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Cowboys beat Eagles 38-21

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The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 38-21 on Monday Night Football in Week 7 on October 26, 2026, running 38 times for 204 yards after entering with the NFL's highest pass rate and lowest run-action rate. The discussion has moved from the result to the coaching, with attention on a third-and-eight give-up run before halftime and a Hunter Luepke handoff on third down late while up seven. The Eagles' defense entered with the NFL's lowest sack rate at about 3.2 percent and allowed a season-high 38 points and 416 yards with no sack, quarterback hit or tackle for loss, the first such game by any team since 2007. Philadelphia has now lost five straight for the first time since…

How 12 podcasts covered it

  1. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-23 (9:15 to 13:36)
    Argues the Eagles cannot tank at 2-4
    Caller segment before Monday night: a D.C. fan wants Joe Milton to start, and Rich argues the Eagles are not in position to tank at 2-4. Stays inside the build-up, with no new development.
  2. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-26 (2:14 to 9:11)
    Previews Dallas-Philadelphia and the Eagles' lost identity
    Previews the Cowboys-Eagles Monday night game with Marcus Spears from Philadelphia: the Eagles' lost identity after Lane Johnson's retirement, the center shuffle and Hurts' blood clots, and what a Dallas loss would mean for Schottenheimer. Stays inside the stakes, no new reporting.
  3. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-27 (2:08 to 6:37)
    Questions Schottenheimer's late-game calls
    Reacts to Dallas's 38-21 Monday night win and spends most of the segment on Schottenheimer's decisions: the third-and-eight give-up run before half, timeout management, and handing to Hunter Luepke on third down late before kicking a field goal. Notes the Eagles were outgunned without key offensive players.
    New angle: Schottenheimer called a third-and-eight give-up run before halftime and handed to Hunter Luepke on third down late while up seven.
  4. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-27 (6:32 to 11:26)
    Adds Dallas's 200-yard rushing night
    Stays on the Cowboys' run game in the Monday night win: 200 yards on 38 carries after entering with the NFL's highest pass rate and lowest run-action rate. Credits the left side and Tyler Guyton's block, and notes the Eagles defense did not record a tackle for loss.
    New angle: Dallas ran 38 times for 200 yards after entering with the NFL's highest pass rate and lowest run-action rate.
  5. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-27 (11:26 to 16:05)
    Reports the Eagles' league-low sack rate
    Breaks down the Eagles' defensive collapse in the Dallas loss: the NFL's lowest sack rate at about 3.2%, a sixth-lowest pressure rate and blitz rate per TruMedia, brutal edge play, and regression from Cooper DeJean and Jihad Campbell. Questions buy-in with the offense injured.
    New angle: The Eagles have the NFL's lowest sack rate at about 3.2%, with the sixth-lowest pressure and blitz rates.
  6. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-27 (20:10 to 25:30)
    Breaks down the Dallas defense on film
    Breaks down the Dallas defense after the Eagles win: Overshown's splash plays against his coverage lapses, Barham marginalized as the best run defender, an inconsistent front outside Quinnen Williams, and Caleb Downs banged up. Stays inside the game's film, adding no new development.
  7. The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL, 2026-10-27 (25:30 to 28:50)
    Wraps the game and previews a Dallas trade
    Wraps the game with a note of optimism for Philadelphia: Makai Lemon's first strong outing and Hollywood Brown's explosive catches from Tanner McKee. Then pivots to Dallas, debating whether Jerry Jones will make a bold deadline trade to justify the Micah Parsons deal.
  8. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (34:56 to 37:16)
    Celebrates the win from a listener question
    A listener's Q&A question about the Cowboys-Eagles result turns into Joe celebrating the win and calling it a springboard, with the hosts noting Dallas pulled away in the fourth quarter and plays Arizona next. Reaction only, no new reporting.
  9. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (50:07 to 52:27)
    Restates the win before the sign-off
    Sign-off segment that restates the Cowboys' win over the Eagles and their move into second in the NFC East, then reads credentials and a cognac ad. The score is given as 31-28 before a final 38-21, an on-air slip rather than a new result.
  10. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (3:30 to 5:18)
    Frames the win as a prime-time road breakthrough
    Reaction pod on the Cowboys' 38-21 win, framed around Dallas finally winning a prime-time road game. Adds Javante Williams' career night and the first win in Philadelphia since 2021, but stays inside the result and the feel-good angle.
