The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Philadelphia Eagles but at the cost of Tony Romo’s broken left clavicle. He’ll miss at least eight weeks. (Getty)
Final
Dallas Cowboys 3-3-7-7 — 20
Philadelphia Eagles 0-0-0-10 — 10
Did anyone really win this game? It doesn’t seem like it.
Sure, the Dallas Cowboys took down the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon but at a major cost as quarterback Tony Romo left the game in the third quarter with a broken left clavicle. The team has yet to officially speculate on how long he’ll be sidelined but the last time Romo injured his clavicle, in 2010, kept him out for 10 games.
“I’ve had it before, so we’ll deal with it and move on,” said Romo after the game. “I’ll be back. It’s going to take a little bit of time. I’m proud that we got this win, it’s not an easy place to come in and win.”
Romo finished the day 18-of-27 for 195 yards while his backup Brandon Weeden was 7-of-7 for 73 yards and one touchdown.
While the Cowboys will have to deal with injuries, Philadelphia will, seemingly, have to deal with everything else. The Eagles looked nothing short of dreadful on Sunday as the much-touted offense struggled to do much of anything.
Sam Bradford was picked off twice, although he did finish with 224 yards, and DeMarco Murray rushed for two yards. Two yards. Total. On 13 carries. Bradford was the team’s leading rusher. Click here to check out a complete box score of the game.
Brandon Weeden Threw a Fourth Quarter TD Pass
The real deal! @TerranceWill2 #DALvsPHI http://t.co/Imz16eUod5
This is, at least for the foreseeable future, Branden Weeden’s offense and he made it look as good as it had all game with a touchdown pass to Terrance Williams in the fourth quarter.
Weeden’s pass capped off a three-play, 41-yard drive for the Cowboys as the Eagles continued to struggle in their home opener. After that drive, Weeden was a perfect 7-of-7 for 73 yards and one touchdown.
The Teams Traded Turnovers in the Fourth Quarter
Big play by B. Maxwell stripping Gavin Escobar. Dan Quinn said Maxwell excels at stripping ball-carriers. Jenkins recovers & returns to 30
The Philadelphia Eagles really just could not catch a break.
After forcing and recovering a Gavin Escobar fumble, Philadelphia’s offense failed to set on the ensuing play and fumbled the ball. Naturally, the Cowboys recovered.
This has not been a very good football game. For anyone.
Philadelphia Recovered a Fumble as Tony Romo Took a Hit in the Shoulder
Romo heading to the locker room #DALvsPHI http://t.co/p5mbKbd4PQ
In case you were unaware, this game has turned into absolute chaos.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense took some hits with injuries so they came back and inflicted some hits of their own – on Tony Romo.
SACK No. 3 (c/o @JordanHicks). Fumble recovered by the #Eagles! #FeedFletch http://t.co/gT2TyKqeXw
Give Fletcher Cox the nod on the fumble recovery as the Eagles strip-sacked Romo. The Cowboys quarterback stayed down on the field for several minutes with what at first appeared to be a shoulder injury. Romo walked into the locker room of his own accord but that’s not good news for Dallas. Check out the Romo injury here:
The Eagles couldn’t take advantage of the turnover, though, as Cowboys defender Sean Lee, back from an ACL injury, picked off Sam Bradford in the end zone. Bradford has just 94 total passing yards late in the third quarter.
Kyle Wilber Recovered a Blocked Punt for a Cowboys TD
That got exciting, quick.
After the Philadelphia Eagles were unable to get the ball moving on their first possession of the third quarter, the Dallas Cowboys special teams came up with a big-time play as Kyle Wilber recovered a blocked punt and ran the ball back 26 yards into the end zone for a touchdown.
A flag was originally thrown as Eagles punter Donnie Jones was hurt on the play but the refs picked up the flag for a blindside block and the play stood as called.
Dez Bryant was pretty psyched:
Cowboys all day!!!!!
The Cowboys Led the Eagles 6 – 0 at Halftime
The Philadelphia Eagles QB hasn’t been on the field much as his team is 0-for-5 on third down attempts on Sunday. (Getty)
For the second straight week, the Philadelphia Eagles high-flying, fast-playing offense was unable to get into a rhythm early on Sunday afternoon. In fact, the Eagles weren’t able to do much of anything in the first 30 minutes.
Cowboys take a 6-0 lead into halftime. …Offense has 21 total yards. Defense is down Kiko Alonso. Mychal Kendricks’ return is questionable.
Sam Bradford attempted just nine passes, completing five, for 24 yards while DeMarco Murray had one yard on the ground after five rushing attempts. Last year, with the Cowboys, Murray rushed for at least 40 yards in each first half of every game he played in.
Meanwhile, the Cowboys offense wasn’t much better. Dallas came close to the end zone on a Gavin Escobar reception but a knee at the one yard line forced the squad to settle for a field goal. Tony Romo does have 156 yards through the air but that’s about all the offense the Cowboys have been able to muster.
Kiko Alonzo Left the Game With an Injury in the Second Quarter
That’s not good news if you’re an Eagles fan. Alonzo walked to the locker room on his own but it only took about two minutes before Philadelphia officially announced that he would be out for the rest of the game.
Alonzo missed all of last season with a torn ACL and while there has been no official word on what the “left knee injury” is, those words are more than a bit nervewracking.
Dallas Scored First – But the Eagles Defense Held in the Red Zone
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Ok, yes, the Cowboys got on the board first with a 20-yard Dan Bailey field goal. But that came after three missed opportunities from the one-yard line.
The Philadelphia defense not only held strong on the goal line stand but had previously kept Gavin Escobar out of the end zone on a play that was challenged by Dallas.
Game Preview
Will DeMarco Murray get more than eight carries? Will the Philadelphia Eagles offense look like the Philadelphia Eagles offense for more than a quarter? Can the Dallas Cowboys survive without Dez Bryant?
“We’ll see. We’ll see what happens this weekend,” Murray told FOX Sports earlier this week.
Murray, of course, has been the focus of just about every week two football discussion around. The reigning Offensive Player of the Year rushing leader is squaring off against his former team for the first time since the Cowboys failed to match Philadelphia’s offer of five years and $42 million in free agency.
But the big question is whether or not Murray will even have the chance to prove himself. He barely touched the ball in week one while Darren Sproles actually carried the ball more with 12 touches in a move that Murray called “a little surprising.”
The Cowboys, meanwhile, are looking to tie a record with a 10th straight regular-season road victory. The last team to win 10 or more away games in a row was Indianapolis from 2008-09.
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