PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts rushed for two touchdowns for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who lost their hot-tempered star defender for spitting on Dak Prescott , then withstood a rare weather delay and needed a late stop to beat the Dallas Cowboys 24-20 early Friday in a wild start to the NFL season.

The Eagles led 24-20 with 4:44 left in the third quarter when the game was delayed 65 minutes because of lightning in the area around Lincoln Financial Field. The game ended at 12:18 a.m.

Prescott threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-3 with 1:54 left to end Dallas’ last—gasp rally. He passed for 188 yards.

Hurts wore out a defense without Micah Parsons on TD runs of 4 and 8 yards — no legal tush push needed. Saquon Barkley also ran for a 10-yard score, even if his

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