Cowboys Win Big Over Eagles, Vikings Get First Round Bye

Tony Romo

Tony Romo

The Dallas Cowboys cruised to a comfortable 24-0 win over the Philadelphia Eagles and clinched the NFC East title in the process. The Philadelphia loss gave the Minnesota Vikings the second seed in the NFC for the playoffs.

The Eagles offense sputtered all day while the Cowboys put an exclamation point on their December to remember with 474 total yards.

Tony Romo threw for 311 yards behind 24-for-34 passing and two touchdowns. He also threw one interception just to keep him honest.

Felix Jones and Marion Barber scorched the Philly defense, rushing for a combined 182 yards on 29 carries. Jones also had a touchdown.

Miles Austin hauled in seven passes for 90 yards, while Jason Witten and Patrick Crayton each had a touchdown to cap of strong performances of their own.

McNabb was 20-of-36 passing for 223 yards.

The result sets up a rematch between the two teams next week in the first round of the playoffs back in Dallas.

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