The unbeaten Eagles capped an electric sports weekend in Philadelphia with a 26-17 home victory against the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.
The Eagles (6-0) soared to a 20-0 lead and held on to snap a four-game winning streak by the Cowboys (4-2), who slipped to third place in the NFC East behind the 5-1 New York Giants.
Across the street, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves on Friday and Saturday to advance to the National League Championship Series.
Jalen Hurts passed for 155 yards and two touchdowns as the Eagles matched the 1981 team for the second-best start in franchise history. Philadelphia started 7-0 in 2004 and went to the Super Bowl.
Hurts’ 7-yard TD pass to DeVonta Smith with 7:02 remaining capped the scoring and helped to thwart a Cowboys comeback bid. The clutch drive covered 75 yards in 13 plays and chewed 7:37 off the clock.
Eagles running back Miles Sanders (26) celebrates alongside tight end Dallas Goedert (88) after his touchdown run. USA TODAY Sports
Cooper Rush, likely making his last start for Dallas before Dak Prescott returns from a broken thumb, threw three interceptions — two by C.J. Gardner-Johnson — and lost for the first time in six career starts. Rush finished with 181 yards and a touchdown on 18-of-38 passing.
After a scoreless first quarter, Philadelphia took control. Miles Sanders scored on a 5-yard run on the first play of the second quarter.
Rush turned it over on the next offensive play, with Gardner-Johnson picking off a deflected pass. Philadelphia capitalized with Hurts’ 15-yard TD pass to A.J. Brown for a 14-0 lead.
The Cowboys failed on fourth-and-inches on their next possession, giving the Eagles a short field at the Dallas 34. Jake Elliott’s 51-yard field goal made it 17-0.
Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after a play in the first quarter of the game against the Dallas Cowboys. Getty Images
Elliott’s 34-yarder pushed it to 20-0 following Rush’s second interception, this one by Darius Slay.
Brett Maher’s 30-yard field goal finally put Dallas on the board with 29 seconds left in the first half.
Momentum shifted as the Cowboys got within 20-10 on Ezekiel Elliott’s 14-yard run, the only points of the third quarter.
Rush’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Jake Ferguson trimmed the Dallas deficit to 20-17 with 14:39 left in the game.