It was risky even for the Eagles, going for it on 4th-and-4 from the Dallas 10 near the end of the first quarter. But it worked out when Cowboys linebacker Dante Fowler was whistled for lining up in the neutral zone.
The Eagles scored on the very next play as Miles Sanders took the ball up the middle from the 5, giving the Eagles a 7-0 lead.
The run culminated a 15-play, 80-yard drive that chewed up 7 minutes, 36 seconds.
The Eagles are back to full strength on the offensive line after left tackle Jordan Mailata, who missed last week’s game with a shoulder injury, was cleared to play. So were Jason Kelce and Landon Dickerson, who missed some plays last week.
In addition, RB Boston Scott was cleared to play after missing two games with a concussion. Cornerback Avonte Maddox was also cleared to return after missing two games with an ankle injury.
Left tackle Andre Dillard was activated off injured reserve Saturday and is expected to be on the game-day roster. Dillard was placed on IR after breaking his forearm during a practice in late August. Dillard would have started in place of Mailata last week.
The Eagles’ inactives included a surprise in DE Tarron Jackson, their sixth-round pick last season. The others were QB Ian Book, CB Josh Jobe, S Reed Blankenship, RB Trey Sermon and G Josh Sills.
For the Cowboys, quarterback Dak Prescott, listed as questionable after injuring his thumb in the season opener, was not on the game-day roster. Neither was tight end Dalton Schultz.