  11. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (5:18 to 7:24)
    Breaks down the opening drive and missed throws
    Breaks down the Eagles' opening touchdown drive and Tanner McKee's two missed throws before halftime, with Chad Johnson blaming a lazy tight-end route for the Overshown interception. Reaction and film talk inside the game already on the record.
  12. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (7:24 to 11:28)
    Breaks down the film of the Eagles' loss
    Film-room reaction to the Eagles' loss in Dallas: Dickerson's post-surgery struggles, the right tackle, Jordan Davis and Jalen Carter not making plays, and technique breakdowns from DeJean, Woolen and Mitchell. Stays inside the game already on the record.
  13. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (11:28 to 15:45)
    Reacts to the Eagles' defensive failures
    Reaction to the Cowboys' win through the Eagles' defensive failures: Saquon Barkley gutting out a hamstring, Deron Bland losing contain on a long run, and a 17-play drive with a backup quarterback that kept Dallas's offense on the field.
    New angle: The Eagles allowed a 17-play drive with a backup quarterback and could not keep Dallas's offense off the field.
  14. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (15:45 to 18:29)
    Pushes the run-pass split further
    Pushes the run-pass split further than the earlier coverage: Dallas ran on 27 percent of plays before the Eagles game and 47 percent against them, and the hosts credit Schottenheimer for sticking with it. The Eagles' long backup-quarterback drive is the counterweight.
    New angle: Dallas ran on 27 percent of plays before the Eagles game and 47 percent against them.
  15. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-27 (1:10 to 14:31)
    Argues the defensive line is the core problem
    Reaction to Dallas's Monday night win, built around the Eagles' $89 million defensive line getting no pressure and no tackles for loss. Argues Vic Fangio's unit, not Nick Sirianni, is the core problem, and walks through why a fire sale is impractical with so many injured, expensive players.
  16. Yesterday in Sports, 2026-10-27 (3:04 to 4:10)
    Reads the box score and Eagles skid
    A short news-read recap of the Cowboys' 38-21 win: Prescott's three touchdowns, Williams's 155 yards, the 204 rushing yards and the 18 unanswered points. It stays inside the box score and the five-game Eagles skid already on the record.
  17. First Take, 2026-10-27 (0:58 to 2:10)
    Recaps the win and the NFC East odds
    Opens the show with a quick recap of the Cowboys' win over the Eagles: Prescott's three touchdowns, Williams's 155 yards, and Dallas installed as NFC East favorites at 3-4. Stays inside the result and the standings.
  18. First Take, 2026-10-27 (2:19 to 7:03)
    Adds the Eagles' season-high yards allowed
    Debates whether the win proved anything given Philadelphia's injuries, then lands on the run-first formula and the offensive line's push. Adds the Eagles' season-high 38 points and 416 yards allowed and a called-back kickoff-return touchdown.
    New angle: The Eagles allowed a season-high 38 points and 416 yards, with no sack, quarterback hit or tackle for loss.
  19. First Take, 2026-10-27 (7:03 to 10:33)
    Ties Aikman's comment to blocking effort
    Reaction to the Eagles win through the run-first lens: Stephen A. Smith ties Troy Aikman's unnamed 'embarrassing effort' comment and Schottenheimer's Pickens remarks to business decisions on blocking. Stays inside the game's aftermath, with the 71% designed-pass figure already on the record.
  20. First Take, 2026-10-27 (0:30 to 10:40)
    Recaps the win and debates the NFC East
    Recaps the 38-21 win and Javante Williams' 155 yards, then pivots to the NFC East hierarchy debate: whether McCarthy's Giants or Dallas is the division's best team, and what a Dallas miss would say about the roster and coaching.
  21. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (4:51 to 11:12)
    Puts the 204 rushing yards in season context
    Puts the Cowboys' ground game in season context: Dallas averaged 76 rushing yards a game, 30th in the league, before going for 204 against Philadelphia. Also gets Sirianni on the record that Barkley came out early in the second half.
    New angle: Dallas averaged 76 rushing yards per game, 30th in the NFL, before running for 204 against the Eagles.
  22. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (17:22 to 25:54)
    Adds the pass-rate numbers behind the run game
    Brings on the Cowboys' Dallas-based insider to read the Eagles win as a rediscovered run-first identity, and puts new numbers on the imbalance: over 72% pass rate before Monday, a 697-pass pace for Prescott, and five yards a carry before first contact.
    New angle: Before the Eagles game Dallas threw on over 72% of plays, and Prescott was on pace for 697 passes.
