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On this Bird Day, the Eagles are in Dallas to take on the Cowboys for first place in the NFC East ...
RB LeSean McCoy celebrating his big game
S Nate Allen adding another interception to the mix
LB Mychal Kendricks celebrating the big 4th down stop
RB LeSean McCoy putting all of his effort for a few extra yards
LB Brandon Graham celebrating his sack
CB Cary Williams with the diving interception!
LB Casey Matthews celebrating his big play
DE Vinny Curry celebrating his sack
DE Vinny Curry with the sack!
WR Jordan Matthews with reservations for a touchdown
WR Jordan Matthews finds the end zone for the 5th time in 5 games!
CB Bradley Fletcher breaking up the 3rd down pass
QB Mark Sanchez on the roll out
QB Mark Sanchez is ready for #BirdDay
MacAttack warming up for #BirdDay
LB Connor Barwin getting prepared for everything that may happen
WR Jeremy Maclin getting his hands warmed up for the big game
LB Connor Barwin is ready to go
WR Jeremy Maclin stretching out before the big game today
LB Connor Barwin warming up in Dallas
LB Connor Barwin walking out of the locker room
RB Darren Sproles getting some passes during warmups
QB Mark Sanchez warming his arm up for the big divisional game
WR Jeremy Maclin preparing to return punts this afternoon
RB Darren Sproles getting warmed up for the game
WR Jordan Matthews and RB Darren Sproles leaving the tunnel for the field
RB LeSean McCoy is ready to go
RBs Darren Sproles and LeSean McCoy
The Eagles players getting loose
RB Darren Sproles
RB LeSean McCoy
WR Riley Cooper making a catch down near the goal line
WR Jeremy Maclin with the catch
RB Darren Sproles motoring down the field
The running game is rolling so far
RB LeSean McCoy juking the defenders
BrotherlyLove
QB Mark Sanchez getting rid of the ball and avoiding the hit
LB Trent Cole with the tackle
S Malcolm Jenkins containing the play
WR Jordan Matthews powering through contact
RB LeSean McCoy shedding defenders with quickness
WR Riley Cooper has already made some big catches
TheRook celebrating his touchdown
QB Mark Sanchez looking downfield
RB LeSean McCoy showing some patience and finding the hole
LB Casey Matthews with the tackle
A true team tackle
DE Fletcher Cox and DT Benny Logan rushing
CB Cary Williams breaking up the pass
TheRook after scoring his touchdown
The captains for today's game
WR Jeremy Maclin makes a big 3rd down conversion
K Cody Parkey kicking off through the sun glare
RB Darren Sproles on the punt return
K Cody Parkey made his 1st field goal attempt
RB LeSean McCoy
QB Mark Sanchez
LB Connor Barwin before the snap
DE Fletcher Cox making the tackle
WR Jeremy Maclin with his eyes down field
C Jason Kelce
RB LeSean McCoy finding the right seam in the defense
K Cody Parkey
C Jason Kelce
QB Mark Sanchez back in the pocket
S Nate Allen scoops up the ball after a fumble
S Nate Allen on the return after the forced fumble
Another team tackle for the Eagles defense
LB Casey Matthews smothering the quarterback
QB Mark Sanchez scampering for a positive run
RB LeSean McCoy celebrating his trip to the end zone
RB LeSean McCoy
RB Chris Polk with a punishing run
RB Chris Polk finding a hole
TheRealMcCoy is having himself a great game
QB Mark Sanchez on roll out for a first down
Head coach Chip Kelly
DE Fletcher Cox celebrating his strong defensive performance
T Jason Peters exiting the field after the big win
RB LeSean McCoy wins the Galloping Gobbler for today's game!
K Cody Parkey with another strong performance
LB Brandon Graham with the sack
Head coach Chip Kelly
RB LeSean McCoy
We are thankful for our fans!
Eagles fans in Dallas!
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ARLINGTON, Tx. – Here was running back LeSean McCoy, amped up 90 minutes before kickoff on Thanksgiving Day against Dallas, pacing the end zone. "It's show time," he said. "Show time. Let's get it started."
Once it started, McCoy was at his best, carving up the Dallas defense for a season-best 159 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries as the Eagles captured a critical NFC East game, 33-10. It was obvious right from the start of the game that the Eagles were intent on establishing the running game, and they did it with McCoy at his whirling dervish best – running through gaping holes and making defenders miss in the open field.
On the first play of the game for the Eagles, McCoy lost a yard on a run to the left side. He pretty much had his way after that. On the second carry of a 9-play, 80-yard drive that ended with a Mark Sanchez run for a touchdown, McCoy went right and darted through a hole and gained 36 yards to the Dallas 22-yard line.
The next time the Eagles had the ball and drove 88 yards on 7 plays, McCoy opened with a 19-yard gain on a first-and-10 play from the 12-yard line.
And it was on.
The rout, that is.
And McCoy's big game.
"I had so many opportunities to make guys miss one-on-one," McCoy said, crediting his offensive line. "So much space. We wanted to run the ball and they gave me space. Too much space at times and I made the wrong cuts. The game ball really belongs to the guys up front for sure. This was by far their best game."
McCoy gave the Eagles a 30-10 lead in the third quarter with a vintage 38-yard run to the right side, running through a hole created by right tackle Lane Johnson and Andrew Gardner and then just turning on the jets to eclipse the 100-yard mark for the third time in the last four games in the state of Texas.
Any questions about McCoy now?
"It was always just a matter of giving him a chance and sticking with it," center Jason Kelce said. "We didn't question him. He's a great player."
McCoy didn't get drawn even a little bit into the media questions about a "me-vs.-him" battle against Dallas running back DeMarco Murray, who entered the game leading the NFL in rushing yards. Philadelphia's defense limited Murray to 73 yards on 20 carries.
"I know where I stand," said McCoy, who now has 1,018 yards on the season and could break Wilbert Montgomery's franchise rushing mark next week against Seattle at Lincoln Financial Field if he gains 48 yards on the ground. "To back and forth about it, in the big picture, this was one game. It wasn't about me or him. Honestly, I wanted to out-rush him as a pride thing, but overall I just wanted to win the game."
The Eagles did that, piling up 256 rushing yards. McCoy has 745 yards in the last seven games and has four 100-yard-plus games this season. The Eagles are 20-3 in the 23 games in which McCoy has rushed for more than 100 yards.
That the offensive line has some stability -- Andrew Gardner again started at right guard -- has aided McCoy's productivity.
"They're getting back. It's kind of like my line again," McCoy said. "You hear so much talk, but these are the guys that get it done.
"With the reads and the space, yeah, it felt like last year."
