One team kept handing the ball to its running back. The other didn't. Javonte Williams carried 25 times for 155 yards and a touchdown, while Saquon Barkley averaged 8.9 yards a carry and got the ball only seven times, and the Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday night.
The win at Lincoln Financial Field, in front of 69,879, moves Dallas to 3-4. Philadelphia fell to 2-5.
Seven Scores on Nine Cowboys Drives
Dallas ran for 204 yards on 38 carries and scored on seven of its nine possessions: four touchdowns and three Brandon Aubrey field goals, the first from 55 yards. The Cowboys did not turn the ball over, were not sacked and converted 8 of 13 third downs, per ESPN's box score. Williams finished it with a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Dak Prescott needed only 27 passes: 15 completions, 212 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to CeeDee Lamb, who caught five balls for 74 yards. George Pickens added a 21-yard touchdown catch.
The Eagles Led 21-20 and Never Scored Again
Philadelphia took a 21-20 lead in the third quarter on Tanner McKee's 4-yard touchdown pass to Makai Lemon at the end of a 17-play drive. Dallas answered with 18 straight points. McKee went 23 for 35 for 211 yards with an interception by DeMarvion Overshown, and Lemon caught seven passes for 67 yards.
Next up: Dallas hosts Arizona on Sunday, Nov. 1, and Philadelphia plays at Washington that night. Full numbers are in the ESPN box score. Keep up with the league on our NFL page.