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By Matt Audilet
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The Dallas Cowboys stopped their losing skid on Monday night, taking down the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles with a 38-21 final score at Lincoln Financial Field.
With this victory, the Cowboys improve to 3-4 and take second place in the NFC East standings.
Despite this win on the road, legendary Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman still isn't sold on his former team. The "Monday Night Football" analyst pumped the brakes on the Cowboys hype when speaking to ESPN's Scott Van Pelt postgame.
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"Does tonight kind of change the way you see [the Cowboys]?" Van Pelt asked.
"Eh, not really. Not really. And I don't mean that as a negative," Aikman replied. "This is a beat-up Philadelphia team. To come in here and win tonight, I mean, let's not get carried away."
The Eagles have been plagued by serious injury issues throughout their 2026 campaign thus far. Philadelphia was without No. 1 wide receiver DeVonta Smith as well as several key member of the offensive line. Running back Saquon Barkley played in a limited capacity as he returned from a hamstring injury that kept him off the field for each of the last two games.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts is out for the season after doctors found multiple blood clots in his lungs.
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The Cowboys will look to maintain their positive momentum into this coming Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.
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