Cowboys vs. Eagles: Score and Twitter Reaction from 2015 Regular Season

The Dallas Cowboys were already without their most dynamic playmaker heading into Sunday. Now they'll be without their starting quarterback after Tony Romo suffered an injury in Dallas' 20-10 win on the road over the Philadelphia Eagles.    

The injury came in the third quarter on a sack by Jordan Hicks. Romo landed hard on his left shoulder, and the team announced he fractured his clavicle, per Derek Eagleton, the Cowboys' director of media and programming.

Mere hours earlier, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Dez Bryant could miss 10 to 12 weeks—much worse than the four-to-six-week diagnosis—after hurting his foot. Bryant himself disputed the veracity of that report:

Whether Bryant returns sooner than expected, it may be moot without Romo on the field. Brandon Weeden is Dallas' backup quarterback, which isn't a contingency plan that will inspire a wealth of confidence among Cowboys fans.    

The Cowboys' only saving grace could be the general mediocrity of the NFC East. The division is completely up for grabs, with no team standing out from the rest.

Philadelphia had a chance to lay down a major marker in the division race and instead put head coach Chip Kelly even more so on the hot seat.

The Eagles rushed for seven yards as a team; DeMarco Murray carried the ball 13 times for two yards. Sam Bradford was Philadelphia's leading rusher with nine yards.

The passing game wasn't much better as Bradford finished 23-of-37 for 224 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. He also fumbled a snap in the fourth quarter.

Calling the game for Fox, Troy Aikman (via Sports Illustrated's Chris Burke) offered this blistering critique:

While last week's first-half performance from the Eagles offense was less than stellar, Philadelphia reached a new low Sunday. Through the first two quarters, Bradford was 5-of-9 for just 24 yards, while Murray had one single yard rushing on five carries.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith was among many struggling to comprehend the Eagles' ineptitude:

At least when it came to the running game, NFL Network's Rich Eisen laid the blame on the coaching staff:

As poor as Philadelphia's offense played, that's how great the defense looked in the first half. The unit was the biggest reason the Cowboys held just a 6-0 lead at halftime.

Three of Dallas' six first-half drives ended in three-and-outs, while it had a 1st-and-goal at the Philadelphia 8-yard line right before halftime but only walked away with a 28-yard field goal from Dan Bailey.

Sports Illustrated's Andrew Perloff was hoping the second half would feature a little more excitement:

The Cowboys provided just that after taking a 13-0 lead two minutes and 25 seconds into the third quarter. Backup safety Danny McCray blocked Chris Jones' punt, and Kyle Wilber ran the other way for the touchdown, per the NFL Network:

While things began looking up for Dallas, the team's fortunes quickly took a turn on its next drive. Hicks sacked Romo for a loss of six and forced a fumble, which Fletcher Cox recovered. The turnover was obviously bad enough for the Cowboys, but even worse was the fact Romo injured his shoulder on the play.

CBSSports.com's Will Brinson provided a great visual comparison between that tackle and the hit that fractured Romo's collarbone in 2010:

Following Romo's exit, the Eagles could've turned the tide of the game on their next drive.

They worked the ball down to the Dallas 3-yard line for a 1st-and-goal. Rather than handing the ball off to Murray, Kelly opted for two pass plays—the first of which went incomplete and the second of which was intercepted in the end zone by Sean Lee.

NFL Network's Willie McGinest was perplexed by Kelly's play-calling that close to the goal line:

Two fourth-quarter turnovers doomed Philadelphia to defeat, and Terrance Williams' 42-yard touchdown reception all but put the game out of reach.

Although big questions should be asked of Philly's offense, the Eagles' biggest concern going forward is the health of Kiko Alonso. The veteran linebacker left the game in the first half with a left-knee injury, per the team's Twitter account. It's the same knee in which he tore his ACL last July.

Alonso is supposed to be a key figure in the defense, and if Sunday is any evidence, the Philadelphia defense will have to work overtime in order to keep the team in games and cover for the offense's deficiencies. Take Alonso out of the equation, and that task becomes much more difficult.

Of course, the Cowboys' outlook isn't all that promising either with Romo out of action. Weeden looked good for the short time he was on the field, but the Eagles defense was completely gassed when the fourth quarter rolled around.

Maybe Dallas could survive if Bryant were an available target for Weeden, but Romo is the one player the team could least afford to lose.

The Cowboys' victory came at a great cost Sunday.