  23. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (8:09 to 12:22)
    Dates the Eagles' decline to Lane Johnson
    Breaks down Dallas's win as a Philadelphia defensive collapse, then takes a caller who dates the Eagles' decline to Lane Johnson's October 5 departure and notes five straight losses with at least 375 yards allowed in each.
    New angle: Philadelphia has lost five straight and allowed at least 375 yards in each of those games.
  24. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (18:28 to 22:30)
    Argues the run-first identity protects Prescott
    Ed Werder reads the win as Dallas rediscovering a run-first identity to protect a bad defense and Prescott, and predicts the defense, inconsistent for six years under four coordinators, will cost them in the postseason. Stays inside the numbers already on the record.
  25. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (6:14 to 9:09)
    Adds Williams's record line against the NFC East
    Walks through the Cowboys' 204 rushing yards against the Eagles and adds a record-book line: Williams's 155 is the most by a Dallas back against an NFC East opponent since Troy Hambrick's 189 against Washington in 2003.
    New angle: Williams's 155 yards are the most by a Cowboys back against an NFC East opponent since Troy Hambrick's 189 in 2003.
  26. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (10:10 to 12:32)
    Asks what the Eagles should sell at the deadline
    Reacts to the Cowboys loss by asking what the Eagles should sell off at the deadline - Hollywood Brown's one-year deal, the cap math, Barkley's health - and plays Sirianni's comments on Barkley coming out early. Stays inside the fallout from Monday night.
  27. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-27 (33:46 to 34:48)
    Notes Dallas's first 200-yard game since 2000
    Play-of-the-day segment on Prescott's touchdown pass to Lamb and his two-point keeper, then notes the 204 rushing yards were Dallas's first 200-yard game against Philadelphia since 2000.
    New angle: Dallas's 204 rushing yards were its first 200-yard game against the Eagles since 2000.
  28. Nightcap, 2026-10-27 (1:56 to 12:41)
    Breaks down the Cowboys' rushing win
    Breaks down the Cowboys' 38-21 win over the Eagles, crediting the 204-yard rushing day and Williams's 155 yards. Argues Saquon Barkley should have sat rather than play hurt at roughly 80 percent, and calls the Eagles defense deficient and the NFC East weak.
    New angle: Saquon Barkley played through a hamstring injury for about seven carries and 62 yards.
  29. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-27 (3:42 to 13:40)
    Recaps the win and a four-minute presser
    Recaps the Monday night win and the balanced offense, then goes to the podium: Schottenheimer's postgame presser ran four minutes against a usual ten, and Dak Prescott answered the must-win question for him. Closes on the schedule and the Cardinals' four-game streak over Dallas.
    New angle: Schottenheimer's postgame press conference lasted four minutes; his average is ten.
  30. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-27 (13:40 to 21:05)
    Weighs selling at the deadline after 2-5
    Turns from the Monday night loss to what Philadelphia does at 2-5: whether to sell before the November 10 deadline, with Barkley limited to nine snaps and the backfield down to Elijah Mitchell. Notes the 2021 team also started 2-5 and finished 9-8, which may not be enough in this NFC.
    New angle: Barkley is the first starter in 20 seasons with nine or more offensive snaps and a touch on every one.
  31. The Rich Eisen Show, 2026-10-27 (39:57 to 41:18)
    Argues 9-8 will not be enough for Philly
    Revisits the Eagles at 2-5 and Sirianni's 2021 comparison, arguing 9-8 will not be enough this year with the whole NFC North above .500 and the Rams at 4-3. Stays inside the fallout from Monday night.
  32. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-27 (4:42 to 10:00)
    Argues the win was too close
    Reacts to the Monday night win by arguing it was too close against a depleted Eagles team, and pushes the run-heavy approach as the way to protect a defense that keeps giving up points. The streak figure moves to 14 games.
    New angle: Dallas has now allowed 20-plus points in 14 straight games, with the Chargers next at six.
  33. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-27 (0:15 to 5:18)
    Asks whether Dallas can win a weak NFC East
    Recaps the 38-21 Cowboys win with praise for Prescott, Pickens's sideline catch and Williams's career night, then asks whether Dallas can make a run in a weak NFC East. Reaction and framing, with nothing new on the record.
  34. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-27 (5:24 to 16:24)
    Adds Philadelphia's 371 yards allowed per game
    Darius Butler breaks down the Cowboys' defensive pieces after the Monday night win, then the conversation turns to the Eagles' side: Philadelphia allows 371 yards a game, the most by any Vic Fangio defense since the 2003 Texans, and the hosts wonder whether the Eagles should chase Kirk Cousins.
