ARLINGTON -- Cowboys tight end Jason Witten wasn't letting go of this football. This will be one for the trophy case.

Witten capped a brilliant overtime drive Sunday night against Philadelphia with a 5-yard, game-winning touchdown catch that could have ripped the heart out of the City of Brotherly Love in the chase for the NFC East title.

Witten was wide open for his first touchdown catch of the season. He caught the pass all alone but was quickly surrounded as his teammates rushed over to celebrate the win with him.

The celebration didn't end in the end zone. It continued along the Cowboys sideline with an emphatic Jason Garrett embracing Witten and quarterback Dak Prescott.

Witten securing the game-winning touchdown was storybook for the 14-year veteran, who on Sunday broke Ed "Too Tall" Jones' franchise record for most career games started with 204 and tied Lee Roy Jordan's club record for most consecutive games started at 154.

"Those are the moments, and you just want to bottle them up when you have the opportunity," Witten said. "For me, it was surreal. I just wanted to soak it all up."

Witten held the game-winning football tightly against his body as he did a postgame television interview and then when he ran off the field toward the locker room.

"I've never been any prouder," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said. "One of the best wins I've ever been around."

Prescott wasn't at his best Sunday. Not by far. But the rookie didn't blink in overtime, leading the Cowboys on a 12-play, 75-yard drive that was so impressive that Jones said after the game Prescott would start again next week at Cleveland while Tony Romo continues to heal.

Facing a heavy blitz most of the game, Prescott had struggled with passes high and low all night against the Eagles. But in overtime, he was 5-for-5 for 56 yards.

He completed a 10-yard pass on 2nd-and-6 to Terrance Williams to get the drive going. He followed that with a 24-yard pass on the right side to an open Cole Beasley that put the Cowboys at the Eagles' 39.

One of Prescott's most-impressive passes came on 2nd-and-8 at the Eagles' 35. Philadelphia brought a cornerback blitz, and Prescott beat the pressure with a quick pass to the right side to Beasley for a 7-yard gain.

On the ensuing play, rookie Ezekiel Elliott was stuffed for no gain on the run.

The Cowboys called timeout to discuss whether to settle for a 45-yard field goal attempt or go for it on 4th-and-1.

Down two starting defensive backs, the Cowboys decided to go for the win. A field goal on the first possession of overtime would have allowed the Eagles to get the ball with a chance to tie or win.

"I just felt like we were down there, and it was the time to go win the game," Garrett said. "We have such great faith and trust and belief in our offensive line to control the line of scrimmage. We were within a yard and it was a play that we liked, and they executed it well."

Prescott kept the ball on a 2-yard sneak up the middle for a first down.

"I said to the big guys in front of me that we can get that yard," Prescott said, "and that's what they did. They made some space for me to get that yard."

Elliott followed with a 12-yard run. Four plays later -- on 2nd-and-goal from the 5 -- the Cowboys kept pushing.

The call was for Prescott to get off a quick pass off the snap. But nothing was there.

"I didn't see anything open, kind of moved around and started rolling to my right, and I realized nothing good all night has happened going that way," Prescott said. "So I decided to turn around, and Witten clear as day was right there. When he's that wide open, I just want to get it to him. It was great."

Prescott's spin move looked a lot like what Cowboys fans had seen the last decade from Romo.

Even Prescott thought so.

"I guess you could say that. Just keeping the play alive," Prescott said. "Witten is a guy that ... in the past in watching the Cowboys that when Romo does a lot of spinning, Witten seems like to always be the guy to get open and he did right there."

Added Jones: "I know that Romo can make chicken salad out of whatever, but so can Dak. He did it all."

Prescott said that Witten was so open a lot was in his head before making the pass.

"A lot went through my mind, 'This is my first touchdown throw to Witten. This is the game-winner. Just get it to him,'" Prescott said. "I was able to do that, and he made a good catch. It was a special moment."

"For it to go into overtime and the way we finished it, it was awesome."

Prescott has led the Cowboys on a six-game winning streak. They now lead the Eagles by two games in the NFC East.

"To see this team come together, they've energized me," Witten said. "I love this football team. It's good to see the hard work paying off.