There was not a lot of allure surrounding the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. The Cowboys have officially been eliminated from playoff contention in 2024. But with the teams still being bitter rivals in the NFC East division, there will still be plenty of interest surrounding this matchup.
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Eagles, Cowboys Involved in Huge Brawl in Week 17
During the matchup between the two division rivals, emotions boiled over leading to a huge scuffle between the Eagles and the Cowboys. The skirmish started after Eagles safety Sydney Brown got tied up with cornerback, Troy Pride.
The altercation started near the endzone but eventually bled into the tunnel leading into the locker room. Officials tried to break the scuffle up but to no avail, so the police were called in to diffuse the situation.
🚨🚨🚨FIGHT ALERT🚨🚨🚨#EAGLES DB SYDNEY BROWN SLAMMED A DALLAS COWBOYS PLAYERS INTO THE TUNNELL.
WOW. THIS IS CRAZY. Three players got ejected from the game.
The refs and police have to get involved.
😳😳😳
pic.twitter.com/TNPpIEUR5E— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) December 29, 2024
Jerry Jones Makes Bold Statement on Derrick Henry
Over the past several years, despite having a myriad of talent, the Cowboys have suffered several bitter playoff exits. After a two-decade-long long-drought without a Super Bowl appearance fans began to clamor for changes that would put the team over the hump.
That change became available when All-Pro running back Derrick Henry became available this past season. And despite having the cap flexibility during the free agency period, the Cowboys elected not to pursue Henry, who eventually signed with the Baltimore Ravens.
This season, Henry is having arguably the best season of his career. So far he has racked up 13 touchdowns and 1783 rushing yards. But even though Henry is having a career year in Baltimore, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is not convinced that would have been the case if he signed with Dallas.
"Derrick is having a career year. I don't know if he'd be having a career year in our situation... We don't run that type of offense at all... Derrick didn't fit, principally due to managing the cap," Jones said.
