Prediction: Eagles 30, Cowboys 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 3 |
Nick Foles  |
Pass: 310, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 1 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 61 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 1 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 7-110, 1 TD |
| WR 32 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 4-50, 0 TD |
| WR 92 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 27 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 2 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 24 |
Defense / ST |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Kyle Orton |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 4 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| RB 63 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| WR 5 |
Dez Bryant  |
Rec: 6-90, 1 TD |
| WR 64 |
Miles Austin |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| WR 66 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| WR 75 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| K 6 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 30 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
WINNER CLINCHES NFC EAST...  Eagles QB Nick Foles leads NFL with 118.8 rating, 9.03 avg. gain & 8.6 TD pct. Has 25 TDs vs. 2 INTs... Eagles lead NFL in rush offense (161.9). RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 2,012 scrimmage yards & 1,476 rush yards. Can be 1st Eagle to lead NFL in rushing since 1949 (HOFer STEVE VAN BUREN). WR DeSean Jackson has career-high 79 catches & 1,304 yards. Has 9 rec. TDs, tied for his most in season. In past 2 at Dal., has 9 catches for 300 yards (150 per game) & TD (91 yards). WR Riley Cooper is 3rd in NFL with 18.1 avg... LB DeMeco Ryans leads team with 120 tackles. Had sack & INT in Week 7. LB Trent Cole had 3 sacks last week & has 7 sacks in past 5. LB Mychal Kendricks has 3 sacks, INT & FF in past 2. CB Brandon Boykin had 54-yard INT-TD last week, 1st of career. Has career-high 5 INTs.
 Cowboys QB Tony Romo is 4-0 vs. Phi. in past 4 at home (min. 10 att.) with 120.1 rating (incl. playoffs). Needs 172 yards for 5th 4,000-yard season... RB DeMarco Murray has 1,073 rush yards, his 1st 1,000-yard season. Has rushed for 439 yards (109.8 per game) & 5 TDs in past 4. Had 1st rec. TD catch last week... WR Dez Bryant has 85 catches for 1,134 yards & 12 TDs. Needs 5 catches to be 1st Cowboy with 90+ catches, 1,000+ yards & 10+ TDs in consecutive seasons. Has 22 rec. TDs in past 23. Since 2011, has 33 rec. TDs, tied for most by WR. Since 2007, TE Jason Witten has 615 catches, most by TE. Is 2nd all-time in receptions (867) by NFL TE... Since entering NFL in 2005, DE DeMarcus Ware is 2nd with 117 sacks. DT Jason Hatcher has 6 sacks in his past 9. In Week 7, LB Sean Lee, S Barry Church & CB Brandon Carr had INT.
Results and Schedule
| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-09 |
WAS |
A |
W 33-27 |
+6 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
SD |
H |
L 30-33 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2013-09-19 |
KC |
H |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-52 |
-32 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
NYG |
A |
W 36-21 |
+15 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
TB |
A |
W 31-20 |
+11 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-15 |
-8 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
OAK |
A |
W 49-20 |
+29 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
GB |
A |
W 27-13 |
+14 |
| 11 |
2013-11-17 |
WAS |
H |
W 24-16 |
+8 |
| 12 |
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Bye |
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| 13 |
2013-12-01 |
ARI |
H |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 14 |
2013-12-08 |
DET |
H |
W 34-20 |
+14 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIN |
A |
L 30-48 |
-18 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
CHI |
H |
W 54-11 |
+43 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
DAL |
A |
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2013-09-08 |
NYG |
H |
W 36-31 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2013-09-15 |
KC |
A |
L 16-17 |
-1 |
| 3 |
2013-09-22 |
STL |
H |
W 31-7 |
+24 |
| 4 |
2013-09-29 |
SD |
A |
L 21-30 |
-9 |
| 5 |
2013-10-06 |
DEN |
H |
L 48-51 |
-3 |
| 6 |
2013-10-13 |
WAS |
H |
W 31-16 |
+15 |
| 7 |
2013-10-20 |
PHI |
A |
W 17-3 |
+14 |
| 8 |
2013-10-27 |
DET |
A |
L 30-31 |
-1 |
| 9 |
2013-11-03 |
MIN |
H |
W 27-23 |
+4 |
| 10 |
2013-11-10 |
NO |
