Eagles' line comes up weak in defeat

During an afternoon of unfathomable mishaps and maladies for the Eagles' offensive line, there was one moment that best represented the worst of it all.

From the falling sky, midway through the final quarter, the offense was given an opportunity to turn this stinker of a performance into something sweet. Cornerback Byron Maxwell stripped the football from Dallas tight end Gabe Escobar at the Eagles' 34-yard line and safety Malcom Jenkins returned the forced fumble 34 yards to the Cowboys 30.

With a field goal, the Eagles would have been within seven points on a day when they played poorly enough to be down by 70. With a touchdown, they would be down by only three and have all the momentum…