Halftime: Cowboys 21 Eagles 10
PHILADELPHIA, PA (CBS) — With 11:56 left in the first half, the Dallas Cowboys held a commanding 21-0 lead and had pounded the Eagles for 167 yards of total offense to the Eagles' 0-that's nada in positive yards gained.
It started badly and got worse. The opening kickoff was a foul-up in communication between Josh Huff and Brad Smith for something as simple as who should pick up the ball.
So neither of them did.
The result: The Cowboys recovered at the Eagles' 18 and needed five plays to take a 7-0 lead. Dallas followed that with successive scoring drives of 88 and 56 yards to bolt out to a 21-0 lead.
The Eagles, meanwhile, were seeped in ineptitude. Their first two offensive drives resulted in three-and-outs, and they could do little to stop Tony Romo and the Dallas offense.
So with 11:56 left in the first half and Romo hit Dez Bryant with his second touchdown pass—both after penalties against Cary Williams—Dallas had amassed 167 yards of total offense to the Eagles' 0.
Romo finished the half completing 14 of 20 for 151 yards and two touchdowns, 4-yard and 26-yard TD tosses to Bryant.
By the end of the half, the Eagles had put together a scoring drive, capped off by Chris Polk's 5-yard run with 8:32 left in the half. Cody Parkey got the Eagles a little closer before the half, hitting a 47-yard field goal with 1:48 left in the half.
Dallas closed the half with 222 yards of total offense to the Eagles' 127.
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