A |
L 17-49 |
-32 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2013-11-24 |
NYG |
A |
W 24-21 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2013-11-28 |
OAK |
H |
W 31-24 |
+7 |
| 14 |
2013-12-09 |
CHI |
A |
L 28-45 |
-17 |
| 15 |
2013-12-15 |
GB |
H |
L 36-37 |
-1 |
| 16 |
2013-12-22 |
WAS |
A |
W 24-23 |
+1 |
| 17 |
2013-12-29 |
PHI |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Offense |
DAL
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
29.3 |
27.7 |
24.1 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
173.3 |
128.3 |
117.0 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
5.54 |
5.70 |
4.26 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
64.5% |
62.4% |
61.1% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
234.3 |
214.0 |
231.6 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.78 |
10.42 |
10.84 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
8.25 |
6.49 |
6.62 |
PHI |
| Interceptions |
0.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
PHI |
| Fumbles lost |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
DAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
37.5% |
41.5% |
37.8% |
DAL |
| 4th down conversions |
62.5% |
75.0% |
50.8% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
28:42 |
28:56 |
30:20 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PHI
Defense |
DAL
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
19.0 |
28.0 |
24.1 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
85.0 |
133.0 |
117.0 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.45 |
4.58 |
4.26 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
56.6% |
63.2% |
61.1% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
230.7 |
245.0 |
231.6 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.22 |
11.39 |
10.84 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
6.91 |
7.19 |
6.62 |
PHI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
PHI |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
4.0 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
42.3% |
49.2% |
37.8% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
33.3% |
50.8% |
DAL |
| Time of possession |
31:18 |
31:04 |
30:20 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PHI |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
1.3 |
11.1 |
9.4 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
21.2 |
19.9 |
22.7 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
14.5 |
13.8 |
9.4 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.6 |
19.5 |
22.7 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PHI |
DAL |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
5.3 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
PHI |
| Penalty yards |
43.7 |
57.0 |
52.1 |
PHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 11 to 16 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 11 to 16 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2000 |
1 |
2000-09-03 |
PHI |
DAL |
41-14 |
PHI |
| 2000 |
10 |
2000-11-05 |
DAL |
PHI |
13-16 |
PHI |
| 2001 |
3 |
2001-09-30 |
DAL |
PHI |
18-40 |
PHI |
| 2001 |
10 |
2001-11-18 |
PHI |
DAL |
36-3 |
PHI |
| 2002 |
3 |
2002-09-22 |
DAL |
PHI |
13-44 |
PHI |
| 2002 |
16 |
2002-12-21 |
PHI |
DAL |
27-3 |
PHI |
| 2003 |
6 |
2003-10-12 |
PHI |
DAL |
21-23 |
DAL |
| 2003 |
14 |
2003-12-07 |
DAL |
PHI |
10-36 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
10 |
2004-11-15 |
PHI |
DAL |
49-21 |
PHI |
| 2004 |
15 |
2004-12-18 |
DAL |
PHI |
7-12 |
PHI |
| 2005 |
5 |
2005-10-09 |
PHI |
DAL |
10-33 |
DAL |
| 2005 |
10 |
2005-11-14 |
DAL |
PHI |
21-20 |
DAL |
| 2006 |
5 |
2006-10-08 |
DAL |
PHI |
24-38 |
PHI |
| 2006 |
16 |
2006-12-25 |
PHI |
DAL |
23-7 |
PHI |
| 2007 |
9 |
2007-11-04 |
DAL |
PHI |
38-17 |
DAL |
| 2007 |
15 |
2007-12-16 |
PHI |
DAL |
10-6 |
PHI |
| 2008 |
2 |
2008-09-15 |
PHI |
DAL |
37-41 |
DAL |
| 2008 |
17 |
2008-12-28 |
DAL |
PHI |
6-44 |
PHI |
| 2009 |
9 |
2009-11-08 |
DAL |
PHI |
20-16 |
DAL |
| 2009 |
17 |
2010-01-03 |
PHI |
DAL |
0-24 |
DAL |
| 2009 |
WC |
2010-01-09 |
PHI |
DAL |
14-34 |
DAL |
| 2010 |
14 |
2010-12-12 |
PHI |
DAL |
30-27 |
PHI |
| 2010 |
17 |
2011-01-02 |
DAL |
PHI |
14-13 |
DAL |
| 2011 |
8 |
2011-10-30 |
DAL |
PHI |
7-34 |
PHI |
| 2011 |
16 |
2011-12-24 |
PHI |
DAL |
20-7 |
PHI |
| 2012 |
10 |
2012-11-11 |
DAL |
PHI |
38-23 |
DAL |
| 2012 |
13 |
2012-12-02 |
PHI |
DAL |
33-38 |
DAL |
| 2013 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
PHI |
17-3 |
DAL |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card
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