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Cowboys Stun Eagles, Rams and Patriots Save Seasons

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In Short: The Dallas Cowboys staged an incredible comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Rams and Patriots also secured crucial wins.

The Dallas Cowboys pulled off an astounding comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles, overcoming a 21-0 deficit to win the game.

Dak Prescott led the charge, orchestrating a remarkable fourth-quarter surge that saw the Cowboys score 28 unanswered points.

The Eagles' offense faltered after building a commanding lead, punting four times in a row and committing turnovers that handed the game to the Cowboys.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots also secured important victories, potentially salvaging their playoff hopes.

The Rams, down to a 3.2% win probability, scored 14 unanswered points to defeat the Seattle Seahawks.

The Patriots, led by quarterback Drake Maye, continued their resurgence with a win over the Houston Texans.

Maye emphasized the importance of decision-making in his post-game comments, highlighting his confidence despite early-season struggles.

The Cowboys' comeback was their joint-best in franchise history, and it came at a critical juncture in the season.

With the win, the Cowboys' playoff probability increased to 82.3%, according to ESPN's Football Power Index.

The Rams' victory was their second in a row, following a comeback win against the Eagles in Week 4.

The Patriots' win marked their second straight victory, following a dominant performance against the Seattle Seahawks.

The Eagles' loss marked the first time since 1999 that they squandered a 21-point lead, raising questions about their consistency.

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Background

What's confirmed

• The Dallas Cowboys pulled off an astounding comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles, overcoming a 21-0 deficit to win the game.
• Dak Prescott led the charge, orchestrating a remarkable fourth-quarter surge that saw the Cowboys score 28 unanswered points.
• The Eagles' offense faltered after building a commanding lead, punting four times in a row and committing turnovers that handed the game to the Cowboys.
• Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots also secured important victories, potentially salvaging their playoff hopes.
• The Rams, down to a 3.2% win probability, scored 14 unanswered points to defeat the Seattle Seahawks.
• The Patriots, led by quarterback Drake Maye, continued their resurgence with a win over the Houston Texans.
• Maye emphasized the importance of decision-making in his post-game comments, highlighting his confidence despite early-season struggles.
• The Cowboys' comeback was their joint-best in franchise history, and it came at a critical juncture in the season.
• With the win, the Cowboys' playoff probability increased to 82.3%, according to ESPN's Football Power Index.
• The Rams' victory was their second in a row, following a comeback win against the Eagles in Week 4.
• The Patriots' win marked their second straight victory, following a dominant performance against the Seattle Seahawks.
• The Eagles' loss marked the first time since 1999 that they squandered a 21-point lead, raising questions about their consistency.

What's still developing

• Play-off Patrick Mahomes turned up to salvage the Chiefs' season while the Chicago Bears continue to surprise as they continue to win.
• Epic Cowboys comeback stuns Eagles, Chiefs win in overtime - NFL round-up Dak Prescott did everything to get the comeback win for the Dallas Cowboys Dallas were down and out at 21-0 down against the reigning Super Bowl champions, so how on earth did they produce their joint-best comeback ever?
• Yet from the time Philadelphia went 21-0 up their offence derailed spectacularly - with four straight punts, a missed field goal and then a fumble handing chance after chance to the Cowboys.
• At the very least, they put disappointing starts in their respective rearviews with fourth-quarter comebacks.
• And I'll start in Houston, where the Texans were attempting to salvage their own season after an 0-3 start, only for a massive day from the Cowboys' CeeDee Lamb to sink DeMeco Ryans' team. (Playoff probabilities are via ESPN's Football Power Index.) Lowest win probability for the Cowboys: 21.5% (2:00 to go in the game) Chance to make the playoffs after win, per FPI: 82.3% The Cowboys might look back at their past two games and feel like they probably deserved, on average, to win one of the two.
• The Texans appeared to have come into this game with a plan of not letting Lamb and Pickens -- both of whom have been getting open on deeper passing concepts all season -- beat them over the top.
• Lamb was targeted three times on screens, including a pair of tagged snaps where the Cowboys called and blocked a run play at the line before Prescott elected to pull the ball and toss it up to Lamb because he liked the look.
• The 2025 Seahawks lost a 38-35 shootout with that same Bucs team in Week 5, but one week later, they played their best defensive game of the season to that point against the Jaguars.
• Like the Eagles, they lost just one game over the rest of the season before winning the Super Bowl.
• After a 2-0 start, the Eagles lost 27-7 to the Case Keenum-led Bears last Monday night, then blew a 10-point fourth-quarter lead against the Rams on Sunday.
• On Thursday, Darnold revealed that he feared his season might be over and his long-term career could be impacted immediately after suffering the injury (via Henderson).
• Darnold's first game back will come against a Commanders defense that has struggled to begin the 2026 season, ranking No. 27 among all teams by allowing 30.5 points per game.

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• WarpBeat — background on Cowboys, Rams, and Patriots May Have Saved Their Seasons link