Philadelphia (8-2) at Dallas (4-5-1)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST, Fox.
BetMGM line: Eagles by 3 1/2.
Against the spread: Eagles 7-3; Cowboys 5-5.
Series record: Cowboys lead 74-59.
Last meeting: Eagles beat Cowboys
24-20 in NFL opener in Philadelphia on Sept. 4.
Last week: Eagles beat Lions 16-9; Cowboys beat Raiders 33-16.
Eagles offense: overall (25), rush (17), pass (28), scoring (16).
Eagles defense: overall (T17), rush (19), pass (15), scoring (8).
Cowboys offense: overall (3), rush (12), pass (1), scoring (2).
Cowboys defense: overall (30), rush (24), pass (30), scoring (31).
Turnover differential: Eagles plus-6, Cowboys minus-4.
DT Jalen Carter. He was ejected before the first snap of the NFL opener when he spit on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott during a verbal exchange while an injured player was down following the opening kickoff. Assuming Carter plays the entire game, the Dallas running game will be challenged. Plus, Carter and fellow DT Jordan Davis combined to bat down five passes last week against Detroit.
WRs George Pickens and CeeDee Lamb both were benched for the first series in the victory over the Raiders, apparently for being late to meetings. Both responded with touchdown catches. Pickens had his most dominant game since joining the Cowboys in an offseason trade with Pittsburgh. He tied his career high with nine catches and had 144 yards receiving. Pickens broke several tackles on a spectacular 21-yard catch and run in the fourth quarter.
Eagles RB Saquon Barkley vs. the Dallas run defense. Buoyed by the addition of star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams in a trade during their open week, the Cowboys held the Raiders to 27 yards rushing. Dallas was ranked 29th in run defense before that showing. Barkley's encore to his 2,000-yard rushing season has been anything but smooth. The All-Pro is averaging just 66 yards per game and 3.8 yards per carry.
Eagles: RT Lane Johnson is expected to miss significant time with a foot injury. Fred Johnson is the likely replacement. ... C Cam Jurgens is in concussion protocol and missed the first practice of the week.
Cowboys: Dallas appeared to avoid any significant injuries against Las Vegas. That victory featured the return of safeties Malik Hooker (toe) and Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder) from multiweek absences and the season debuts of LB DeMarvion Overshown and rookie CB Shavon Revel. Overshown and Revel tore knee ligaments last season.
The Eagles are going for the season sweep of the Cowboys for the second year in a row. Before last season, they hadn't swept Dallas since 2011. ... Philadelphia is well on its way to consecutive NFC East titles, which hasn't been done since the Eagles won four in a row from 2001-04. Either Dallas or Philadelphia has won eight of the past nine division titles.
The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles have won 24 of 27 games, including the playoffs, going back to Week 6 of last season. ... Philadelphia is the best road team in the NFL (28-11) since coach Nick Sirianni took over in 2021. ... The Eagles have allowed fewer than 10 points in consecutive games for the first time since early 2022. ... Philadelphia is the only team that hasn't allowed a passing TD on third or fourth down this season. ... QB Jalen Hurts' 22 total TDs (16 passing, six rushing) are tied for third in the NFL, and he has a league-low three giveaways. ... Dallas Goedert already has a career high with seven touchdown catches, tied for the most among tight ends. ... In two games since being acquired in a trade with Miami, edge rusher Jaelan Phillips has 11 pressures, four QB hits. ... Cowboys QB Dak Prescott needs 160 yards passing to break Tony Romo's franchise record of 34,183. With the win over the Raiders, he joined Pro Football Hall of Famers Troy Aikman (94) and Roger Staubach (85) as the only Dallas QBs with at least 80 regular-season victories. ... Prescott is 21-2 (.913) at home against NFC East opponents. It's the highest winning percentage for a QB against his division foes since the 1970 merger. ... WR George Pickens needs 92 yards receiving for his second 1,000-yard season. He is second in the NFL with 908 yards. ... DT Quinnen Williams had 1 1/2 sacks in his Dallas debut against the Raiders. ... DaRon Bland had 10 tackles against the Raiders. He's the first Dallas cornerback in at least 30 years with double-digit tackles in consecutive games.
RB Javonte Williams had 64 scrimmage yards and two rushing TDs in his Dallas debut against the Eagles in the opener. He has had at least 80 scrimmage yards in his past three home games.
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