Cowboys Destroy Eagles 34-14, Head To Minnesota

It was a different week and a different part of the season, but the outcome was the same as the Cowboys beat the Eagles 34-14 to end their six-game playoff losing streak.

This time, the Cowboys didn't score on their first drive, although they took the ball into Eagles territory, but two Jason Witten (four catches, 27 yards) penalties kept the Cowboys from scoring.

However in the second quarter, the Cowboys took over completely. The Cowboys started a drive at their own 45-yard line, and took the ball down to the Eagles one-yard line thanks to a huge pass interference call on Sheldon Brown.

On the next play, Romo (23 of 35, 244 yards and two TDs) hit John Phillips for a TD that put Dallas up 7-0.

The Eagles came right back as Michael Vick faked a run and hit Jeremy Maclin for a 76-yard TD pass on the second play of the drive.

The Cowboys then started at their own 15-yard line, and after a Romo interception was reversed by officials, the Cowboys drove the ball to the Eagles 1-yard line.

On the next play, Tashard Choice (14 carries, 42 yards, one TD) ran the ball in to give the 'Boys a 14-7 lead.

After the Eagles went three and out, the Cowboys added a field goal to go up 17-7.

On the Eagles next drive, Vick came in again to run an option but wouldn't give the ball to running back Leonard Weaver and fumbled. The ball was recovered by Bobby Carpenter to give Dallas another drive starting inside the Eagles 20-yard line.

After a Felix Jones' 13 yard run and an incomplete pass. Romo threw a wide receiver screen pass to Miles Austin who ran it in to give the Cowboys a 24-7 lead, but they weren't finished.

The Eagles drove to the Cowboys 49-yard line before Leonard Weaver caught a screen pass on the Eagles and linebacker Bradie James hit Weaver and stripped the ball, then recovered it himself to put the Cowboys offense back on the field and they added a field goal to make it 27-7 at the half.

On their second drive of the half, Felix Jones (16 carries, 148 yards, one TD) finished the Eagles with a 73-yard TD run that ended the scoring for the Cowboys.

The Eagles added a garbage time TD, but couldn't make a legitimate comeback as McNabb was pressured throughout the second half throwing an interception and fumbling once. 

The Cowboys' defense was all over McNabb (19 of 37, 230 yards one TD and one INT) as they sacked him four times and hit him nine times. They also held the Eagles to 56 yards rushing and two third down conversions in 11 tries.

Cowboys' receiver Roy Williams got involved early as he had five catches for 59 yards, all in the first half. Miles Austin led the Cowboys with seven catches for 89 yards and one TD.

Linebacker Bobby Carpenter had two fumble recoveries and corner Mike Jenkins had two interceptions but fumbled the first one trying to lateral the ball to Terence Newman, which the Eagles recovered.

The Cowboys now head to Minnesota to face the Vikings in the divisional round next Sunday.

Extra Points

This was the Eagles' first wild card loss in the Andy Reid era.

DeSean Jackson, who blasted the Cowboys all week on Twitter and to the media, had just three catches for 14 yards.

Brian Westbrook had one catch for 27 yards but no carries, in what could be his last game as an Eagle.