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Dez says Eagles 'kinda cheap,' but Jerry Jones says Cowboys 'whipped'

Eric Edholm

There were different takes from the Dallas Cowboys of what exactly happened on Thanksgiving against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Dez Bryant had a relatively quiet game in the 33-10 loss in terms of football production, but he was chirping with Eagles defensive backs — as well as some animated words for his teammates on his own sideline (see video above) — and got into a few scraps that earned him a busted lip. Bryant also said he was elbowed in the hip and said, via ESPN.com, that the Eagles did not handle themselves well in the game.

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"They were being kinda cheap; that's another story," Bryant said. "It is what it is; I'll get it cleaned up, and I'll be fine."

They'll face again in two weeks in Philadelphia, and Bryant can't wait.

"I'm really not mad at all," Bryant said. "They beat us, and I'm going to accept that, but [expletive] can't wait, but not looking past [the game against the] Chicago [Bears on Dec. 4], but I cannot wait to go up there and play [Philadelphia] again. Cannot wait."

If the Cowboys are to improve in the rematch, they'll need to play better in the trenches.

A Cowboys offensive line that has received praise by many this season didn't seem to impress Eagles defensive tackle Bennie Logan in the run-up to the game, as he said he didn't "see anything spectacular" in that group. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones fired back on local radio before the game that Logan would "get his you know what knocked off,” but the Eagles backed up Logan's claim and Jones admitted as much.

“Their defensive front was outstanding and really frustrated us and Romo,” Jones said after the game, per the Dallas Morning News. “I recognize both their fronts whipped our fronts.”

Logan said after the game that he was just speaking his mind — not trying to fire a shot across the bow of the Cowboys. Not that it mattered, really.

“I just said what I had to say earlier in the week,” Logan said Thursday. “I didn’t mean for it to blow up that big.

“We got the W. That’s always a statement.”

It was a statement — one that the Cowboys viewed in a few different ways, depending on who you asked.

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Eric Edholm is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at edholm@yahoo-inc.com or follow him on Twitter!