The Cowboys have not won with a quarterback other than Romo since the meaningless season finale in 2010 against Philadelphia with Stephen McGee at the helm.
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Philadelphia Eagles’ Jordan Matthews, right front, is congratulated by teammates after scoring a …
Bradford didn’t check down or throw this pass behind anyone. Dallas also missed the services of Dez Bryant in that game. “And sure enough, he ran a great route, and obviously the catch was huge”.
But in overtime, Murray spoke quite loudly indeed. “I just felt he needed a little more time and I wasn’t going to rush him back from it”.
“I believe it was Thursday, in practice, he had a drop in the red zone”.
“The most important thing today was we got a team win today.” he says. I don’t know if I ever felt comfortable. It was the best performance by the Dallas receivers this season. “Greg has a commitment to us”, Jones said. Dez was the best receiver in the league. Hardy managed a sack and several pressures but didn’t dominate the game, as the Eagles offensive line and Johnson played very well overall.
He completed 3 of 4 passes beyond 20 yards for 54 yards. “I didn’t expect to lose Romo after the second game”.
While it would be ideal for the Eagles to get a few momentum going early, they have certainly proven that they can score in the second halves of games. Another thing to consider is that the Eagles didn’t have a turnover (first time this season). That gave the Eagles a 24-21 lead. Byron Maxwell was called for pass interference twice against Bryant on the drive.
It was a matchup that had Dennis Kelly starting at right tackle for the first time since he made seven starts their as a rookie in 2012. “Whenever he’s not a factor, he’s a guy that’ll shut it down”.
Long after the room had been closed to reporters, Hardy emerged, walked gingerly to the passenger seat and entered the vehicle, before being driven off into the North Texas night.
“Our plan isn’t to start in a hole”, Kelly said.
Johnson speculated that the mushrooming controversy might have distracted Hardy.
And now the Eagles know they have a replacement in waiting for Peters.
Dal-Beasley 5 pass from Cassel (Bailey kick), 6:44.
The pass defense wasn’t much better.
The Cowboys are now 0-6 without Romo, with Matt Cassel (who threw for 299 yards and three TDs on Sunday) and Brandon Weeden each having started three games.
Perhaps his most emphatic moment came from one of his shortest gains.
Matthews did, catching the ball in stride at the Dallas 25, sweeping past Cowboys safety J.J.
“They’re a tough opponent”.
With 12 seconds, Cassel hit Bryant at the Philadelphia 31 and the Cowboys used their final timeout. He became the No. 1 guy after Kelly allowed Pro Bowl wideout Jeremy Maclin to leave in free agency. Mathews scored easily on a 6-yard run to the left, behind excellent blocking.
The fumble was overturned on replay review, giving the Eagles new life. Philadelphia was able to run for 172 yards, its fourth consecutive game with at least 158. His 41-yard touchdown in overtime sealed the game.
Suddenly, it was loud again. Matthews was the leading man through the air, with 133 yards and the score on nine grabs. It was just a rough game injury wise for Dallas. He said he will have an MRI Monday.
Lucky Whitehead returned the ensuing kickoff 80 yards to the Philadelphia 23, and Cassel threw a jump ball into the corner of the end zone.
Rather than continue to grind it out from there, the Eagles went for the finishing strike. Three Eagles penalties helped set that one up.
With in-house fighting off the field and disastrous play on the field, the Cowboys were back to being the punch line franchise they had been for so long. In fact, Chris Maragos might have knocked Carroll off balance. Tie game again at 21.
“I would never weigh what our efforts have been in the offseason, what our efforts were in the draft, what our efforts were to put our team together”.
Philly took the lead on a 6-yard run by Ryan Matthews with 8:36 left in the third quarter.
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In addition to Ryans, the Eagles will look to veterans Kiko Alonso and Mychal Kendricks to fill Hicks’ void. The lone home game during that stretch is against the unbeaten Carolina Panthers.
