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With their playoff position locked and basically all starters resting, the Eagles' sixteenth game was an NFC East rivalry rematch against the Cowboys. In the 2nd quarter the Eagles took the lead as QB Kevin Kolb threw a 4-yard TD pass to WR Chad Hall, but after that the offense had problems after Kolb dropped the ball which was recovered 17 yards for a touchdown by OLB DeMarcus Ware. They took a slight lead with kicker David Akers hitting a 43 and a 22-yard field goal, but failed to maintain this lead when QB Stephen McGee threw a 4-yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten.
With the loss, the Eagles finish on a 10–6 record.
It's highly unlikely the Eagles would have lost to the lowly 5-10 Cowboys if they were actually trying to win. By beating the Giants the prior week, they had no reason to show up and rested starters. The writer assumes Philly would lose to Dallas when they would possibly be in a "win and you're in" scenario.