NFL Preview: Philadelphia Eagles (10-2) at Dallas Cowboys (9-3)

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STADIUM: AT&T Stadium

REFEREE: John Hussey

DATE: Sunday, December 10, 2023

GAME TIME: 8:20 PM ET

NBC: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark

Westwood One: Ryan Radtke, Mike Golic

SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PHI: 81 or 226 DAL: 85 or 225 National: 88

ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY REG. SEASON: DAL leads series, 70-55 (Home team won past 3). THE LAST TIME: REG. SEASON: 11/5/23: DAL 23 at PHI 28.

HEAD COACHES NOTES: Nick Sirianni vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 33-13 (.717) Postseason: 2-2 (.500). Mike McCarthy vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 9-5 Reg. Season: 164-100-2 (.620) Postseason: 11-10 (.524).

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NOTES:

• QB JALEN HURTS had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs in Week 13, his 16th-career game with both pass TD & rush TD, tied 3rd-most by QB in 1st 4 seasons ever. Hurts (8 games) & Buf. QB Josh Allen (8) can join Kyler Murray (2020) as only QBs ever with 9 games with both pass TD & rush TD in same season. Has 38 career rush TDs; only 4 QBs have more in NFL history. Had 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 130.2 rating in Week 9 meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row at Dal. with 325+ pass yards.

• RB D’ANDRE SWIFT ranks 4th in NFL with career-high 783 rush yards & needs 9 scrimmage yards for 2nd-career 1,000-yard season (1,069 scrimmage yards in 2021 w/ Det.). Aims for his 4th in row on road with TD.

• WR A.J. BROWN had 8 catches for 114 yards in Week 13, his 7th game with 100+ rec. yards in 2023, 2nd-most in NFL. Ranks 4th in NFL with 1,164 rec. yards this season. Had rec. TD in Week 9 meeting & 103 rec. yards in last road meeting (12/24/22). Aims for his 4th in row on SNF with rec. TD.

• WR DEVONTA SMITH had season-high 9 catches for 96 yards & 6th rec. TD of season in Week 13. Has TD catch in 4 of his past 5. Aims for his 4th in row with 95+ rec. yards. Had 8 catches for 113 yards & 2 rec. TDs in last road meeting. Aims for his 4th in row vs. Dal. with TD catch.

• LB HAASON REDDICK has sack in 4 of his past 5, incl. sack in Week 9 meeting. Had 2 sacks & FF in last road meeting.

• DE JOSH SWEAT had 1.5 sacks & INT-TD in last road meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Dal. with sack.

• DE BRANDON GRAHAM has 4 sacks in his past 5 vs. Dal.

• CB JAMES BRADBERRY is only player with 10+ PD in each of past 8 seasons. Aims for his 7th in row vs. Dal. with PD.

• CB DARIUS SLAY has 8 PD in his past 6.

• S KEVIN BYARD ranks tied-4th among DBs with 89 tackles in 2023.

DALLAS COWBOYS NOTES:

• DALLAS has won past 14 home games, longest active streak in NFL. Leads NFL in scoring offense (32.3 points per game).

• QB DAK PRESCOTT passed for 299 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.8 rating in Week 13, his 8th game with 100+ rating in 2023, most in NFL. Has 1,854 pass yards (309 per game) & 19 TDs (18 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs for 126.8 rating in 6 home games this season. Leads NFL with 26 TD passes & ranks 2nd with 108.3 rating this season. Passed for 374 yards & 3 TDs in Week 9 meeting & has 1,254 pass yards (313.5 per game) & 14 TDs vs. INT for 135.7 rating in his past 4 vs. Phi. Aims for his 5th in row vs. Phi. with 3+ TD passes & 115+ rating.

• RB TONY POLLARD aims for his 4th in row with rush TD. Needs 15 scrimmage yards for 3rd-straight 1,000-yard season & is 1 of 2 (Christian McCaffrey) with 12 games of 50+ scrimmage yards in 2023. Has 5 rush TDs in his past 5 primetime games.

• WR CEEDEE LAMB had 12 catches, 146 scrimmage yards (116 rec., 30 rush) & 7th rec. TD of season in Week 13. Leads NFL with 5 games of 10+ games in 2023. Aims for his 5th in row with rec. TD. Had 11 catches for career-high 191 yards in Week 9 meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi. with 10+ catches & 100+ rec. yards. Ranks 2nd in NFL in rec. yards (1,182) & 3rd in catches (90) this season.

• WR BRANDIN COOKS aims for his 5th in row at home with TD catch.

• TE JAKE FERGUSON ranks tied-3rd among TEs with career-high 5 rec. TDs in 2023. Had career-high 91 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 9 meeting.

• LB MICAH PARSONS has 38 career sacks & can become 5th player since 1982 with 40+ sacks in 1st 3 seasons. Needs 1.5 sacks to join HOFer Reggie White as only players with 13+ sacks in each of 1st 3 NFL seasons since 1982.

• CB DARON BLAND has NFL-record 5 INT-TDs this season & leads NFL with 8 INTs in 2023. Aims for his 5th in row with INT.