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Cowboys 27, Eagles 20 – as it happened

Here's a look back at how the game unfolded in our live chat.

Eagles tight end Zach Ertz scores a third quarter touchdown past Dallas Cowboys free safety Xavier Woods.
Eagles tight end Zach Ertz scores a third quarter touchdown past Dallas Cowboys free safety Xavier Woods.Read moreDavid Maialetti / Staff Photographer

The Eagles lost to the Dallas Cowboys, 27-20, on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field. Here's a look back at how the game unfolded in our live chat.

3:22 4th — Cowboys 27, Eagles 20: Ezekiel Elliott charged over the goal line to put Dallas ahead again.

7:27 4th — Eagles 20, Cowboys 20: Wentz threw another touchdown pass to Ertz, this one from just outside the goal line. The seven-play, 74-yard drive included a 51-yard pass from Wentz to Nelson Agholor.

11:42 4th — Cowboys 20, Eagles 13: Dallas jumped back in front as Dak Prescott threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to cap off a nine-play, 75-yard drive.

2:13 3rd — Eagles 13, Cowboys 13: The Eagles finally scored a touchdown, as Carson Wentz connected with Zach Ertz on a 15-yard pass play.

7:43 3rd: Brett Maher shanked a 42-yard field goal attempt wide right.

9:38 3rd — Cowboys 13, Eagles 6: After Alshon Jeffery couldn't hold on to an an eight-yard pass in the end zone on third down, Jake Elliott kicked a 26-yard field goal.

0:19 2nd — Cowboys 13, Eagles 3: Dallas marched right down the field at the end of the first half, and Dak Prescott capped off the drive with a one-yard push into the end zone.

1:38 2nd — Cowboys 6, Eagles 3: Jake Elliott finally got the Eagles on the board with a 56-yard field goal late in the first half.

3:45 2nd — Cowboys 6, Eagles 0: Brett Maher kicked a 31-yard goal to cap off a 14-play, 64-yard drive that included Ezekiel Elliott hurdling over Tre Sullivan in the middle of a 32-yard run down the middle of the field.

7:02 1st — Cowboys 3, Eagles 0: Brett Maher kicked a 25-yard field goal to put Dallas on the board first. That was all the scoring in the first quarter.

10:58 1st: The Eagles' offense stumbled out of the gate again, punctuated by Carson Wentz throwing an interception that Dallas' Leighton Vander Esch easily picked off.

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Click here for the box score.

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