Arlington, Tex. - LeSean McCoy and Mark Sanchez rushed for touchdowns and Sanchez threw a third as the Philadelphia Eagles easily discard the Dallas Cowboys 33-10 on Thanksgiving as the NFC East sides renew their rivalry.
Chip Kelly's Eagles take full possession of the NFC East with the victory after bringing a division tie with the Cowboys into the contest today.
Philadelphia (9-3) jumped out to a 14-0 lead after playing only five minutes of football in the first quarter.
Mark Sanchez rushed for his 1st score on the ground this season on a drive that featured a 36 yard rush from LeSean McCoy.
His scoring toss to Jordan Matthews from 27 yards came on the Eagles' second possession, two minutes of game time later, begun by McCoy's 19 yard gallop. Matthews snagged a 15 yard catch and Riley Cooper picked up two receptions on the drive.
LeSean McCoy rushed 25 times for 159 yards and a 38 yard touchdown in the third quarter.
The effort marked his 4th game this season of 100 or more yards as his 4th-career 1,000 yard season.
DeMarco Murray, the league's leading rusher, notched the only touchdown on the day for Dallas (8-4), a 1 yarder to open the second quarter on the Cowboys' only productive drive, a 67 yard charge to bring the home side within 14-7.
Murray rushed for only 73 yards after averaging 134 per game coming in as Philadelphia outgained Dallas on the ground 256-93.
Tony Romo was held to only 199 yards passing and no touchdowns in defeat and was sacked 4 times. He threw two interceptions, to Cary Williams in the third quarter and late to Nate Allen when the game was in hand.
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