ARLINGTON, Texas -- A few positives emerged from yet another butt-kicking by the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Cowboys defense didn't play much better the second time around, allowing Brent Celek and the Eagles 386 yards. Tim Heitman/US Presswire

First, your Dallas Cowboys avoided being shut out at home for the first time in 165 games -- 7,405 days, to be exact. Tony Romo's right hand is bruised but not broken, and Felix Jones' hamstring is OK.

Oh, and your Cowboys can still win the NFC East. All they have to do is beat the New York Giants on New Year's Day.

Good luck.

They're going to need it. The last time the Cowboys played in a winner-take-all game to end the regular season, Philadelphia won by 38 points in 2008 in the most gutless performance in franchise history.

The Cowboys didn't do anything in Philadelphia's 20-7 win Saturday to make us think they can beat the Giants and secure the fourth seed in the NFC.

Once the Giants beat the Jets, 29-14, the Eagles were eliminated from the playoffs and the Cowboys knew they'd have to beat New York on the road to win the division.

So the game was meaningless, if you believe in that sort of thing, for both teams. Then again, we should never be surprised when the Eagles blow out the Cowboys.

Andy Reid's team has beaten the Cowboys 12 times by 13 points or more since 2000. FYI: The Giants and Washington Redskins, Dallas' other NFC East rivals, have done it a combined six times.

Romo, who took all of the first-team practice repetitions this week, left the game after throwing two passes when he banged his throwing hand on defensive end Jason Babin's helmet.

He should be fine for next Sunday.

The Cowboys' pathetic offense with Stephen McGee at the helm never game the team a chance.

McGee completed 24 passes for just 182 yards. In a league where average quarterbacks average 7.0 yards per attempt, McGee averaged 4.8. He completed just one pass of more than 15 yards.

The Cowboys punted on their first nine possessions.

McGee is an ideal third quarterback, much like Jason Garrett was during the bulk of his career, but he's not skilled enough to be the backup if Jon Kitna retires.

The best thing McGee did was not commit a turnover and drive the Cowboys 16 yards for their only touchdown with seven seconds left.