Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott passes in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday.
(Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press)
ARLINGTON, Texas — Dak Prescott threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns and Brett Maher kicked the go-ahead subject objective late to raise Dallas to victory.
Gardner Minshew threw two scoring passes and had a TD run filling in for the injured Jalen Hurts, however his second interception arrange Maher’s go-ahead kick.
Four days after talking on the memorial service of his school coach, Mike Leach, Minshew had Philadelphia 19 yards from a possible profitable landing within the remaining seconds, however his desperation move into the tip zone on fourth-and-10 wasn’t anyplace close to a receiver.
The NFL-leading Eagles (13-2) had two turnovers within the remaining 5 minutes and missed an opportunity to clinch the NFC’s prime seed in a matchup of playoff-bound division rivals. Dallas (11-4), the defending NFC East champ, saved alive faint hopes of catching them.
The Eagles had their five-game profitable streak stopped. They obtained off to a powerful begin when defensive finish Josh Sweat snared an ill-advised throw by Prescott and ran 42 yards for a landing and an early 10-0 lead.
CeeDee Lamb’s second TD catch made it 34-34 with 5:49 left within the recreation. Rookie cornerback DaRon Bland took the ball away from Philadelphia receiver Quez Watkins for Minshew’s second interception, resulting in Maher’s 48-yard kick for a 37-34 lead.
Minshew threw for 355 yards, finishing 24 of 40 passes in his first begin of the season.
