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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A weekend filled with Philadelphia sports ended with the Eagles joining the party. The Eagles hung on to beat the Cowboys, 26-17, on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field to improve to 6-0 and remain undefeated into their bye week.  

 

Eagles beat Cowboys to remain undefeated

A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith and Miles Sanders scored touchdowns and the Eagles intercepted Cooper Rush three times as the Birds beat the Cowboys, 26-17, to improve to 6-0 and remain undefeated on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.  

The Eagles will play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 8 after the bye week. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

DeVonta Smith scores TD

After the Cowboys made it a one possession game, the Eagles bounced back with a physical, bruising drive. 

DeVonta Smith caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Hurts to give the Eagles a 26-17 lead with 7:02 left in the fourth quarter. 

The Eagles failed on the two point attempt. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Cowboys make it one possession game

The lead the Eagles built in the first half has vanished. 

Jake Ferguson caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Cooper Rush to make the game, 20-17, early in the fourth quarter. 

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles have a massive drive coming up. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Cowboys driving to end third quarter

The Eagles lead the Cowboys, 20-10, at the end of the third quarter, but momentum has swung in favor of Dallas. 

The Eagles have punted on their first two drives of the half. Lane Johnson being ruled out has really hampered the Eagles' offense. 

The Cowboys have the ball in the Eagles' red zone to end the third quarter. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Cowboys finally score TD

Ezekiel Elliot scored on a 14-yard rushing touchdown to cut the Eagles' lead to 20-10 midway through the third quarter. 

A few plays before the score, Eagles safety C.J. Gardner Johnson exited the game holding his arm. He went into the locker room. 

Gardner-Johnson is questionable to return with a hand injury. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Lane Johnson ruled out

The Eagles' offensive line was healthy entering the Cowboys game, but that only last a half. 

Lane Johnson has been ruled for the rest of the game due to a head injury, the Eagles announced. 

Jack Driscoll will replace Johnson. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Eagles lead Cowboys at halftime

The Eagles lead the Cowboys, 20-3, at halftime after a dominant 30 minutes of football. 

A.J. Brown and Miles Sanders recorded touchdowns. 

Jake Elliot booted in two field goals. 

The Cowboys finally got on the board after Brett Maher kicked in a 30-yard field goal late in the second quarter. 

The Eagles' defense has made life hard on Cowboys backup quarterback Cooper Rush. 

Rush has completed 5 of his 16 passes for 36 yards and two interceptions. 

C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Darius Slay got the interceptions against Rush. 

Starting right tackle Lane Johnson went to the locker room before the half. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Darius Slay intercepts Cooper Rush

Cooper Rush isn't having a fun time against the Eagles. 

Darius Slay intercepted Rush midway through the second quarter. The interception is Rush's second of the game. 

Earlier in the contest, Rush was picked off by C.J. Gardner-Johnson.

The Cowboys offense hasn't been able to do anything against the Eagles' defense in the first half. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Jake Elliott boots in FG

The Eagles were unable to come away with a touchdown after the Cowboys turned the ball over on downs, but they still came away with points. 

In his first game back from an ankle injury, Jake Elliot booted in a 51-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 17-0 lead midway through the second quarter. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

A.J. Brown scores first TD at Linc

The Eagles capitalized on the Cooper Rush turnover. 

A.J. Brown hauled in a 15-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Hurts to give the Eagles a 14-0 lead over the Cowboys with 10:40 left in the second quarter. 

Brown has four catches for 45 yards to lead all Eagles receivers to go along with his touchdown. 

Meanwhile, Hurts has completed 9 of his 13 passes for 92 yards. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

CJ Gardner-Johnson intercepts Cooper Rush

For the second straight week, CJ Gardner-Johnson made an interception. 

Gardner-Johnson intercepted Cowboys quarterback Cooper Rush after cornerback James Bradberry deflected the pass. 

Both Bradberry and Gardner-Johnson have been huge additions to the Eagles secondary this season. 

The turnover gives the Eagles the ball in Dallas territory. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Eagles take lead against Dallas

The Eagles found the end zone first against the Cowboys. Miles Sanders scored on a 5-yard run to give the Eagles a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter. 

Sanders scored after a 15 play drive that ate up roughly eight minutes of the game. 

The Cowboys jumped on fourth-and-four on the 10-yard-line, which gave the Eagles a fresh set of downs.

Jalen Hurts is off to a sharp start to the game. He's completed 8 of his 12 passes for 77 yards. A.J. Brown leads the Birds in receiving with three catches for 30 yards. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Eagles WRs wear Batman shirts during pregame

Earlier in the season, cornerback Darius Slay said the Eagles had three Batmans at wide receiver. A.J.Brown is Swole Batman, DeVonta Smith is Skinny Batman and Quez Watkins is Fast Batman. 

And on Sunday night before kickoff, the group of wideouts wore Batman shirts during warm-ups. 

As they've been in Philadelphia recently, the vibes are immaculate heading into the game against the Cowboys. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Sixers' Joel Embiid attends Eagles-Cowboys

Sixers' big man Joel Embiid is at the Eagles-Cowboys game on Sunday night. 

As he walking on the field, he ran into former Eagles running back LeSean McCoy. 

By Tom Ignudo
 

Jason Peters returns to the Linc with Cowboys

Jason Peters returned to Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday night. He caught up with some of his former coaches and teammates before kickoff. 

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By Tom Ignudo
 

Eagles, Cowboys announce inactives

By Tom Ignudo
 

Philly sports fans flying high into SNF against Cowboys

It's a great time to be a Philadelphia sports fan. On Saturday night, the Phillies advanced to the NLCS and on Sunday night the undefeated Eagles will take on Dallas at the Linc.

The city is electric and Birds fans have a lot to celebrate

Fans have really been on a high since Friday when the Phillies played their first home playoff game in 11 years.

Then came Saturday and with Fightins beating the Braves to move on to the NLCS. Philadelphia's sports faithful just carried the momentum into Sunday Night Football. 

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But right now, all eyes are on the Eagles as they take on their rival Cowboys under the prime time lights. 

Fans who have weathered the highs and lows of Philly sports say it doesn't get any better than this. 

And by the way, the Flyers have won their first two games to start the season and the Union are in the MLS cup playoffs, so really an Eagles win feels like the only acceptable way to finish off this winning weekend. 

By Alicia Roberts
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