FRISCO, Texas – In perhaps the biggest play of the Dallas Cowboys' win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night, Leighton Vander Esch trusted his instincts and his eyes. That’s not always easy for a rookie.
“I knew they were going to try something kind of nifty, I guess you could say,” the Cowboys rookie linebacker said. “They tried that screen and I kind of knew it was coming, so I just put myself in position, make sure I was outside to turn it back in and just made the play.”
The Eagles were driving for a potential game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter.