In a dominating home victory last night, the Dallas Cowboys trampled the Philadelphia Eagles, wrapping up the game with a decisive 33-13 score. Cowboys' head coach Mike McCarthy, fresh off the operating table after an emergency appendectomy, watched as his team secured their 15th straight home win and tied with the Eagles atop the NFC East at a 10-3 record, FOX San Antonio reported.
Despite the physical setback, McCarthy's presence seemed to spur the Cowboys, as quarterback Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns and rookie kicker Brandon Aubrey nailed four field goals, remaining perfect in his career at an unprecedented 30 for 30. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones lauded it the biggest win under McCarthy's tenure, acknowledging the coach's resilience and saying, "And it has to do with the fact that he came up off the operating table and did not even wince and stand there and fight it all night and coach it," KSAT reported.
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Philadelphia's typically robust offense struggled, with the Cowboys' defense forcing three turnovers and keeping Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts from scoring an offensive touchdown. This marked his first back-to-back loss since October 2021. Meanwhile, Aubrey set a record of his own, becoming the first kicker with two field goals of at least 59 yards in the same game; his 60-yarder in the first quarter and a 59-yarder in the third shattered previous NFL records.
"Just going out there, doing it one at a time," Aubrey said, maintaining a level of focus that seemed to reflect the stoic demeanor of his coach. "I know I can make any of the kicks they've asked me to do." Tight end Jake Ferguson also turned heads, notching over five catches and 70 yards for the second consecutive game. Prescott extolled his teammate's performance. "Confidence is through the roof with him," he told FOX San Antonio.
While the Cowboys rejoice in a high-flying performance that brought Philadelphia down a notch, the Eagles don't have time to dwell on the upset. They’re slated to face Seattle on December 18, against a Seahawks team that fell to San Francisco, effectively offering Philadelphia a closing schedule without a winning-record team left in the mix, according to KSAT. The Cowboys, charged up from their emphatic win, will head to Buffalo to take on the Bills in what's forecast to be a gripping inter-conference bout.
