ARLINGTON, Texas — In the Dallas Cowboys locker room, there was reason to feel disheartened at halftime. Had the club created a bingo card of things that could have gone wrong, multiple players would already have cashed out.

A turnover on downs? Check. Penalties that sent the Philadelphia Eagles offense back on the field when they’d otherwise been stopped? Check. A lost fumble? Yep. And don’t forget to check off the red-zone interception.

The Cowboys had fallen into a 21-point hole early, even if a touchdown with 24 seconds to play before halftime reduced the gap to two scores. This Dallas team hadn't won consecutive games all season, much less beat anyone with a winning record. So would they now upset the eight-win defending Super Bowl champions?

Oh, and the Eagles were set to receive the ball first in the second half.

Quarterback Dak Prescott entered that halftime locker room and thought about the resilience he embodies and addressed his teammates accordingly. He contributed his own share of challenges to the hole. But he told them nonetheless that he loved this.

Yes, he loved this 21-point hole.

“I love being down,” Prescott said. “I don’t know why and couldn’t tell you. Trust me, it’s fun when you’re up. You can laugh and joke. But when you’re down, it requires such a unique place that you have to get to in resilience, focus and taking it one play at a time.

“I love that.”

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Source: “AOL Sports”