Eagles vs. Cowboys live updates: Dak Prescott, Dallas dicing Philly defense

PHILADELPHIA — Greetings from the press box at Lincoln Financial Field, where the Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Dallas Cowboys in primetime on Monday night.

All eyes will be on the Eagles (2-4) as they look to snap their four-game losing streak against an NFC East rival.

The Eagles and Cowboys will duke it out in a must-win matchup with a gettable NFC East title as the backdrop.

The Eagles, of course, will be without franchise quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is expected to miss the rest of the season with blood clots in his lungs.

Tanner McKee will make his second straight start, and he'll do so without wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks. But running back Saquon Barkley and left guard Landon Dickerson are back, which should help.

We'll see how the Eagles fare on a night when owner Jeffrey Lurie is being inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.

Follow along for real-time updates from the Linc.

George Pickens' beautiful, 21-yard touchdown catch in the back of the end zone was hard for any DB to guard against. But the Eagles' defense is getting diced up right now. The defensive line is getting washed away on the ground. And Dak Prescott has enough time, especially on play-action, to find his guys. Just not good enough from Vic Fangio's unit.

For weeks we watched the Eagles' offense hang the defense out to dry. In the first half, we're seeing the inverse.

After what might have been the offense's best quarter of the season, the Eagles kickstart the second quarter with a Dameon Pierce touchdown run. Pierce's five-yard burst into the end zone capped a 13-play, 76-yard march.

This Dallas defense is bad, that's for sure. But Sean Mannion's offense looks far more varied and creative through two drives than it has in recent weeks. Credit to Mannion and the rest of the staff for a solid plan so far.

Something to monitor: it's clear Saquon Barkley is managing his hamstring injury. He's come off the field gingerly a couple times. Barkley hasn't been looked at by trainers. But the superstar RB appears to be on a bit of a pitch count.

We've got a high-scoring affair early. Dallas answered Saquon Barkley's touchdown with a red-zone TD strike to Ceedee Lamb, who beat Cooper DeJean one-on-one.

The Eagles had a chance to get off the field, forcing a third-and-8 early on Dallas' drive. But a 35-yard connection from Dak Prescott to Ryan Flournoy kept the drive alive.

Saquon Barkley is back in a big way. The Eagles' star running back dominated on his first drive back in action after missing most of the last three weeks with a hamstring injury.

Barkley touched the ball three times — a 12-yard catch, a 29-yard run and an eight-yard TD run. There was also a key 21-yard catch and run by Makai Lemon in there as the Eagles popped Dallas in the mouth with a 75-yard TD drive.

Huge statement early on from the Eagles' offense.

Dallas gets on the board first with a 55-yard field goal by Brandon Aubrey. The Cowboys had an opportunity to accept an illegal formation penalty and go for it on fourth-and-3, but they decided to take the points. We'll see if that plays a factor later on.

In addition to Dickerson, the Eagles will also have center Drew Kendall back . A reinforced offensive line should be able to open holes for Barkley against Dallas, the NFL's worst run defense. If it doesn't happen tonight, it won't happen.

Joe Milton will be the backup quarterback with rookie Cole Payton serving as the emergency QB3. Milton was on the Cowboys' practice squad as recently as last week. Now, he's one injury away from facing his old team. We talked to Milton about his decision to join the Eagles.

Rookie tight end Eli Stowers, who was activated off the IR, is set to make his NFL debut . He had a rough preseason. But can he showcase the athleticism that gave Howie Roseman the confidence to take him No. 54 overall?

Edge rushers Jonathan Greenard and Jalyx Hunt are both active. They'll be playing hurt, realizing the Eagles need them in some capacity to pressure Dak Prescott. How much of a pitch count will Greenard and Hunt be on, if any?

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