Maher sets kick record as Cowboys top Eagles 37-10 for lead in NFC East

The Dallas Cowboys are back in control of the NFC East after beating Philadelphia 37-10 Sunday night with the division lead on the line.

Brett Maher finished the highest-scoring half against Doug Pederson since he became coach of the Eagles in 2016, kicking a 63-yarder on the final play before halftime for a 27-7 lead.

Maher, the only kicker in NFL history with multiple field goals of at least 62 yards, now has three after kicking a 62-yarder last week against the New York Jets. His other from 62 was against the Eagles last season, his first in the league.

Ezekiel Elliott ran over safety Malcolm Jenkins on his way to 111 yards and a touchdown and Dak Prescott threw an easy scoring pass on a great fake to his star running back before a TD run.

Prescott’s 8-yard scoring run was the 21st of his career, breaking Roger Staubach’s record of 20 rushing TDs by a quarterback.

“We’ve just got to keep going,” Prescott said. “We’ve got to build off this.”

The Cowboys (4-3) ended a three-game losing streak that followed their 3-0 start and clouded high expectations for the defending division champs.

Dallas finished with 189 yards rushing, 116 more than the average that the league’s No. 2 run defense was allowing.

Elliott, the last back to get 100 yards against the Eagles, did it again on 22 carries. The two-time NFL rushing champion is averaging 115 yards in five games against his division rival. It was his fourth 100-yard game of the season.

Prescott was 21 of 27 for 239 yards with a touchdown and an interception and had another 30 yards rushing. Amari Cooper caught five passes for 106 yards after missing most of a loss to the previous winless New York Jets with a thigh injury.

Carson Wentz threw an interception and had two of Philadelphia’s three lost fumbles. The Eagles (3-4) dropped their second straight game after a two-game winning streak that looked like it might get their season going.

Wentz was 16 of 26 for 191 yards and the Cowboys held the Eagles to 283 yards after the defense struggled at the Jets.

INJURIES

Dallas linebacker Leighton Vander Esch didn’t return after injuring his neck in the first half. He walked off the field after staying down for a few minutes. Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn had a sack in the first half before leaving with a rib injury.

UP NEXT

Eagles: At Buffalo next Sunday.

Cowboys: Open week, followed by a visit to the New York Giants on Monday, Nov. 4.