    New angle: Philadelphia allows 371 yards per game, the most by any Vic Fangio defense since the 2003 Texans.
  35. The Pat McAfee Show, 2026-10-27 (1:05:07 to 1:08:36)
    Runs through the season-long betting trends
    Recaps the Cowboys' win over the Eagles and the atmosphere around it, then runs through season-long betting trends: road teams 53-42-6, the over 56-50-1, favorites covering 46 percent and seven-point favorites just 28 percent.
  36. PTI, 2026-10-27 (1:14 to 4:20)
    Adds the Eagles' first five-game skid since 2016
    Recaps the 38-21 Dallas win and the 18 unanswered points, then pivots to the Eagles' defensive collapse and a five-game skid. Adds one item not yet on the record: the first five-game losing streak in Philadelphia since 2016.
    New angle: The Eagles have lost five in a row for the first time since 2016.
  37. First Things First, 2026-10-27 (3:29 to 12:31)
    Grades the Cowboys win a B
    Grades the Cowboys' 38-21 win a B: the run game and Prescott's season-low 27 attempts as the formula, with the caveat that a hobbled Eagles team pushed Dallas. Retells the result and the 14-game 20-point streak already on the record.
  38. First Things First, 2026-10-27 (2:02:00 to 2:08:32)
    Debates an Eagles fire sale after the loss
    Turns to the Eagles' side of the loss and debates a fire sale, arguing Barkley's ten snaps and nine touches were borderline reckless and that a trade market barely exists. Stays inside the fallout from the Cowboys game.
  39. The Herd with Colin Cowherd, 2026-10-28 (36:35 to 46:31)
    Reacts to the Cowboys win and calls the Eagles finished
    Reaction segment on the Cowboys' win over the Eagles: calls Philadelphia's defense the season's biggest disappointment, declares the Eagles finished and Sirianni at risk, and frames Dallas-Giants as the division race. Stays inside the result and its fallout.
  40. Pardon My Take, 2026-10-28 (22:35 to 26:55)
    Reports Barkley's postgame leadership address
    Turns from the result to the Eagles' defensive effort, with Saquon Barkley's postgame podium address as the on-the-record item: he told the room no one is a leader, so he would be. The rest is a rant about Carter, Davis, DeJean and Sirianni.
    New angle: Saquon Barkley addressed the team after the loss and said no one on it is a leader.
  41. First Take, 2026-10-28 (24:38 to 39:55)
    Adds Jones's on-record defensive assessment
    Runs through Jerry Jones's postgame framing that Dallas can win with significant but not unattainable defensive progress, then argues the run-heavy Eagles win is the template. The one new item on the record is Jones's own on-the-record assessment of the defense.
    New angle: Jerry Jones said Dallas can win with significant but not unattainable defensive progress.
  42. First Take, 2026-10-29 (19:25 to 21:15)
    Frames Arizona as a letdown spot after the win
    Looks ahead to Dallas's Week 8 home game against Arizona, framing it as a letdown spot after the Eagles win. The panel splits on whether the Cowboys are good enough to be let down; the substance stays inside the Eagles result and the NFC East standings.
  43. The Ryen Russillo Show, 2026-10-29 (10:40 to 13:18)
    Credits Dallas's run to Philly's front
    Damien Woody credits Dallas's 200-yard rushing night to a Philadelphia front that has underperformed, putting the Eagles 31st in sack rate and 29th in pressure rate, and refuses to anoint the Cowboys until they repeat it, pointing back to the loss to Tampa Bay and a rookie quarterback.
    New angle: Woody puts the Eagles 31st in sack rate and 29th in pressure rate.
  44. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-30 (25:47 to 27:48)
    Adds the zero-sack stat to the quit question
    Joe Thomas takes the quit question and puts a record on it: the Eagles' zero sacks, zero hits and zero tackles for loss in Week 7 was the first such game by any NFL team since 2007. The rest is his read on hustle and leadership.
    New angle: The Eagles' zero sacks, QB hits and tackles for loss was the first such game by any team since 2007.
  45. The Dan Patrick Show, 2026-10-30 (25:15 to 27:09)
    Stays buying the Eagles despite Dallas loss
    Garrett's answer to a buying-or-selling question on the Eagles: still buying, because the offensive injuries are survivable, but the defense has not played to its level and the effort against Dallas was poor. Reaction and opinion on the Cowboys loss, no new development.
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