Dallas Cowboys DeMarcus Ware reaches for Philadelphia Eagles Brian Westbrook during the first quarter December 16, 2007 at Texas Stadium in Irving, TX. The Eagles upset the Cowboys 10-6. Brian Westbrook had a tough choice: score the easy touchdown to give the Philadelphia Eagles a big, late lead over the Dallas Cowboys, or stop just short and secure a four-point win. He gladly took the victory. Westbrook's maneuver with a little more than two minutes left seemed bizarre, but was brilliant strategy. With Dallas out of timeouts, all Donovan McNabb had to do was take a knee three straight times to give the Eagles a 10-6 victory Sunday. Westbrook gained 24 yards, then stopped inside the 1. He wasn't rubbing it in, just running out the clock. "It was brilliant," Philadelphia coach Andy Reid said. "He used that Villanova education and transferred it to the football field.
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