Cowboys Lead Eagles 10-6 at Halftime

Dallas Cowboys running back Tashard Choice runs in for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Tashard Choice scored on a 2-yard touchdown run off a direct snap, helping the Dallas Cowboys take a 10-6 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles after the first half on Sunday night in the 100th meeting between the division rivals.

Gerald Sensabaugh set up the Cowboys' scoring drive by intercepting Donovan McNabb on a well-thrown pass that bounced out of rookie receiver Jeremy Maclin's hands.

David Akers kicked a pair of field goals for the Eagles in the second quarter.

The winner will have sole possession of first place in the NFC East. Both teams entered at 5-2.

Coming off a convincing 40-17 win over the New York Giants, the Eagles are seeking their third consecutive win against a division opponent.

The Cowboys entered on a three-game winning streak.

In their last meeting on the final day of the 2008 regular season, the Eagles dominated Dallas 44-6 in a do-or-die game for both teams. The Eagles earned a wild-card berth with that victory, won two playoff contests on the road and advanced to the NFC championship game, losing at Arizona.

Sensabaugh's interception on Philadelphia's first possession ended McNabb's streak of 118 straight passes without a pick. McNabb's pass on 3rd-and-5 to a wide-open Maclin hit him in the hands and bounced to Sensabaugh, who was tackled for no gain at the Eagles 37.

Six plays later, Choice ran in from the 2 after taking a shotgun snap with quarterback Tony Romo lined up wide to the right. Romo completed two third-down passes to keep the drive going. He hit Jason Witten for a 9-yard gain on third-and-6 and connected with Kevin Ogletree for 21 yards on third-and-9, setting up Choice's TD.

Romo tossed a 64-yard catch-and-run pass to Patrick Crayton late in the second quarter to set up Nick Folk's 22-yard field goal that made it 10-6. Tracy White made a diving, TD-saving tackle to trip up Crayton.

On third-and-14, Romo hit Ogletree for a 17-yard gain on a screen pass to the Eagles 4. But Romo misfired on three straight passes, including two intended for Roy Williams in the end zone, and the Cowboys settled for three points.