The Philadelphia Eagles remain the NFL’s lone unbeaten team, as they defeated the division-rival Dallas Cowboys 26-17 on Sunday night.
Offensive spotlight: Neither Dallas nor Philadelphia was able to generate a high rate of explosive plays, but the Eagles did enough for the win thanks to their option offense.
Led by quarterback Jalen Hurts, Philly’s offense is predicated on packaged plays like the read option and run-pass option (RPO). Tonight, the Eagles' ground game generated positive expected points added (EPA) on option run plays, and Hurts went 6-of-12 for 60 yards and two touchdowns on option/play-action pass plays.
For the Cowboys, this game made them want a healthy Dak Prescott more than ever. Backup QB Cooper Rush struggled for the entirety of the game. On throws of 10 or more yards, he went 4-of-14 for 57 yards and three interceptions.
Defensive spotlight: The Eagles coverage unit shined bright in this contest, as the group tallied seven forced incompletions in addition to their three interceptions. When playing at outside corner, star duo Darius Slay and James Bradberry allowed only three catches on 12 targets for 31 yards, with one interception and four forced incompletions.
Rookie spotlight: Cowboys first-round rookie Tyler Smith struggled at left tackle, earning a sub-40.0 pass-blocking grade on first review. As it stands, he allowed one hit and four hurries — the most pressure Smith has allowed in a single game so far in his rookie campaign.
Offensive line spotlight: The left side of the line was a constant issue for the Cowboys. Left tackle Tyler Smith and left guard Connor McGovern combined for eight pressures allowed and four other pass-block losses.
Philadelphia saw veteran tackle Lane Johnson leave around halftime with a head injury, thrusting Jack Driscoll into the lineup. On first review, Driscoll produced a poor sub-40.0 pass-blocking grade.
Box Score
Passing
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Cooper Rush | 8.2 | 18 / 38 | 181 | 4.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37.3 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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| Player | Fantasy | Comp/Att | Yds | YPA | TD | Int | Sacks | Rtg |
| Jalen Hurts | 17.0 | 15 / 25 | 155 | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 104.6 |
Rushing
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 15.6 | 13 | 81 | 6.2 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 12.7 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 7.2 | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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| Player | Fantasy | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Long | Fum Lost |
| Jalen Hurts | 17.0 | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Miles Sanders | 14.2 | 18 | 71 | 3.9 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Kenneth Gainwell | 2.5 | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Boston Scott | 1.6 | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Quez Watkins | 0.7 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
Receiving
Dallas Cowboys |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| Ezekiel Elliott | 15.6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jake Ferguson | 14.0 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 6.7 | 1 | 22 |
| CeeDee Lamb | 12.7 | 10 | 5 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 | 24 |
| Tony Pollard | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Peyton Hendershot | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Gallup | 3.8 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Brown | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Sean McKeon | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| KaVontae Turpin | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
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| Player | Fantasy | Tgt | Rec | Yds | YPT | TD | Long |
| A.J. Brown | 17.7 | 8 | 5 | 67 | 8.4 | 1 | 22 |
| DeVonta Smith | 15.4 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 | 13 |
| Miles Sanders | 14.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dallas Goedert | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 14 |
| Jack Stoll | 3.1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Quez Watkins | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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