1 word Tyler Booker repeated to Dak Prescott that inspired the Eagles’ comeback

The The Dallas Cowboys completed a stunning comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Week 12, erasing a 21-point deficit to tie the biggest comeback in franchise history. Down 21-0 with just 11:32 left before halftime, Dallas looked lifeless against a Philadelphia team that sits atop the NFC East.

A comeback seemed almost impossible, but the quarterback Dak Prescott drew inspiration from one word uttered by offensive lineman Tyler Booker, who told Prescott just one word, “Believe,” the same word Prescott uses often (h/t Joseph Hoit of the Dallas Morning News).

Prescott led the Cowboys offensively with a career milestone. He completed 23 of 36 passes for 354 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, while adding an 8-yard rushing touchdown. His 9-yard pass to George Pickens in the third quarter worked Prescott passed Tony Romo’s franchise recordbringing his career passing total to 34,378 yards.

Wide receiver George Pickens was the leading figure in the comebackhauling in nine catches for 146 yards and a touchdown, while wide receiver CeeDee Lamb added four receptions for 75 yards. Tight end Brevin Spann-Ford caught his first career touchdown on a 4-yard run in the third quarter. Running back Javonte Williams contributed 87 yards on 20 carries, completing Prescott’s rushing touchdown to tie the game at 21 early in the fourth quarter.

Dallas’ defense shut down the Eagles in the second half with the help of offseason acquisitions Quinnen Williams and Logan Wilson, as well as the return of DeMarvion Overshon and Shavon Revell. Philadelphia, which scored a touchdown on its first three drives and totaled 192 yards, was limited to just 107 yards over its final seven possessions. The Cowboys limited running back Saquon Barkley to 22 rushing yards on 10 carries and held receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith to 110 and 89 yards, respectively. The Eagles committed 14 penalties for 96 yards, turned the ball over twice and went 5-for-12 on third down, allowing Dallas to come back.

ESPN’s Win Probability Metric gave Philadelphia a 96.3% chance to win the second quarter, and the Cowboys didn’t become the favored team until there was 7:38 left in the fourth quarter.

The win improved Dallas to 5-5-1, keeping them in second place in the NFC East.