NFL Preview: Dallas Cowboys (5-2) at Philadelphia Eagles (7-1)

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STADIUM: Lincoln Financial Field

REFEREE: Tra Blake

DATE: Sunday, November 5, 2023

GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET

FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi

SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) DAL: 158 or 385 PHI: 82 or 229

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DAL leads series, 70-54 (won 4 of past 5)

THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 12/24/22: PHI 34 at DAL 40

HEAD COACHES NOTES:

Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 9-4 Reg. Season: 160-99-2 (.617) Postseason: 11-10 (.524)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 30-12 (.714) Postseason: 2-2 (.500)

DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:

• DALLAS leads NFC & ranks 2nd in NFL with 28.1 points per game & is 1 of 2 (Miami) with 2 games of 40+ points scored in 2023.

• QB DAK PRESCOTT completed 25 of 31 atts. (80.6 pct.) for season-high 304 yards & 4 TDs vs. INT for 133.7 rating in Week 8, his 22nd-career 300-yard game & 8th-career game with 4+ TD passes. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 71 comp. pct. in 2023. Has 11 TD passes vs. INT for 143.2 rating in his past 3 vs. Phi. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Phi. with 3+ TD passes & 120+ rating.

• RB TONY POLLARD aims for his 4th in arow vs. Phi. & 8th in row overall with 50+ scrimmage yards.

• WR CEEDEE LAMB led team with career-highs in catches (12) & rec. yards (158) & had 6th-career game with 2 rec. TDs in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rec. yards. Had 10 catches for 120 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting.

• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 3rd in row with TD catch. Had 5 catches for 107 yards & rec. TD in his only career game at Phi. (10/11/15 w/ NO). • LB MICAH PARSONS aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has TFL in 7 of 8 games in 2023 & needs TFL for 3rd-straight season with 10+ TFL. Had TFL & 2 PD in last road meeting.

• DE DEMARCUS LAWRENCE has sack in 2 of his past 3 at Phi. & aims for his 4th in row at Phi. with TFL.

• DE DORANCE ARMSTRONG had 3rd sack of season last week. Had a sack in last road meeting.

• CB DARON BLAND had INT-TD last week & became 3rd player ever (HOFer Derrick Brooks & Darren Sharper) with 3 INT-TDs in team’s 1st 7 games of season. Leads NFL with 9 INTs since 2022. Had INT in last meeting.

• CB STEPHON GILMORE aims for his 4th in a row with PD.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NOTES:

• QB JALEN HURTS completed 29 of 38 atts. (76.3 pct.) for 319 yards & career-high tying 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 135.7 rating in Week 8, his 11th-career game with 300+ pass yards. Is 6th player ever with 300+ combined pass & rush yards & 2+ combined pass & rush TDs in 6 straight games. Became 5th player ever with 10,000+ pass yards (10,046) & 2,000+ rush yards (2,178) in 1st 4 career seasons. Has 8 TDs (5 pass, 3 rush) in 3 home games in 2023.

• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT had 3rd rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 8th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Ranks 4th in NFL with 571 rush yards in 2023.

• WR A.J. BROWN became 1st player ever with 125+ rec. yards in 6 straight games. Ranks 2nd in rec. yards (939) & tied-4th in catches (60) in 2023 & needs 61 rec. yards for 4th-career 1,000-yard season. Is 5th player ever with 50+ catches, 850+ rec. yards & 5+ rec. TDs in each of 1st 5 career seasons. Can become 1st player since 2014 (Demaryius Thomas) with 100+ rec. yards in 7 straight games.

• WR DEVONTA SMITH had 15th-career rec. TD last week. Had 113 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with TD catch.

• WR JULIO JONES had 1st rec. TD of season last week.

• LB HAASON REDDICK has 6.5 sacks in his past 5. Has 2+ TFL in 3 of his past 4. Had 2 sacks & FF in last meeting.

• LB NAKOBE DEAN led team with career-high 12 tackles last week.

• S KEVIN BYARD had 7 tackles in Phi. debut in Week 8. Has 3 INTs in 2 career games vs. Dal. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with INT.

• CB DARIUS SLAY had INT in last home meeting. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 at home.

• CB JAMES BRADBERRY has 4 PD in his past 4.

• S REED BLANKENSHIP had 3rd-career INT last week.