Saquon Barkley rushed for 167 yards to top 2,000 on the season, backup quarterback Kenny Pickett ran and threw for scores before departing with injured ribs, and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title by routing the Dallas Cowboys 41-7.

The Eagles clinched the NFC East Division title with a dominant win over the Dallas Cowboys in South Philadelphia Sunday afternoon.

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The Athletic NFL writers Mike Jones, Ted Nguyen and Dan Pompei share their thoughts on all of these storylines and more. There is plenty of buzz that the Cowboys locker room wants Mike McCarthy back — is that a good idea or a bad idea for Dallas?

The Cowboys lost the game the way they did so many earlier this season. Big. Sunday’s 41-7 loss to Philadelphia in and of itself won’t determine Mike McCarthy’s fate. Five years of results as the Cowboys head coach tilts the scales more than anything that happens in the final eight days of the regular season.

A Cowboys fan favorite all but called out Mike McCarthy's play-calling after Dallas' blowout loss to the Eagles.