Kenny Pickett’s standing ovation, Big Dom retrieves McKee’s TD ball, Philly fans troll Jerry Jones, and more from Eagles-Cowboys broadcast

The Eagles clinched the NFC East on Sunday in a dominant 41-7 win over the rival Dallas Cowboys. The Birds were led by Kenny Pickett before he suffered a rib injury after a big hit in the third quarter. In the Birds’ win, Saquon Barkley cemented his place in NFL history and with Pickett out of the game, Tanner McKee saw the first NFL minutes of his career.

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As the Birds clinched the division, there were a lot of big moments that took place on the broadcast. If you spent your Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field or in the parking lots, here are some of the best and worst moments from the Eagles’ broadcast.

Eagles fans gave Jerry Jones and the Cowboys a warm welcome on Sunday as their division rivals flew into enemy territory. Ahead of kickoff, Philly fans trolled Cowboys owner Jones, throwing shade at the team’s failures this season.

“Keep doing the job you’re doing, Jerry. We love you in Philly,” said a fan in a video captured by NBC Sports Philadelphia.

“I know you do,” Jones responded. “I’m trying to live up to my standard this year for you.”

Sunday’s loss to the Eagles meant the Cowboys went 0-2 against their division rivals. It comes as no surprise why the Philly fans are commending Jones for his efforts this season.

After Fox’s Greg Olsen left Philly fans unhappy with his commentary during the Eagles-Commanders broadcast, he was back on the call for Sunday’s matchup against the Cowboys.

As the Washington Commanders rallied back from a 27-14 deficit, Philly fans accused Olsen of bias during the broadcast. The main criticism from fans was that both Olsen and play-by-play announcer Joe Davis didn’t emphasize the impact of Jalen Hurts getting knocked out the game early enough. Olsen responded to the criticism on social media.

After last week, fans weren’t too excited to see that Davis and Olsen were back on the call for another Eagles game.

A Pickett standing ovation wasn’t on many NFL fans 2024 bingo cards. But all that changed on Sunday in the Birds win over the Cowboys. As Pickett headed into the locker room with the Birds leading 24-7 at the half, fans rose to their feet to applaud the backup quarterback in his first start with the Eagles.

After a slow start, Pickett was 9-for-14 for 133 yards with a touchdown through the air and on the ground before he went to the locker room in the third quarter. The Eagles later announced Pickett as questionable with a rib injury after he was hit by Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons. The quarterback received another big ovation as he walked off the field.

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Despite leaving the game early, Sunday’s game was a memorable moment for Pickett — from growing up an Eagles fan in New Jersey to receiving a standing ovation at the Linc while helping his favorite team clinch the division.

But this wasn’t the only praise Pickett received on Sunday. Ahead of the game, former Eagles quarterback and analyst Michael Vick commended Pickett on FOX NFL Kickoff.

“Kenny Pickett with one week to prepare, I expect him to look a lot better than he did last week and this is a statement game for Kenny Pickett,” Vick said. “If he goes out and wins this game, he could be a starter in this league. I do think he has that type of talent. But it’s going to start today because Dallas isn’t going to hold anything back.”

Ahead of the game, Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson and quarterback Pickett showed love to “Big” Dom DiSandro — sporting a hoodie, featuring DiSandro as “The Godfather.” DiSandro can be seen on the hoodie wearing a tuxedo and holding a football.

That image came to life in the second half of Sunday’s game — of course, without the tuxedo.

After McKee stepped in for Pickett in the third quarter, the quarterback threw his first career touchdown pass to A.J. Brown. Without thinking, Brown launched the ball into the crowd. Fortunately for McKee, Big Dom was there to save the day. The Eagles’ chief security officer put on his best Don Vito Corleone impression and retrieved the ball from the fan.

Here’s a different angle from the broadcast.

A few brawls are expected when the Eagles face off against the Cowboys. With the Eagles up, 41-7, they sent a punt into the Cowboys’ end zone. As special teams converged, Cowboys receiver Jalen Brooks and Eagles defensive back Sydney Brown became tangled.

After that, a huge brawl broke out with Brown grabbing Cowboys cornerback Troy Pride near the tunnel, igniting a larger skirmish with more players getting involved — pushing and shoving one another in the final moments of the game.

Brown, Brooks, and Pride were all ejected with less than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

In one of the most significant acquisitions of 2024, the former New York Giants running back Barkley signed a three-year, $37.75 million contract with the Eagles. Since his arrival, the two-time Pro Bowl has put on an MVP-caliber season.

With Barkley’s success in Philadelphia, there has been an increase in fans and analysts arguing for Barkley to win NFL MVP — including former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan.

“Saquon Barkley, what can this guy not do? What hasn’t he done?” Strahan said ahead of the game on Fox NFL Sunday. “This is a position that everybody said, ‘You don’t need a running back anymore. Don’t pay those guys that much money.’ He’s completely shown them that the running back position is so essential. He leads the league in rushing. No. 2 in touchdowns. He still has two games to go. 268 yards and he breaks Eric Dickerson’s rushing record. How do you not give a guy — who, if he does that — how do you not give him MVP?”

Dickerson’s record has stood for 40 years, 13 years before Barkley was born. Barkley currently has 2,005 yards, leaving him 100 yards away from the record with one game remaining.