The Eagles faced the Dallas Cowboys in their 2015 home opener at Lincoln Financial Field. View the full gallery here...
RB Darren Sproles takes the ball down the field
S Malcolm Jenkins runs the ball after the interception
HeadHouse Plaza looks amazing!
The stage is set for #BeatDallas
Fans browse the Pro Shop before entering the stadium
There's something for everyone!
Noah the Eagle is meeting fans in HeadHouse Plaza
Take your pick!
Nothing like entering the gates and seeing Swoop
FlyEaglesFly
Ready to go at the Eagles Nest!
Fans listen to the broadcast from WIP
Fans try to win at the SEPTA Bus Toss
Putting on her game face
Listening to the #BeatDallas talk
Dressing up with Eagles gear
Green screen photos are a hit!
Philly bleeds Green
The National Anthem
BeatDallas
Eagles Alum Lito Sheppard signs autographs in the SCA Club
Eagles Alum Correll Buckhalter signs autographs
Retired Navy Petty Officer First Class Generald Wilson sings the National Anthem
LS Jon Dorenbos warms up
Ready to go!
TE Zach Ertz warms up with a few catches
TE Zach Ertz is dialed in
QB Mark Sanchez launches the ball
TE Trey Burton catches the ball
DE Taylor Hart makes the tackle
LB Jordan Hicks and CB Byron Maxwell go in for the tackle
DB Walter Thurmond and DE Vinny Curry help each other out on the tackle
LB Connor Barwin tries to take down Cowboys QB Tony Romo
The Eagles defense swarms Dallas
LB Jordan Hicks makes the play
LB Kiko Alonso and S Malcolm Jenkins close in on the Cowboys
RB DeMarco Murray gets tackled on the run
After a hard hit
QB Mark Sanchez throws some warm up passes
Head Coach Chip Kelly watches practice
WR Miles Austin goes up for the ball
LB DeMeco Ryans gets ready to make the play
DE Cedric Thornton celebrates the big play
QB Sam Bradford makes the running pass
Tackle from ground level
The Eagles Drumline entertains the crowd
The Eagles Defense is fired up
Celebrations all around!
Tailgaters are ready for #BeatDallas
Turning up the volume at the tailgate
Swarming the Eagles Nest!
Who wants a cheesesteak?!
This is Eagles Country!
Ready to cheer on the Eagles
Gates are open!
The calm before the storm
The Eagles sporting black endzones for the home opener
New stadium art welcomes fans
Pregame warm-ups
The Eagles logo at the 50
The linebackers take control
LB Connor Barwin and DE Vinny Curry are fired up
DE Cedric Thornton comes through with a huge play
Incoming!
LB Jordan Hicks makes another tackle
DB Walter Thurmond and DE Vinny Curry attack
Brotherly Love
DB Walter Thurmond attempts the interception
DE Fletcher Cox gets the runner
DE Fletcher Cox dives for the ball
Chuck Bednarik's family accepts the honor
Habits Reflect The Mission
RB Ryan Mathews leads the way
The National Anthem accompanied by a flyover
A full-field flag waves during the National Anthem
The Eagles work together for the tackle
DT Bennie Logan holds on for the stop
C Jason Kelce defends QB Sam Bradford
RB DeMarco Murray makes his move around the defender
A packed Eagles Nest
RB DeMarco Murray runs through traffic
The Eagles push back
DE Cedric Thornton stops Dallas QB Tony Romo
The Eagles go for the ball
The ball comes loose!
QB Sam Bradford runs the ball
T Jason Peters squares up
QB Sam Bradford looks for the receiver
RB DeMarco Murray protects the ball
RB Darren Sproles plots his next move
WR Josh Huff collects a few yards
Weaving through the obstacles
QB Sam Bradford launches the ball
LB Jordan Hicks holds on for the stop
RB DeMarco Murray coming through
RB Darren Sproles faces off with the Cowboys defender
WR Josh Huff wards off the Dallas defender
K Cody Parkey knocks in the extra point
DB Walter Thurmond gets in the way of the runner
The National Anthem spectacle
The new Eagles entrance
The Eagles Cheerleaders take the field
Fans hoist up a #BeatDallas banner during pregame
LB DeMeco Ryans stretches for the tackle
Prepare for takeoff
The Eagles linebackers attack the pass
The focus
CB Byron Maxwell defends the pass
The Strath Haven High School Marching Band performs during halftime
The Olney Eagles greet the Philadelphia Eagles as they exit the tunnel
The Eagles enter halftime down 6-0 in their home opener against the Dallas Cowboys, but it's not just the team's slow start that has fans concerned. In the second quarter, Philadelphia lost two inside linebackers to injury, with Kiko Alonso injuring his surgically repaired left knee and Mychal Kendricks tweaking his left hamstring. Both are out for the remainder of the game.
For the second straight week, the Eagles' offense struggled to move the ball early in the game, finishing with just 15 total yards and one first down in three drives in the first quarter. The Cowboys had their own issues offensively, but were able to string together one 79-yard scoring drive late in the opening frame to go up 3-0 heading into the first break.
The Cowboys opened the second quarter with second-and-11 on their own 13-yard line. After racking up a pair of first downs, Dallas' drive sputtered thanks to a Cedric Thornton sack on Tony Romo to set up third-and-long. A 5-yard penalty backed the Cowboys up another 5 yards, and they were unable to move the sticks on third-and-21, ending their drive at their own 41.
The Eagles took over possession at their own 15 with 10:23 on the clock, but they couldn't get anything going, running twice for a total of 3 yards before a Sam Bradford pass intended for Zach Ertz sailed over the second-year tight end's head to put Philadelphia at 0 for 4 on the day on third downs.
But while the Eagles' offense struggled in the early going, their defense maintained the same intensity they showed in the second half of last week's season-opener against Atlanta, when they allowed just six points in the final 30 minutes of the game after surrendering 20 before the game's midpoint. Back on the field after being afforded just a 1:13 break by the offense, the defense once again clamped down, with Kiko Alonso stopping Jason Witten 7 yards shy of the first-down marker, forcing Dallas into its second three-and-out of the game. But the stop didn't come without a price, as Alonso left the field with a left knee injury that will knock him out for the remainder of this game.
After another three-and-out by Philadelphia on a drive that lasted 1:43 and lost 6 yards, Dallas took over on their own 11 at the 5:24 mark of the quarter. After working the ball out to the 28, the Cowboys were faced with third-and-5, but a neutral zone infraction against the Eagles granted Dallas the first down before the ball was snapped.
An unnecessary roughness call against Vinny Curry after a first-down completion to Jason Witten added 15 yards to a 7-yard gain to bring the ball to the Eagles' 45. On second down, Tony Romo attempted a strike downfield to running back Lance Dunbar with Mychal Kendricks defending, but the pass was overthrown. On that play, Kendricks came up holding his left hamstring and had to come off the field. After being examined on the trainer's table, he was brought into the locker room.
Two plays later, what appeared to be a backwards pass was recovered by the Eagles, giving them possession of the football on their own 39 with 1:34 left. But after officials reviewed the play, the call was overturned and Dallas retained possession. After the Cowboys set up first-and-goal on the Eagles' 10-yard line with seven seconds left, the Eagles were able to make a big stop to hold Dallas to a field goal to make the score 6-0 at halftime.
The Eagles enter intermission down by less than a touchdown despite a 15-to-1 first down deficit and being outgained 193-to-21 in total yards with a 23:09 to 6:51 time-of-possession differential in the first half.
