Cowboys Stifle Injury-Hit Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football
The Dallas Cowboys saved their season on Monday Night Football, and the Philadelphia Eagles may have watched theirs slip further away. Dallas beat Philadelphia 38-21 on Monday night, October 26, at Lincoln Financial Field, ending a two-game losing streak and moving to 3-4, while the Eagles fell to 2-5 with their fifth straight loss.
Dallas finally played like Dallas
This was the Cowboys offense as it was supposed to look. Dak Prescott completed 15 of 27 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, good for a 118.1 passer rating, and he was not sacked once. CeeDee Lamb caught five passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and George Pickens added four catches for 57 yards and a score.
The real story was the ground game. Javonte Williams ran 25 times for a career-high 155 yards and a touchdown, the first 150-yard rushing game by a Cowboy since Ezekiel Elliott in 2018. Dallas ran 38 times for 204 yards, piled up 416 total yards, converted 8 of 13 third downs, and never turned the ball over.
Philadelphia is running out of healthy bodies
Context matters for this result, and bettors should not ignore it. The Eagles started the game without quarterback Jalen Hurts and wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks. Backup Tanner McKee, starting for the second straight week, went 23 of 35 for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and he got little help late.
Saquon Barkley, returning after missing two games with a hamstring injury, ran seven times for 62 yards and a touchdown before leaving with a back injury. Dameon Pierce added 47 yards and a score before leaving in the fourth quarter with an undisclosed injury.
What it means for the NFC East race
The win pulls Dallas into sole possession of second place in the NFC East, behind the division-leading New York Giants at 4-2-1. The Cowboys now look to get back to .500 in Week 8 against the Arizona Cardinals, while Philadelphia heads into a critical stretch with the November 10 trade deadline approaching and major questions about whether it buys, sells, or simply waits for its injured stars to return.
What It Means for Bettors
Do not overreact to one Monday night result, and do not underrate the injury report either. Dallas looked like a different team when it committed to the run, but this win came against a severely depleted opponent, so the Cowboys should not be priced like a contender until they repeat this performance against a healthy team. The more actionable angle is Philadelphia: as long as Hurts, Barkley, and the receiving corps remain uncertain, the Eagles will keep getting bet against. Track the practice reports all week, and if Barkley and Hurts trend toward returning, that is when Philadelphia becomes interesting again as an underdog.
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