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Philadelphia Eagles flashbacks: Philly’s 15 best victories over Dallas

By Geoffrey Knox

ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 29: LeSean McCoy #25 of the Philadelphia Eagles tries to break the tackle of Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 29: LeSean McCoy #25 of the Philadelphia Eagles tries to break the tackle of Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: LeSean McCoy #25 of the Philadelphia Eagles tries to break the tackle of Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – DECEMBER 29: LeSean McCoy #25 of the Philadelphia Eagles tries to break the tackle of Jeff Heath #38 of the Dallas Cowboys in the second half at Cowboys Stadium on December 29, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

54. . . . Boykin seals the deal. 9. player

December 29th of 2013: Eagles: 24, Cowboys: 22

Picture it! It’s the national stage and primetime on Sunday Night Football. The winner would take the NFC East. The loser would be eliminated from the playoffs. Week 17 of the 2013 regular season would be one of the first pieces of evidence that Eagles would have to point to the brilliance and clutch nature of a young Nick Foles.

The Eagles made this one more complicated than it needed to be with Kyle Orton at the helm for Dallas, but this back-and-forth affair would make for a classic finish. Victory in this one would be sealed by a Brandon Boykin interception with 1:43 remaining, giving Philly a 24-22 win.

player. 54. . . . The Bounty Bowls (Both of them). 8

Game 1 (November 23rd, 1989): Eagles: 27, Cowboys: 0

Game 2 (December 10th, 1989): Eagles 20, Cowboys: 10

It was hard to place one ‘Bounty Bowl’ over the other, so you’ll forgive us if we just give the nod to both of them, won’t you?

Both Bounty Bowls occurred in 1989 and earned their name thanks to Jimmy Johnson‘s accusation that the Eagles set bounties on Dallas players, namely Troy Aikman and kicker Luis Zendejas. A kicker? Really? Then again, this is Buddy Ryan. Do any of us believe that these accusations are false?

Bounty or none, Philadelphia won both Bounty Bowl games by a combined score of 47-10, and no Eagles fan is going to complain about that.

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