It wasn’t one of the one of the most memorable Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles games. But its misery fit the theme of 2020 and the NFC East.
In a slog of a Sunday Night Football game, the Cowboys, with third-string quarterback Ben DiNucci, led the Philadelphia Eagles 9-7 at halftime. The Birds were able to overcome four turnovers by Carson Wentz to win 23-9.
Bookmakers first put the Eagles as 7.5-favorites. However, by Friday, most PA online sportsbooks had the Birds as 10.5-point favorites. During the first half of this sloppy game, it looked doubtful that the Eagles would even muster 10 points total. But the Cowboys showed little fight, and the Eagles defense came up with a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
The Eagles’ performance might have been lackluster, but the reaction on Twitter was ready for prime time.
Eagles second-half surge saved bettors
Betting splits from DraftKings for Cowboys vs. Eagles:
- 95% of the money was on the Eagles (-8) to cover the spread
- 93% of the money was on the Eagles (-400) on the moneyline
- 65% of the money was on the UNDER (43)
Betting splits at FanDuel as of Sunday:
- 76% of the money was on the Eagles (-11.5) to cover the spread
- 80% of the money was on the Eagles (-500) on the moneyline
- 78% of the money was on the OVER (42.5)
At BetRivers, Eagles (-500) ML was the most wagered-on bet, with 85% of the ML handle, followed by Eagles -10.5 (78% of spread bets). Jalen Reagor’s first-quarter TD catch cashed winning bets on +1200 to score Philadelphia’s first TD, including over a dozen bets of $100 or more in Pennsylvania.
Wentz’s turnover woes
“I came here to churn some butter and fumble some footballs, and I’m all out of butter.” #Eagles pic.twitter.com/noHOfFctwH
— Dan Mallon (@MallonDan) November 2, 2020
Another week, another Carson Wentz turnover
(At least the Eagles defense got it right back) pic.twitter.com/TSNsfOIpZG
— Peter Griffin (@PeterGriffinAcc) November 2, 2020
NFL defenses: can you plz fumble 🥺
Carson Wentz: omg yes i would love to
— eli want for christmas is you (@jazz_inmypants) November 2, 2020
Eagles win ugly
Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt once said, “Philadelphia is the only city where you can experience the thrill of victory and the agony of reading about it the next day.”
We won 23-9, it didn't feel like it, this game was an absolute dumpster fire.
I'm glad we beat Dallas, but this team badly needs to figure shit out during the bye week and get healthy. If Howie's gonna be making moves, they better be good, he's not the most popular dude rn.
— TRAFON (@RiseFallNick) November 2, 2020
Doug Pederson is giving me Brett Brown vibes.
He better grip up Wentz, hold him accountable and tell him to get his SHIT together.
— Victor Williams (@ThePhillyPod) November 2, 2020
DiNucci makes starting debut
2020 seventh-round pick Ben DiNucci made his first start with Dak Prescott out for the year and Andy Dalton still in concussion protocol. He finished with a better passer rating (64.6) than Wentz (61.2).
Carson Wentz and Ben dinucci battling to see who gets cut first pic.twitter.com/kJek88P5yC
— John (@iam_johnw) November 2, 2020
Ben DiNucci – “i am now the worst QB in the NFL”
Carson Wentz –
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) November 2, 2020
Nobody:
Ben Dinucci: pic.twitter.com/auCqTuXHma
— Gayle Saunders (@EagleSessions) November 2, 2020
Lead image via Philadelphia Eagles twitter.
