Needing a win to earn a bye, the Philadelphia Eagles played their worst game of the season.

They don't have any time to dwell on it.

Instead of taking this week off and waiting for a second-round opponent, the Eagles (11-5) must quickly get ready for a rematch at Dallas (11-5) in an NFC wild-card playoff Saturday night.

A 24-0 loss to the Cowboys on Sunday dropped the Eagles from the No. 2 seed to the sixth spot, making their road to the Super Bowl much tougher. Now Philadelphia has to win three straight road games just to get to the Big Game in Miami next month.

"They were the better team yesterday," Eagles coach Andy Reid said Monday. "You don't hide that fact. They played better than we played. They coached better than we coached. You get back to business and you do it in a very matter-of-fact way. If you get caught up in all the what ifs and this and that, then you're making a mistake. We don't have time for that. It's a hurried-up week and you have to get right back on the horse and figure out how to not get bucked off again."

The Eagles had won six straight games heading into Dallas and looked like strong contenders to reach the Super Bowl. But the Cowboys exposed all of Philadelphia's deficiencies in a dominant performance.

An offense that set a franchise record for points this season was shut out for the first time in four years. Donovan McNabb misfired on a couple key passes, several balls were dropped and there was a costly turnover inside the red zone.

Defensively, the Eagles couldn't stop the run and allowed Tony Romo to convert big plays to his receivers.

"The first thing you have to do is evaluate the problems with the players and the coaches and you have to make sure you correct those," Reid said. "If you're going to get better, you can't hide those facts. We'll make sure we get it corrected."

Dallas won 20-16 in Philadelphia on Nov. 8. With the NFC East title at stake, the Cowboys were ready to go from the start while the Eagles played like a team that was using its bye one week early.

Trailing 7-0 in the first quarter, the Eagles had a chance to tie it when DeSean Jackson sprinted past defenders on a deep route. But McNabb overthrew the Pro Bowl wide receiver. In the same drive, Jeremy Maclin let a slightly off-target throw go through his hands on third down with only the end zone in front of him.

Down 14-0, Philadelphia drove to the Cowboys 14. But new center Nick Cole's shotgun snap was low and McNabb couldn't recover the fumble.