NFL Preview: Dallas Cowboys (7-8) vs Philadelphia Eagles (12-3)

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TV: FOX (1:00 PM ET): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: DAL leads series, 71-56 (Home team won 4 of past 5) Postseason: DAL leads series, 3-1 (Home team won past 4)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 11/10/24: PHI 34 at DAL 6 Postseason: NFC-WC 1/9/10: PHI 14 at DAL 34

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HEAD COACHES

Mike McCarthy vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 10-6 Reg. Season: 174-110-2 (.612) Postseason: 11-11 (.500)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 3-4 Reg. Season: 46-20 (.697) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

COWBOYS NOTES

• QB COOPER RUSH passed for 292 yards & TD vs. 0 INTs for 108.3 rating in Week 16 & aims for his 3rd in row with 100+ rating. Is 9-4 with 17 TD passes vs. 6 INTs in 13 career starts, incl. 2-0 with 5 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 118.3 rating in 2 road starts in 2024. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ TD passes & 115+ rating. • RB RICO DOWDLE had 51 scrimmage yards (28 rec., 23 rush) last week & aims for his 6th in row with 50+ scrimmage yards. Has career-high 1,136 scrimmage yards (903 rush, 233 rec.) in 2024. Rushed for 53 yards in Week 10 meeting. • WR CEEDEE LAMB had 7 catches for 105 yards last week, his 21st-career game with 100+ rec. yards. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with 101 receptions & 3rd with 1,194 rec. yards in 2024. Has 496 career catches & can become 2nd player ever (Michael Thomas) with 500+ catches in 1st 5 career seasons. Has 6,339 rec. yards & can surpass HOFer Jerry Rice (6,364) for 4th-most rec. yards by player in 1st 5 seasons all-time. Aims for his 6th in row vs. Phi. with 5+ catches. Had 11 catches for 191 yards in last road meeting (11/5/23). • TE JAKE FERGUSON had 6 catches last week & is 1 of 3 NFC TEs (George Kittle & Trey McBride) with 6+ games (6) with 6+ catches in 2024. Had 7 catches for 91 yards & TD catch in last road meeting (11/5/23). • LB MICAH PARSONS had 50th-career sack & 9th-career FF last week & became 6th player since 1982 with 50+ sacks in 1st 4 seasons. Needs half sack to join HOFers Dwight Freeney, Derrick Thomas & Reggie White as only players since 1982 with 10+ sacks in each of 1st 4 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with 2+ sacks & 7th in row on road with TFL. Has TFL in 5 of his 6 career games vs. Phi., incl. 2 sacks & FF in Week 10 meeting. • DE CEDRIC GOLSTON aims for his 3rd in row with sack. • CB DARON BLAND had 8 tackles, 1st-career FF, 1st-career FR & PD last week. Aims for his 5th in row with PD. Has PD in 2 of his past 3 vs. Phi. • S DONOVAN WILSON had 12th-career sack last week.

EAGLES NOTES

• QB JALEN HURTS has 2+ TD passes vs. 0 INTs & 110+ rating in 4 of his past 5 home starts. Can become 2nd QB ever (Josh Allen, 11 in 2023) with 10 games with both pass TD & rush TD in single season. Has 14 rush TDs in 2024 & needs rush TD to tie single-season record by QB (15 rush TDs by Hurts & Allen in 2023). Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of his past 5 vs. Dal., incl. 2 TD passes & 2 rush TDs in Week 10 meeting. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY rushed for 150 yards & 2 TDs, incl. 68-yard rush TD, in Week 16 & became 1st player ever with 4 rush TDs of 65+ yards in single season. Became 6th player all-time with 10 career rush TDs of 50+ yards. Leads NFL with 2,114 scrimmage yards. Became 4th non-rookie with 2,000+ scrimmage yards in 1st season with team & 4th player all-time with 2,000+ scrimmage yards with 2 franchises. Leads NFL with 1,838 rush yards & can become 5th player since 2000 with 1,900 rush yards in single season. • WR A.J. BROWN had 8 catches for 97 yards & 6th rec. TD of season last week, his 48th-career TD catch. Has 64 catches for 1,043 yards & 6 TDs in 2024 & needs TD catch to become 5th player ever with 1,000+ rec. yards & 7+ rec. TDs in 5 of his 1st 6 career seasons. Had 109 rec. yards in Week 10 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Dal. with TD catch. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had 6 catches for 51 yards last week & has 62 catches in 2024, his 4th-straight season with 60+ catches. Has TD catch in 5 of his past 6 at home. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Dal. with TD catch. • LB ZACK BAUN had 11 tackles, 2 TFL & career-high & NFC-leading 5th FF of season last week Had 8 tackles, 2 FF, FR & TFL in Week 10 meeting. Ranks 3rd in NFL with career-high 144 tackles. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had 12 tackles last week & has career-high 128 tackles in 2024. Aims for his 5th in row with 10+ tackles. • LB NOLAN SMITH had sack & 1st 2 career FRs last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4 & has career-high 6.5 sacks this season. • DT JALEN CARTER had 4th-career FF last week. • CB DARIUS SLAY had season-high 3 PD last week. • S REED BLANKENSHIP had career-high 4th INT of season in Week 16. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON had 4th INT of season last week. Had INT in Week 10 meeting & had 2 INTs in last home meeting.