Let's go to the first half now, as the Eagles got the ball down 3-0 at the beginning of the second quarter. Rookie Josh Adams explodes downhill on the first play going nearly untouched for a 29-yard gain. Ertz had his best block of the night on this wham play, where the tight end is asked to block a 300-pound nose tackle and keep him out of harm's way. Adams has rare size for a running back and surprising burst, so getting him into the open field with his shoulders square to the line of scrimmage nets a big gain. He gets the ball again on the next play for 5 yards before Wentz hits Jeffery for an 11-yard completion on a hitch route to move the chains again.

The Eagles now have the ball on the 29-yard line. It's first-and-10. They're putting a drive together. This is the deepest they've been in Dallas territory yet. Wentz hits Ertz for a sliding reception and an 8-yard gain on first down. Beautiful. They're ahead of the sticks and it's second-and-2. Next, we see the play I posted above, the Smallwood run for 1 yard. The defensive tackle for Dallas makes a nice play here, reading the trap block and getting into the intended path for Smallwood, forcing him to bounce. Smallwood runs into a wall short of the first-down marker.

For the second time in the game, the Eagles come out in 01 personnel (zero running backs, one tight end) with four receivers on the field. It's an empty set with no one next to Wentz in the backfield. The plan is to hit Tate on what basically amounts to a rub route. They bring him in motion next to Jeffery in the slot, forcing the cornerback into off coverage. The ball is snapped, Jeffery releases upfield, and Tate runs right in his wake before breaking into the flat. This should be an easy first down, but safety Xavier Woods reads this and breaks on the throw, forcing an incompletion. Jeffery's route did not do enough to influence Woods on this play, allowing him to break the pass up.