Cowboys embarrassed in second half dumpster fire: 5 things to know

PICKED!@Rodney_McLeod4 with the @Eagles INT! #PHIvsDAL#FlyEaglesFlypic.twitter.com/CoL26hL6lv— NFL (@NFL) November 20, 2017.@realronalddarby INTERCEPTION!The @Eagles' second of the half. #PHIvsDAL#FlyEaglesFlypic.twitter.com/ctDdSp3dTK— NFL (@NFL) November 20, 2017If you’re gonna throw three picks, that’s the way to do it. But there’s no defense for a four-turnover game. Prescott lost the overhyped Dak-versus-Wentz quarterback battle Sunday.Running gameThe Cowboys rushed for 112 yards Sunday night -- not an overwhelming number, but a good one against this Eagles team. Philadelphia was averaging right around 66 yards allowed on the ground this season, and Dallas passed that number in less than two quarters. In the second half, Dallas was quickly playing from behind and didn’t have many opportunities to run the ball. Alfred Morris, who has started the last two games without Ezekiel Elliott, rushed for 91 yards on 17 carries for a respectable 5.4 yards-per-carry clip.Bell-ow average?One week after Chaz Green got embarrassed at the hands of Adrian Clayborn and the Atlanta Falcons while filling in for the injured Tyron Smith, Byron Bell was the replacement left tackle Sunday. Twitter was NOT a fan of Bell’s performance.Give my dad a month to train, and he would do better at LT than Byron Bell and Chaz Green— Derek Hall (@D_Hall30) November 20, 2017Surprise, your backup tackle got beat. Poor job by the front office on attempting to retool this o-line. Chaz Green at guard? Terrible idea. Byron Bell? Terrible. Cooper? Awful.— Benjamin Bullock (@BenBulljive) November 20, 2017How did Byron Bell or Chaz Green become Pros?¿?¿? #CowboysNation— Logan Harmon (@OmegaTexasTV) November 20, 2017BYRON BELL LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO— Delonte West is Steph Curry's granddad (@Maccpot) November 20, 2017But, while the 28-year-old allowed a sack, he held his own better than Green, against a better defensive front seven than the Falcons group that torched Green. And, even if Cowboys fans hated Bell’s performance Sunday, they can take solace in the fact that the coaching staff prepared him better for the game than Green. Bell was given consistent help, rather than being left on an island to allow six sacks.Playoff hopes are dwindlingThe Cowboys’ playoff chances have a pulse, but not much sign of life. At 5-5, they’ll wake up Tuesday morning (following a Monday night tilt between Atlanta and Seattle) as the No. 10 team in the NFC standings and no tiebreakers against the teams immediately ahead of them.Before Sunday night, the two games against Philadelphia looked like “prove-it” games that could write the script for the Cowboys’ push at a Wild Card berth, even if the division was out of reach. But if Sunday night was a barometer for the season, things are ble... (WFAA)