Philadelphia 37-9 Dallas: Eagles streak away from Cowboys in second half
Monday 20 November 2017 09:20, UK
Carson Wentz threw for two touchdowns and three two-point conversions, after Philadelphia lost kicker Jake Elliott to a head injury, as the Eagles all but wrapped up the NFC East with a 37-9 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night.
The Eagles (9-1) outscored the Cowboys 30-0 in the second half to extend their winning streak to eight games, their longest since 2003-04 and tied with New Orleans for the best current run in the NFL.
Philadelphia leads the second-place and defending division champion Cowboys (5-5) by four games with six to play after handing Dallas its worst home loss at eight-year-old AT&T Stadium.
Dallas' Dak Prescott threw a career-high three interceptions, and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown, in his second straight loss without star running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is serving a six-game suspension for alleged domestic violence.
Trailing 9-7 at half-time, Wentz led the Eagles on second-half scoring drives of 75, 90 and 85 yards, the middle one boosted by a 71-yard Jay Ajayi run in the British-born running back's second game for Philadelphia since being traded by the Miami Dolphins.
Ajayi had 91 yards on seven carries, LeGarrette Blount added 57 on 13 carries, while Corey Clement - who tallied 50 yards off six totes - scored on an 11-yard run to open the second half and ran in a screen pass behind three blockers for the two-point attempt.
Philadelphia stretched that lead when Wentz hit wide receivers Torrey Smith and Alshon Jeffery for touchdowns, before Nigel Bradham added further gloss on the victory by running in a fumble recovery 37 yards after Derek Barnett knocked the ball loose.
