ARLINGTON, Texas -Rookie defensive end Derek Barnett recorded two of the defense's four sacks of Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott in Sunday night's 37-9 victory at AT&T Stadium, giving him 4.5 sacks in the last five games.
Safe to say the No. 1 draft pick is hitting his stride.
"I've always said that sacks come in bunches. You just have to keep working hard in practice, stacking the chips. They're going to come," he said.
Barnett said he just "trusted his keys" to get Prescott, a quarterback built like a powerful running back, down and that he followed his eyes and made the plays in the backfield. The Eagles pressured Prescott into an awful performance - he completed 18 of 31 passes for just 145 yards and was intercepted three times - as he compiled a passer rating of 30.4.
"We just wanted to keep pressuring him and get up in his face," Barnett said. "I think we did a good job as a group."
Barnett and Vinny Curry won the battle, decisively, against left tackle Byron Bell, who subbed for Chaz Green who subbed for All-Pro Tyron Smith. Barnett's second sack, in the fourth quarter, forced a fumble that linebacker Nigel Bradham recovered and returned 37 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
"I just beat him up the field and got to the football," Barnett said. "Nigel made a great play on the return. It was a team effort, just like everything we do."
Barnett's 4.5 sacks are the most by an Eagles rookie through 10 games since Trent Cole recorded five in 2005. The best for Barnett may be coming in these final six games of the regular season.
"I think I did some good things, but I need to be better against the run," he said. "We won, and that's all that matters."
The Philadelphia Eagles moved to 9-1 on the season after defeating the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium in Week 11.
AT&T Stadium
AT&T Stadium
Tonight's attire
QB Carson Wentz
DE Brandon Graham
RB Jay Ajayi
QB Carson Wentz
WR Nelson Agholor
WR Alshon Jeffery
WR Nelson Agholor
TE Brent Celek and QB Carson Wentz
WR Nelson Agholor
S Rodney McLeod
RB Jay Ajayi
CB Jalen Mills
LB Nigel Bradham
LB Mychal Kendricks
QB Carson Wentz
TE Trey Burton
QB Carson Wentz
RB LeGarrette Blount
Fly Eagles Fly
DT Beau Allen
All in
Go Birds
Game time
S Malcolm Jenkins
Eagles nation always showing up
Wentzylvania traveled all the way to AT&T Stadium
TE Trey Burton
RB Jay Ajayi
T Lane Johnson
RB Kenjon Barner
RB Kenjon Barner
RB Kenjon Barner
RB Kenjon Barner
RB Kenjon Barner
RB Kenjon Barner
Celebration in the end zone
C Jason Kelce
CB Patrick Robinson
LB Joe Walker
T Lane Johnson
S Rodney McLeod and DE Derek Barnett
S Rodney McLeod and DE Derek Barnett
S Rodney McLeod and S Malcolm Jenkins
RB Jay Ajayi
LB Mychal Kendricks and LB Joe Walker
QB Carson Wentz
QB Carson Wentz
S Rodney McLeod
S Rodney McLeod
Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz
T Lane Johnson
DE Derek Barnett
CB Ronald Darby
DE Derek Barnett
QB Carson Wentz
CB Ronald Darby
S Rodney McLeod and LB Nigel Bradham
DE Derek Barnett and DE Chris Long
CB Ronald Darby
CB Ronald Darby
CB Ronald Darby and CB Patrick Robinson
CB Patrick Robinson and CB Ronald Darby
Defense
CB Jalen Mills, CB Ronald Darby, and CB Rasul Douglas
Offense
RB Corey Clement
RB Corey Clement
RB Corey Clement
Touchdown celebration
RB Corey Clement
RB Corey Clement
RB Corey Clement
Under the lights
QB Carson Wentz
DT Fletcher Cox
DT Fletcher Cox
TE Brent Celek
RB Corey Clement
LB Kamu Grugier-Hill
RB Jay Ajayi
QB Carson Wentz
CB Jalen Mills
QB Carson Wentz
TE Zach Ertz
RB LeGarrette Blount
RB LeGarrett Blount
DT Tim Jernigan and DT Fletcher Cox
DE Chris Long and LB Nigel Bradham
RB LeGarrette Blount
WR Alshon Jeffery
DT Tim Jernigan
LB Nigel Bradham
LB Nigel Bradham
TE Trey Burton
LB Nigel Bradham
Offense
DE Brandon Graham
CB Ronald Darby
9-1 celebration
All smiles for a win on the road
CB Ronald Darby
Best fans ever
WR Alshon Jeffery
DE Chris Long
QB Carson Wentz
DE Brandon Graham
