Road win over Eagles puts Cowboys into NFC East drivers seat
This is the backstory to one of the great moments of , the ' refusal to crumble on the road in a pivotal NFC East showdown . The ' rebound after blowing a 21-point lead, as well as the clinching a playoff spot with despite numerous key injuries and the ' are nominees for the GMC Never Say Never Moment of the week. .Just two weeks ago, the suffered at the hands of the in front of a turkey-stuffed national-television audience on . Facing the daunting task of collecting an e sential road win Byron Buxton Jersey against the , the stormed out to a 21-0 lead, allowed 24 unaswered points, managed to recapture momentum for a 38-27 win. That was huge, pushing the from "In the hunt" status to in the driver's seat for the NFC East title and a potential candidate to attain home-field advantage in the playoffs. Here are the key moments before the moment:Horrific start for EaglesThe play: return specialist muffs the opening kickoff and the ' recovers the ball.The aftermath: The take advantage of the early gift, capitalizing with by . This was just the beginning for the . After forcing a three-and-out on the ' first offensive po se sion, the scored again on by .Bryant gets TD No. 2The play: quarterback drops a pa s into the hands of Bryant in the end zone for a 26-yard scoring play.The aftermath: The rout appeared on in Josh Donaldson Jersey Philadelphia. The offense could not get on track and the have sprinted out of the gate to a 21-0 lead. However, the would not relent. Two touchdown runs sandwiched a field goal, and the trimmed the ' lead Kyle Gibson Jersey to 21-17 midway through the third quarter. What was seemingly going to be a rout started to show the makings of a cla sic.Romo coughs it upThe play: On a play in which Romo appeared to have an eternity to find an open receiver scampering through the ' secondary, the Philadelphia pa s rush got to the Dallas quarterback, which resulted in defensive end stripping the ball from Romo and collecting the loose pigskin from the Lincoln Financial Field turf.The aftermath: Two plays later -- with the aid of a personal foul penalty -- the were in the end zone, with running back scoring to give the their first lead of the game at 24-21.Short-lived lead for PhillyThe play: Murray caps an eight-play, 78-yard scoring drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to put Dallas back on top, 28-24.The aftermath: Murray has been a workhorse for the this season, and had his second multi-touchdown game of the season on Sunday night. However, the joy and satisfaction from this triumph would be muted some by news that Murray suffered a broken bone in his hand in the win and . His status for against the .The momentThe play: The pad their lead and clinch victory on Bryant's third touchdown of the game, Justin Morneau Jersey which came early in the fourth quarter and gave Dallas a 35-24 lead.The aftermath: The and would each add another field goal for the final tally, but the defense (for the most part) shut down the ' fourth-quarter offensive threats. The ' final drive of the game by linebacker , and the had managed to pull off a profound victory in their season. The have been spectacular on the road this season, going 7-0 away from Every other team in the NFL has Fernando Rodney Jersey at least two road lo ses this season, and only 13 teams since 1950 have gone undefeated on the road for a season (it should be noted that the ' , against the haple s ). Four of the last five teams to go 8-0 on the road advanced to the . Here's a list of those teams for your convenience: 2007 : . 2001 : . 1990 : . 1989 : . 1984 : .The ' historic road succe s this season has put the team in position to clinch its first playoff berth since 2009.Follow Jim Reineking on Twitter .
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