Philadelphia Eagles down by 3 at half time vs Dallas Cowboys in week 10

Having picked the Cowboys by 3 points instead of the paltry 1 the many sportsbooks did, the first half lead of 3 fit right in with my estimation. The pick I made was done so thinking that Michael Vick would play the entire game so it will be interesting to see what Foles will do for the Eagles in the second half.

The first drive by Dallas gets them no where. This was do mostly to the sack the Eagles managed on second down and they do a 3 and out giving Foles, Eagles rookie quarterback, his chance. By now he has taken a bit of time to reflect on the fact that he is in this game and the team will be looking to him to lead them into the end zone, and that this is what he was hired for so it’s time to get to work.

And Nick Foles can now say he earned his pay check this week and makes a deep pass to Jeremy Maclin to get a touchdown. That is Foles very first ever regular season touchdown and gives the eagles the lead with a score of 14 to 10 over the Cowboys.

The defense coming out of Philadelphia has been pretty impressive this game and they force a 3 and out and another punt giving the Eagles another chance to extend their lead.

Another impressive drive by the Eagles on the side of the offense also. One big play came from a pass interference penalty by the Cowboys giving them a first down in Dallas territory and they are within striking distance. Foles is proving he is ready to step up even though it’s his first game he has kept his composure and is not panicking. The Eagles take a 40 yard field goal and their lead is pushed to 7 with a score of 17 to 10.

Dallas must settle down on this next drive. The offensive line needs to provide Romo with more protection in the pocket. So far this game the Eagles have managed to apply enough pressure on him to shake things up just enough and this has to end.

Dallas makes the touchdown on a controversial end zone pass play and the game tied again at 17 each. The first drive of the Eagles in the 4th quarter the Cowboy defense is able to get more pressure on Foles and they are forced to punt.

Then on the kick a return by Dwayne Harris, he manages to break a tackle near mid field and he runs it all the way in for a touchdown and the Cowboys take a 7 point lead with the extra point giving them 2 scores in less than 2 minutes.

Along with throwing his first ever touchdown pass in a game, Foles also throws his first interception that is run in for a touchdown and the Cowboys gets another touchdown giving them a 14 point lead. The score is at 31 to 17.

Another trade of possessions with no score and as the time is winding down in the 4th quarter the Eagles will get the ball back with just over 5 minutes left in the game.

A decent drive overall and Foles gets the eagles to the 1 just at the 2 minute warning. the likelihood of them scoring, and then forcing a turnover to get the ball back, or onside kick, and score again is not very high but they certainly are doing what they can to stay in the game. In for the touchdown on the next play it would have been a 7 point game but a missed field goal and Dallas keeps the lead at 31 to 23.

Being very careful with the Ball Dallas keeps it on the ground but is unable to get a first down so they punt and Philadelphia gets the football back with just under a minute left in the game but are out of time outs.

But on the first play they put heavy pressure on Foles and force a fumble which Dallas recovers for a touchdown which will win the game for the Cowboys. Final score 38 to 23.

Despite losing you gotta really hand it to the Eagles, they played a really good game today. They held the Cowboys off very well in the first half and in fact had the lead just before half time. After losing Michael Vick they had to go with a rookie in his first ever game and he did ok considering what he was up against.

It is pretty clear he needs more work, and depending on whether Vick is able to return next week, I predict that Philadelphia will make sure he takes more snaps in games when possible to get him more experience.