Everything the Eagles did was done with intensity, with focus and with precision. For the first time all season, the offense took its first possession the distance, driving 79 yards in eight plays and scoring on a Michael Vick 12-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin. The call – an audible from Vick -- came against a Dallas blitz, was blocked magnificently by left tackle Jason Peters -- and it energized the already-rabid Lincoln Financial Field crowd.

"I didn't like the play we were in, so I changed it and the guys did a great job making it work," said Vick. "We wanted to come out and not turn the ball over and give ourselves a chance and compete. We did that."

And it set the tone for what was, really, a perfect night. The Eagles rolled to a 24-0 halftime lead as they rang up 324 total yards of offense and limited Dallas to a paltry 94. Vick and Co. went 79 yards for a touchdown on its first possession and followed that with a 7-play, 90-yard touchdown drive the second time the offense stepped on the field.

Oh, and after the defense forced a turnover – linebacker Moise Fokou kept working on a throw to tight end Martellus Bennett and popped the ball into the air, cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha was there to make a diving interception – the offense went 67 yards on 11 plays and scored on Vick's 9-yard pass to tight end Brent Celek, who again was a pass-catching force (5 catches, 73 yards and a TD in the first half).

Just like that, it was 21-0. Alex Henery added a chip-shot field goal before halftime and the fans stayed in their seats and enjoyed the halftime induction of former defensive coordinator Jim Johnson and cornerback Eric Allen into the team's Honor Roll.

It was a party to remember, and it was a complete 60 minutes that offered conclusive evidence that the Eagles, when they put it all together, are extremely difficult team to beat. The rash of turnovers that plagued this team in that brutal start to the season suddenly went away. The defensive breakdowns have gradually minimized. In fact, the Eagles were absolutely dominating on defense against Tony Romo, not offering a lot of tricks but plenty of treats against a high-powered Dallas offense.

Want some heroes? There were plenty as the Eagles rang up nearly 500 yards of offense and rendered Dallas utterly powerless until it was all over. McCoy scored a pair of touchdowns and ran for a career-best 185 yards and also caught a couple of passes for 15 yards. Vick was brilliant, completing 21 of 28 passes for 279 yards and two scores. He also ran 7 times for 50 yards and picked apart Rob Ryan's pressure-oriented scheme.

But for the sake of narrowing down the tributes, let's go to the grunts. The Eagles' offensive line was absolutely overpowering as the Eagles gained 495 yards of offense, as they converted 7 of 12 third downs and held the football for more than 42 minutes. They pushed around a Dallas defense that entered the game with the best run defense in the league, gaining 239 yards on the ground.

And they made it look easy.

The bye week did wonders for the line. Left tackle Jason Peters returned after missing two games with a hamstring injury. Rookies Jason Kelce and Danny Watkins were able to exhale for the first time since the summer. Todd Herremans and Evan Mathis had a break after a hectic first couple of months of the season.

And line coach Howard Mudd, brought in here for just such moments, put together a brilliant game plan to dominate Dallas' 3-4 scheme. DeMarcus Ware had four sacks, but two of them were blunted Vick runs and the other two came long after the game had been decided.

Head coach Andy Reid dialed up the running game right from the start, ordering four runs – including a designed Vick scramble – on that opening touchdown drive. He never stopped and that much-discussed (in past years) run/pass ratio again was a non-discussion: The Eagles, in storming the castle to a 24-0 lead at halftime, had 19 rushes and 17 passing attempts. Vick carried six times in that span, but a few were designed.

The trust, clearly, is there with an offensive line that certainly seems to be coming together.

"We wanted to set the tempo, and it was about time we scored on our opening drive," said Vick. "We did it the way it was scripted. That doesn't happen often."

The possibilities are endless when the Eagles play this way. This was the team the front office and coaching staff expected to see when the Eagles bolstered the roster in the offseason. But it has taken some time for it all to come together, and maybe – after two straight wins – the Eagles are on the way.

Still, though, the Eagles are 3-4 and tied for second place in the NFC East, two games behind the Giants. A very tough game against Chicago waits next Monday night. The road is a tough one down the stretch. The Eagles are not yet out of the hole they dug for themselves in September and the first half of October.

And yet, it's time to get excited about what the Eagles can accomplish if they play the way they know they can play.

"We believe in one another and you see what we can do," said McCoy. "We have to keep it going now. There is no turning back."

NEWS, NOTES AND THIS AND THAT

• McCoy has scored touchdowns in seven consecutive games, one away from Steve Van Buren's club record set in 1947.
• The Eagles used an array of coverages to slow tight end Jason Witten, who caught 4 passes for 28 yards. Sometimes it was a linebacker and a safety on Witten, sometimes just a linebacker, sometimes it was a cornerback and sometimes the Eagles played zone against Witten. Brilliant job by Juan Castillo.
• Lost in the shuffle was the performance of the defensive line, which chalked up another four quarterback sacks. Jason Babin has two more and now has nine for the season. Trent Cole had a sack and Trevor Laws executed a pretty stunt to get to Tony Romo.
• The dangerous duo of Miles Austin (3-28) and Dez Bryant (3-27) were non-factors as the Eagles rolled to a 21-0 advantage and then teed off on Romo and the Dallas offense.
• Vick averaged 8 yards per passing play (including sacks) and the Eagles averaged 7 yards per offensive play. Remarkable production.
• The Eagles were 4 of 6 in the red zone offensively, while the defense had a hold on the Cowboys' only trip into the red zone. What a brilliant night all around.