Late in the fourth quarter, the Eagles, leading 41-7, kicked a routine punt to begin a play that quickly led to ejections for Philadelphia’s Sydney Brown and Dallas’ Troy Pride and Jalen Brooks.
The fight during Philadelphia’s Week 17 blowout win over Dallas was mostly one-sided.
Until the final three minutes.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Eagles, leading, 41-7, kicked a routine punt to begin a play that quickly led to ejections for Philadelphia’s Sydney Brown and Dallas’ Troy Pride and Jalen Brooks.
After Brown and Brooks first got tangled in the end zone, Pride stepped in and shoved Brown, who reacted by pulling him into a tunnel leading away from the field.
More players from both teams joined the skirmish in the tunnel, trying to separate the players initially involved.
Until then, the game had centered on other drama. Eagles backup quarterback Kenny Pickett, starting in place of the injured Jalen Hurts, was himself injured and left the game after he took a hit from Cowboys (7-9) rusher Micah Parsons in the third quarter.
One quarter later, Philadelphia running back Saquon Barkley became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season.
The Eagles (13-3) ultimately won Sunday, clinching the NFC East title.
