The Dallas Cowboys have the No. 3 offense in the NFL, averaging 378.7 yards per game from scrimmage. The Cowboys lead the NFL in passing, averaging 258.7 yards a game. At the hub of that attack is Cowboys’ quarterback Dak Prescott. He is No. 6 in the NFL in passing, throwing for 2,587 yards and tied for No. 2 in the NFL with 21 touchdown passes against six interceptions.
The Eagles (8-2) are riding a four-game winning streak into Dallas on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET—and the biggest division lead in the NFL,
with desperate Dallas lagging woefully behind at 4-5-1. An Eagles’ victory on Sunday will clinch a playoff berth and enable the Eagles to become the first team to win consecutive NFC East titles in 21 years, when the Eagles won the last of four-straight NFC East titles from 2001 to 2004.
Dallas proudly wore the “America’s Team” brand in the 1970s through the mid-1990s, but that team has not surfaced in decades compared to what the Eagles have done this quarter century—17 playoff appearances in 25 years, two Super Bowl championships and four Super Bowl appearances, 10 NFC East titles and a 20-15 playoff record. In comparison, Dallas has made the playoffs 10 times over the 25 years, has a 4-10 playoff record and this 2025 season marks the 30th anniversary the last time Dallas won and appeared in a Super Bowl.
The Eagles four postseason victories last season alone in their 2024 Super Bowl run equal the same amount of postseason victories the Cowboys have accumulated over the last 25 years.
On Sunday, Prescott will be looking to make a little Cowboys’ history of his own. He enters the game No. 2 on the Cowboys’ all-time passing leaders list with 34,024, exactly 160 yards from breaking the Cowboys’ all-time mark held by Tony Romo (34.183).
A dynamic offense is about the only shot Dallas has against the Eagles, whose defense has held Green Bay and Detroit to a combined 16 points over the last two games, a combined 6 of 26 on third-down conversions and 1-for-8 on fourth-down conversions.
Still, the Cowboys carry the respect of Eagles’ defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, and he knows who will need to be stopped.
“I mean, they’re one of the best offenses in the league. They’re like [No. 3] in yards, [No. 2] in points, first in passing, yet 12th in rushing, which they’ve got balance,” Fangio said. “They’re really a good offense. With those dynamic receivers, the tight end, [Cowboys RB] Javonte [Williams] at running back. Prescott makes it go; he’s having a hell of a year.”
Prescott’s season low in passing is 188 yards, which came twice, once in the season opener, in the 24-20 loss against the Eagles and in a 44-24 loss to AFC West leader Denver.
The Eagles will be looking to beat Dallas for the fourth-straight time, which the Eagles have done only twice in franchise history (during an eight-game winning streak against Dallas from 10/25/87-9/15/91 and a six-game streak from 9/3/2000 (The Pickle Juice Game)-12/21/2002).
Currently, the Eagles are ranked No. 25 in the NFL in total offense (ave. 300.1 yards a game), 28th in passing (184.9 yards per game) and 29th in third-down conversion rate (33.87), though they are No. 1 in red zone efficiency, at a rate of 75% (18 for 24 converting opportunities into touchdowns). That rate, however, has dropped to No. 16 overall (57.14) over their last three games (4/7). Since going 11 for 11 in the red zone in their first four games, the Eagles have gone 7 for 13 in the red zone since then.
