ARLINGTON, Texas -Rookie defensive end Derek Barnett recorded two of the defense's four sacks of Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott in Sunday night's 37-9 victory at AT&T Stadium, giving him 4.5 sacks in the last five games.
Safe to say the No. 1 draft pick is hitting his stride.
"I've always said that sacks come in bunches. You just have to keep working hard in practice, stacking the chips. They're going to come," he said.
Barnett said he just "trusted his keys" to get Prescott, a quarterback built like a powerful running back, down and that he followed his eyes and made the plays in the backfield. The Eagles pressured Prescott into an awful performance - he completed 18 of 31 passes for just 145 yards and was intercepted three times - as he compiled a passer rating of 30.4.
"We just wanted to keep pressuring him and get up in his face," Barnett said. "I think we did a good job as a group."
Barnett and Vinny Curry won the battle, decisively, against left tackle Byron Bell, who subbed for Chaz Green who subbed for All-Pro Tyron Smith. Barnett's second sack, in the fourth quarter, forced a fumble that linebacker Nigel Bradham recovered and returned 37 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
"I just beat him up the field and got to the football," Barnett said. "Nigel made a great play on the return. It was a team effort, just like everything we do."
Barnett's 4.5 sacks are the most by an Eagles rookie through 10 games since Trent Cole recorded five in 2005. The best for Barnett may be coming in these final six games of the regular season.
"I think I did some good things, but I need to be better against the run," he said. "We won, and that's all that matters."
The Philadelphia Eagles moved to 9-1 on the season after defeating the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Week 11.

AT&T Stadium

AT&T Stadium

Tonight's attire

QB Carson Wentz

DE Brandon Graham

RB Jay Ajayi

QB Carson Wentz

WR Nelson Agholor

WR Alshon Jeffery

WR Nelson Agholor

TE Brent Celek and QB Carson Wentz

WR Nelson Agholor

S Rodney McLeod

RB Jay Ajayi

CB Jalen Mills

LB Nigel Bradham

LB Mychal Kendricks

QB Carson Wentz

TE Trey Burton

QB Carson Wentz

RB LeGarrette Blount

Fly Eagles Fly

DT Beau Allen

All in

Go Birds

Game time

S Malcolm Jenkins

Eagles nation always showing up

Wentzylvania traveled all the way to AT&T Stadium

TE Trey Burton

RB Jay Ajayi

T Lane Johnson

RB Kenjon Barner

RB Kenjon Barner

RB Kenjon Barner

RB Kenjon Barner

RB Kenjon Barner

RB Kenjon Barner

Celebration in the end zone

C Jason Kelce

CB Patrick Robinson

LB Joe Walker

T Lane Johnson

S Rodney McLeod and DE Derek Barnett

S Rodney McLeod and DE Derek Barnett

S Rodney McLeod and S Malcolm Jenkins

RB Jay Ajayi

LB Mychal Kendricks and LB Joe Walker

QB Carson Wentz

QB Carson Wentz

S Rodney McLeod

S Rodney McLeod

Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz

T Lane Johnson

DE Derek Barnett

CB Ronald Darby

DE Derek Barnett

QB Carson Wentz

CB Ronald Darby

S Rodney McLeod and LB Nigel Bradham

DE Derek Barnett and DE Chris Long

CB Ronald Darby

CB Ronald Darby

CB Ronald Darby and CB Patrick Robinson

CB Patrick Robinson and CB Ronald Darby

Defense

CB Jalen Mills, CB Ronald Darby, and CB Rasul Douglas

Offense

RB Corey Clement

RB Corey Clement

RB Corey Clement

Touchdown celebration

RB Corey Clement

RB Corey Clement

RB Corey Clement

Under the lights

QB Carson Wentz

DT Fletcher Cox

DT Fletcher Cox

TE Brent Celek

RB Corey Clement

LB Kamu Grugier-Hill

RB Jay Ajayi

QB Carson Wentz

CB Jalen Mills

QB Carson Wentz

TE Zach Ertz

RB LeGarrette Blount

RB LeGarrett Blount

DT Tim Jernigan and DT Fletcher Cox

DE Chris Long and LB Nigel Bradham

RB LeGarrette Blount

WR Alshon Jeffery

DT Tim Jernigan

LB Nigel Bradham

LB Nigel Bradham

TE Trey Burton

LB Nigel Bradham

Offense

DE Brandon Graham

CB Ronald Darby

9-1 celebration

All smiles for a win on the road

CB Ronald Darby

Best fans ever

WR Alshon Jeffery

DE Chris Long

QB Carson Wentz

DE Brandon Graham