Fans loved Cowboys rookie's relentless effort before forcing fumble

The Cowboys will head into Thursday's Thanksgiving game, coming off a season-defining win against their NFC East rival Eagles. And one player in particular is going to have the team fired up when they watch back the game film.

The Cowboys overcame a 21-point deficit to beat the Eagles in Sunday's Week 12 matchup. And it obviously takes an undeterred kind of effort to come back from three scores down.

Cowboys rookie Alijah Clark showed exactly that.

With the Cowboys punting in the fourth quarter, Clark — an undrafted rookie from Syracuse — was pushed to the turf multiple times by the Eagles' Sydney Brown. Each time, though, Clark would get to his feet. But watch what happened at the end of the play:

Despite being knocked down multiple times, Clark was there to lay a hit on Xavier Gipson, forcing the Eagles return man to fumble. The Cowboys recovered deep in Eagles territory, but ended up turning it over on downs.

Still, the effort had NFL fans impressed. That's how Clark can earn a role in the league.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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