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ARLINGTON Wes Hopkins Jerseys Stitched , Texas (AP) —Eagles have lost control.Needing a win at NFC East rival Dallas to have the chance to determine their own fate in the division race, the Eagles instead lost 29-23 in overtime Sunday — even after tying the game three times in the fourth quarter.Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes in a span of just over 1½ minutes near the end of regulation. But Wentz and the Eagles offense never got on the field again after Darren Sproles‘ 6-yard TD catch with 1:39 left tied the game at 23.“It was a tough loss. We knew the stakes of this game,” Wentz said.“We’re absolutely surprised where we’re at. We never envisioned … a losing record at this point in the season,” he said. “It’s extremely frustrating where we’re sitting right now.”Right now, the Eagles (6-7) are outside of the top six NFC teams to make the playoffs. They had won two in a row for the first time this season before going to Dallas.And their next two games are at the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams next weekend before their home finale against AFC South-leading Houston. The Eagles finish the regular season at Washington.Dallas (8-5) has to win only one of its remaining games — Indianapolis, Tampa Bay and New York Giants — to clinch the NFC East. The Cowboys have won five in a row after their third overtime win at home in four seasons against Philadelphia.“The way we all felt in that dressing room, you’ve got to hate this moment, you’ve got to hate this feeling, you’ve got to hate losing, and you’ve got to learn from it and you’ve got to move forward,” coach Doug Pederson said, relaying what he told his team in a stunned locker room after the game.The game opened with what appeared to be a fumble recovery by Philly on the opening kickoff, with several Eagles players on top of the ball that clearly came loose. Linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill emerged from the pile with the ball.But after Pederson challenged the ruling of no fumble Youth Seth Joyner Jerseys , and a lengthy replay review, the original call stood and the Cowboys kept the ball — even though the Eagles offense and Dallas defense had already gone on the field.“Big pile, I guess. It’s just unfortunate,” Pederson said.Referee Clete Blakeman told a pool reporter that replay confirmed there was a fumble, but that it is difficult to determine after that unless somebody had clear possession and control of the ball before the pileup.“We just didn’t have that on this one,” Blakeman said.Dallas, which got a 62-yard field goal from Brett Maher on the final play of the first half, was in Eagles territory and trying to set up for another field goal at the end of regulation when Dak Prescott was sacked on third-and-12 after the Cowboys called their last timeout.The Cowboys won the toss in regulation, and the game ended on Amari Cooper’s third touchdown catch after the ball was initially deflected by cornerback Rasul Douglas. The ball popped up and was grabbed by Cooper, who had a clear path to the end zone more than eight minutes into the overtime.“I feel for Rasul because the last play, the ball comes out quick, he plays it exactly how he’s supposed to,” safety Malcolm Jenkins said.An interception by Corey Graham set the Eagles up at the Dallas 2 midway through the third quarter Black Harold Carmichael Jerseys , and Wentz threw a touchdown to Alshon Jeffrey on the next play. They were within 9-6 after the missed extra point.Before that quick score to finally get on the board, the Eagles had five punts (three times going three-and-out) and a fumble . Wentz never got another chance after his third TD pass tied the game.“Helpless feeling not going back on that field,” Wentz said. “We just didn’t do enough early offensively, and that cost us.” PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Now the Philadelphia Eagles can go back to being underdogs again.After embracing that role last year and overcoming huge odds to win their first Super Bowl title, the Eagles haven’t lived up to expectations as defending champions. They blew a 17-0 lead in the fourth quarter and lost 21-17 to Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.“Pressure’s off, so we can go play, have fun and just relax,” coach Doug Pederson said. “A lot of football ahead, too. Anything’s possible, anything can happen.”Pressed on the topic, Pederson continued: “I think no one has really given us a chance, anyway. Whether we’re putting pressure on ourselves to perform, to play Harold Carmichael Jerseys 2019 , whatever it is, live up to a certain expectation. … I think sometimes we force issues. We try to press just a little bit.”Despite their struggles, the Eagles (3-4) are in the mix in the NFC East. They’ll quickly try to forget about their disappointing loss and focus on a trip to London to face the equally struggling Jacksonville Jaguars (3-4).“We put high expectations on ourselves every week,” Carson Wentz said. “My approach will never change, win or lose, on to the next week and that’s the way I’m approaching it.”For Newton and the Panthers, this was a statement game.The Panthers (4-2) were dominated for the first three quarters but rallied for an impressive win on the road in a hostile environment. It was the biggest comeback in franchise history.“This is a confidence-booster for us,” Newton said.Newton tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Greg Olsen with 1:22 left and Julius Peppers sacked Wentz, forcing a fumble on fourth down from the Panthers 14 to seal the victory.After Carolina took the lead, the Eagles started at their 30. A 48-yard pass interference penalty on James Bradberry against Alshon Jeffery put the ball at the Carolina 22. Eric Reid appeared to intercept Wentz’s overthrown pass but the play was overturned on a video review. Wentz threw incomplete to Jeffery in the end zone on third-and-2 and was stripped on the next play.Some things we learned from Carolina’s comeback victory over the Eagles:TROUBLE FINISHINGThe Eagles wasted a 17-3 lead in the third quarter of an overtime loss at Tennessee in Week 4. They’re having trouble closing out games and beating teams they’re supposed to beat.“It’s one play here, one play there that turns into big deals,” Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins said. “Margin of error in this league is tight, especially against a good team.”RESILIENT CAMNewton wasn’t happy with his performance at the end of a 23-17 loss at Washington last week and vowed to he’d make the best of another opportunity. He threw three straight incomplete passes on the go-ahead touchdown drive Black Randall Cunningham Jerseys , but took a hit on fourth down and still completed a 35-yard catch-and-run pass to Torrey Smith to reach the Philadelphia 34. A 22-yard pass to McCaffrey gave Carolina first down at the 4. Newton ran it to the 1, setting up the score to Olsen, wide open in the back of the end zone.“There are a lot of people depending on me to put this team in the best situation and to a degree, I think I could have been better last week,” Newton said. “And this week we were in the same situation and I didn’t want to let anyone down.”GROUNDED ATTACKThe Eagles got 55 yards rushing on 21 carries from running backs Wendell Smallwood, Josh Adams and Corey Clement. They lost Jay Ajayi to a season-ending knee injury and Darren Sproles has missed the last six games with a hamstring injury. They could try to add a back before the trade deadline on Oct. 30.SHORT MEMORYBradberry bounced back from the penalty on the final drive to help keep the Eagles out of the end zone.“In my head, I knew they still had to score,” Bradberry said.QUESTIONABLE PLAYCALLINGInstead of working on the clock, Pederson called nine passes and no runs on Philadelphia’s two possessions with the lead in the fourth quarter.