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ESPN- Covered Eagles for USA Today
- Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times
- Played college football at Cheyney University
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Dallas Cowboys kept the pressure on the Philadelphia Eagles in the race for the NFC East crown by taking care of business against a banged-up Tennessee Titans squad Thursday night on the road.
Dallas (12-4) was able to overcome three first-half turnovers by quarterback Dak Prescott before knocking off the Titans (7-9) and quarterback Joshua Dobbs — who was making his first NFL start — 27-13.
The Eagles (13-2) can still clinch the division title with a win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, but with a loss, the pressure will be on heading into the final week of the regular season.
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The good news: The Cowboys beat the Titans. The bad news: They looked bad doing so.
The Cowboys have said they want to build momentum going into the playoffs, regardless of where they stood in the chase to win the NFC East. Thursday did nothing to inspire confidence that a long playoff run will be starting in the near future.
The only thing that prevented this from being a disheartening loss: The Titans rested running back Derrick Henry and other key players, started Dobbs at quarterback and had more than 100 yards in penalties with their eyes on a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
A performance like this in the playoffs would most likely end the Cowboys’ Super Bowl hopes.
QB breakdown: It’s been said countless times that not all of the interceptions are on Prescott. Thursday was a perfect example. The first interception bounced off Peyton Hendershot’s hands. The second was right to safety Kevin Byard as the Cowboys were looking to put up points late in the first half. Prescott…
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