PHILADEPHIA – The Dallas Cowboys’ storylines entering Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles didn't elicit many positive outlooks.
They included: A coach’s job security called into question; a quarterback struggling to make any kind of plays; an offensive coordinator perhaps on his last chance and a defense left wobbly after its last game. All in all it added up to a season on the line.
But the Cowboys left Lincoln Financial Field with a 27-20 victory that seemed improbable after losing their first four road games of the season, and they find themselves alive and breathing if not entirely well just yet.