruled a 7-yard touchdown, which would have been his second of the day. He took two steps and reached out and touched the ball to the pylon before losing it out of bounds.
Expedited replay overturned it to an incompletion.
Hurts then took it into the end zone himself on the next play.
The Eagles lead 14-0 after one quarter.
In the first matchup with the Cowboys — which came in the season opener — Jalen Hurts didn’t target A.J. Brown until the fourth quarter. He finished with one catch for 8 yards.
On Sunday, Brown got the first target and two more on the opening drive. He caught three passes for 31 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown on third down to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead.
Hurts went 5-of-6 for 47 yards on the seven-play, 49-yard drive.
The Eagles got a short field when the Cowboys went for it on fourth-and-3, and Javonte Williams dropped a Dak Prescott pass.
The Cowboys went three-and-out on their second possession.
Yes, the Eagles are favored by three points over the Cowboys on Sunday. Don’t tell that to quarterback Dak Prescott.
He has won 18 straight home division games.
The streak dates back to 2017. Prescott is currently tied with Brett Favre, who did it from 1994 through 1998) for the second-longest streak of home division wins since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
Prescott is two short of the record, set by Tom Brady with 20 straight home division wins from 2007 through 2014.
For his career, Prescott is 21-2 in home division games. The winning percentage of 91.3 is the highest for any starting quarterback since the merger, with a minimum of 15 starts.
The more important reality for the Cowboys is that they’re 4-5-1. A loss will make it much harder to build the kind of post-bye momentum that could end with a playoff berth.
The Cowboys have made wide receiver Jalen Tolbert a healthy scratch for the first time since his rookie season.
Wide receiver Jonathan Mingo will make his season debut today.
Rookie running back Jaydon Blue is also a healthy scratch.
Cowboys edge rusher Jadeveon Clowney (shoulder/neck) is active.
The Cowboys’ other inactives besides Tolbert and Blue are offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji, defensive tackle Jay Toia and defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey.
The Eagles’ inactives are offensive tackle Lane Johnson (foot), quarterback Sam Howell, running back A.J. Dillon, cornerback Mac McWilliams and defensive tackle Ty Robinson.
Offensive linemen Myles Hinton (back) and Willie Lampkin (knee/ankle) are active after being listed as questionable.
Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson will not require surgery for his Lis Franc foot injury, Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
The Eagles did not place Johnson on injured reserve on Saturday.
The initial prognosis was 4-6 weeks, which would have likely kept Johnson out until the postseason. According to McLane, Johnson will have X-rays after the swelling subsides in his right foot, but Johnson might miss only three games.
The Eagles play the Cowboys, Bears and Chargers in the next three games.
Fred Johnson will start in Lane Johnson’s absence.
The Eagles are 120-62-1 in games Lane Johnson has played and 15-24 in games he has not, including the playoffs, since he joined them as a first-round pick in 2013.
