ARLINGTON, Texas – The signature play of the Dallas Cowboys’ 29-23 win against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday was Dak Prescott’s spin-a-around touchdown pass to Jason Witten on the first drive of overtime.

The most important play of the game, however, came in the middle of the fourth quarter.

Facing third-and-8 from the Dallas 30, the Eagles opted for a screen pass to Darren Sproles, who had torn apart the Cowboys' defense. Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee shot through the blockers and dropped Sproles for a 6-yard loss.

Instead of attempting a 53-yard field goal with a 23-16 lead after Caleb Sturgis made a 55-yarder in the first half, Eagles coach Doug Pederson opted to punt. The Cowboys tied the game on the ensuing 90-yard drive and Philadelphia's offense never got going again.

Lee’s eyes never left Sproles.

“I stayed on my keys,” Lee said. “When he’s in the game, he’s a huge target for them, so I was able to read that screen quickly and get a good break. You know when he’s in the game you want to focus on him a lot.”

On a five-drive span over three quarters, the Eagles had scored on four of five possessions to take a 23-13 lead with 14:09 to play.

On their final four drives of the game, Philadelphia gained 39 yards on 20 plays, lost a fumble and saw Carson Wentz get sacked twice. Lee started the first sack with a blitz that Tyrone Crawford and Cedric Thornton were able to clean up. Cornerback Orlando Scandrick had the second sack.

“At the critical moments we were able to make the play and get off the field,” coach Jason Garrett said. “That’s really important when you’re down in a game by two scores. The defense did a really good job in the latter part of the game.”