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As the Associated Press put it, "LeSean McCoy is looking more like the NFL rushing champion of a year ago, and Mark Sanchez is getting more comfortable in Philadelphia's offense. ..."

No doubt. ... McCoy ran for 159 yards and a touchdown, Sanchez had his first scoring run in almost three years and the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys 33-10 in a Thanksgiving battle of NFC East co-leaders Thursday.

McCoy, who led the NFL with 1,604 yards last season, had his fourth 100-yard game in the past seven after going without one the first five weeks and secured his fourth 1,000-yard season since 2010.

McCoy averaged 6.4 yards on 25 carries on the same field where he clinched the rushing title last December while the Eagles beat the Cowboys in a playoffs-or-bust finale.

Making his fourth start since Nick Foles was sidelined by a broken collarbone, Sanchez was 9 of 11 for 99 yards in the first quarter. That included a 27-yard scoring pass to Jordan Matthews when Sanchez hit the rookie in stride on a crossing route for a 14-0 lead. Sanchez finished 20 of 29 for 217 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions.

He even ran the ball five times for 29 yards and a touchdown. It is going to be very interesting to see what coach Chip Kelly does when Nick Foles is cleared to return to action.

As CBSSports.com noted, Jeremy Maclin reasserted himself Thursday as the team's leading receiver, catching a game-high eight passes for 108 yards. He was targeted a game-high 10 times.

It was Maclin's fourth 100-yard game this season, and it put him over 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his career.

In addition, Matthews continued his productive rookie season, catching four of five targets for 51 yards and above-mentioned touchdown. It was Matthews' fifth score in the last five games.

The win allows the 9-3 Eagles to take control of the NFC East race with their first road victory over a quality NFC opponent this season. And they did it fairly convincingly.

As ESPN.com's Phil Sheridan notes, this was the first game in the most important three-game stretch of the Eagles’ schedule. They host defending champion Seattle next week and the Cowboys a week after that. By winning the first of those three games, the Eagles set themselves up well to make a run at the postseason.