NFL Recap | October 26, 2026
Week 7 closed with Dallas finally looking like the team it was supposed to be. Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, two of them to CeeDee Lamb, Javonte Williams ran for a career-high 155 yards, and the Cowboys pulled away from a short-handed Philadelphia team in the second half for a 38-21 win, the Eagles' fifth straight loss. Here's how it went down, the card graded, and where the record stands.
Prescott and Williams Run the Eagles Into a Fifth Straight Loss
Dallas Cowboys 38, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Dallas opened with a 55-yard Brandon Aubrey field goal, and Saquon Barkley, back after missing two games, answered with an 8-yard touchdown run at 10:32 of the first quarter. Prescott found Lamb from 9 yards at 5:37 for a 10-7 lead, Dameon Pierce's 5-yard run put Philadelphia back in front early in the second, and Prescott hit George Pickens for a 21-yard touchdown at 5:44. Aubrey's 27-yarder with three seconds left made it 20-14 at the half.
Tanner McKee found Makai Lemon for a 4-yard touchdown at 5:49 of the third, and the extra point gave the Eagles a 21-20 lead. Prescott answered with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Lamb at 1:36 and ran in the two-point conversion himself for a 28-21 lead, and Philadelphia did not score again. Aubrey added a 24-yarder at 9:14 of the fourth, DeMarvion Overshown intercepted McKee in the fourth quarter, and Williams ran in from 2 yards at 2:26 to make it 38-21.
Prescott was 15-of-27 for 212 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions and no sacks, extending his record run of passes without an interception at Lincoln Financial Field. Lamb caught five passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, Pickens had four for 57 and a score, and Williams ran 25 times for 155 yards and a touchdown as Dallas rushed 38 times for 204 yards without a turnover. McKee was 23-of-35 for 211 yards with a touchdown and an interception, Pierce ran 14 times for 47 yards and a score, and Barkley had 62 yards on seven carries before leaving with a back injury. Dallas is 3-4 after ending a two-game losing streak, and Philadelphia fell to 2-5.
THE CARD, GRADED · DAL @ PHI
Side: Dallas -4.5 (Toss-up) · preview number DAL -4.5 · Dallas won by 17, 12.5 past the number · cleared
Total: Over 43.5 (Toss-up) · preview number 43.5 · 59 points, 15.5 over the number · cleared
The side was driven by the injury report: Philadelphia was without Jalen Hurts and its top two receivers, and Dallas's run game did what its pass defense could not, 204 yards on 38 carries with no turnovers. The total split two offenses heading in different directions, and the teams were past it by the end of the third quarter.
THE RECORD · NFL REGULAR SEASON
Side 49-55-3 · 47% of 104 · Total 58-49 · 54% of 107 · through Week 7
This slate: side 1-0, total 1-0 (2 leans).
Every card is graded against the closing number. The full ledger, by tier and by week, is on The Record.
What's Next
Week 8 opens Thursday night. The preview and the card will be up before kickoff.
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