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This time Witten kept his helmet on. And gave the Cowboys a late lead.
Still 2:57 remaining, but the biggest play of the game just may be Donovan McNabb’s second-thought fumble.
The Cowboys really haven’t had a clue of how to stop McNabb all night. But with his team leading by three and driving inside Dallas’ 35, McNabb called a play which gave him the option to hand off to Brian Westbrook or fake to Westbrook and give the ball to the receiver on a reverse.
The result: McNabb first put the ball in Westbrook’s stomach, took it out to execute the reverse and then – doh! – tried to again give it to Westbrook. Instead the ball bounced off Westbrook’s hip for a costly fumble, recovered by Jay Ratliff.
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The Cowboys promptly drove 67 yards, highlighted by another perfect Tony Romo throw to Jason Witten on the same play as the previous series. This time, however, Witten stretched out a little farther and cradled it a little softer for a 32-yard gain to the 5.
Marion Barber punched it in from the 1.
Cowboys 41, Eagles 37. — Richie Whitt
