After trailing 21-0, the Cowboys roared all the way back to upset their division rivals and stay in the playoff hunt.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Entering Sunday’s contest with the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott had won 18 straight home games against NFC East opponents.
After 60 mind-numbing, jaw-dropping minutes of NFL football at AT&T Stadium, the streak extends to 19 in a row — dating back to 2017.
Since the NFL-AFL merger, it’s the second-longest home win streak versus divisional opponents — one behind Tom Brady’s streak of 20 with the New England Patriots vs. the AFC East.
The Cowboys rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Eagles in Week 12, 24-21, to improve to 5-5-1 on the season.
Make no mistake, Dallas did nearly everything in its power to lose the game.
Two turnovers. Multiple drops by Cowboys star wideout CeeDee Lamb. Passed up a go-ahead field goal on their penultimate drive — even though it would’ve given them the lead — only to turn it over on downs at the Eagles’ 1-yard line.
A sloppy performance, to be sure. And yet, the Cowboys prevailed in breathtaking fashion — on a 42-yard game-winning field goal by kicker Brandon Aubrey as time expired.
The Cowboys appeared cooked early in the second quarter, when the Eagles took a 21-0 lead in Arlington, Texas. However, the Eagles would not score a single point the rest of the game.
It was an impressive performance by the Dallas defense and defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, including two unlikely players uniting on a key play in the fourth quarter.
Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams forced Eagles running back Saquon Barkley to fumble the ball in Cowboys territory and it was recovered by linebacker Kenneth Murray Jr. Those two players, who have struggled significantly in 2025, kept the Eagles from taking the lead in the late moments of the game.
Meanwhile, Prescott and the offense surged after a disastrous start. The Cowboys veteran quarterback completed 23 of 36 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns.
In the process, Prescott became the team’s all-time leading passer — moving past Tony Romo for most passing yards in Cowboys franchise history.
Wide receiver George Pickens continued his Pro Bowl-caliber season with nine receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown — including a big reception to move the Cowboys into field goal range on their final possession.
It was not pretty, but the Cowboys escaped with a victory against the defending champs and kept their playoff hopes alive.