Prediction: Eagles 31, Cowboys 27
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Dallas Cowboys |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 12 |
Tony Romo  |
Pass: 265, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 2 |
DeMarco Murray |
Rush: 120, 1 TD Rec: 3-25, 0 |
| RB 62 |
Joseph Randle |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
| RB 66 |
Lance Dunbar |
Rush: 0, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 6 |
Dez Bryant |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
| WR 58 |
Cole Beasley |
Rec: 4-40, 0 TD |
| WR 68 |
Terrance Williams |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
 TE 7 |
Jason Witten |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 7 |
Dan Bailey |
FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 32 |
Defense / ST |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 7 |
Mark Sanchez |
Pass: 295, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
| RB 14 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| RB 40 |
Darren Sproles |
Rush: 15, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
| WR 15 |
Jeremy Maclin |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
| WR 21 |
Jordan Matthews |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 69 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 21 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| TE 25 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
| K 8 |
Cody Parkey |
FG: 1/1 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Cowboys Are 6-0 on road, best record in NFL... QB Tony Romo ranks 2nd in NFL with 108.8 rating. Has 125 rating on road. Aims for 6th road game in row with 100+ rating... RB DeMarco Murray leads NFL with 1,606 rush yards. Has 100+ rush yards in 11 of 13 games, incl. 179 yards last week. Tied HOFer EMMITT SMITH for most 100-yard rush games by Cowboy in season... WR Dez Bryant has 1,000+ yards (1,034) & 10+ TDs (10) for 3rd consecutive season, tied for longest streak in team history. Since 2012, leads NFL with 35 rec. TDs. TE Jason Witten needs 4 catches for 11th consecutive season with 50+ receptions. WR Cole Beasley had career-high 2 TDs last week... CB Orlando Scandrick had INT last week. In past 2 at Phi., CB Brandon Carr has 2 INTs (1 TD). DE George Selvie had 2 sacks in last game at Phi. S Barry Church leads team with 76 tackles & LB Rolando McClain is 2nd with 72...
 Eagles QB Mark Sanchez has won both career starts vs. Dal... RB LeSean McCoy has 290 rush yards (145 per game) & 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.) in past 2 meetings. Had 159 yards & TD in Week 13. RB Darren Sproles has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 PR) in past 4 at home... WR Jeremy Maclin had 8 catches for 108 yards in Week 13. Has 47 catches for 664 yards (94.9 per game) & 6 TDs in past 7. Rookie WR Jordan Matthews has 5 TDs in past 6, incl. TD in Week 13. TE Zach Ertz had TD last week... Phi. has 9 players with return TD, tied for most in season in NFL history. LB Connor Barwin leads NFC with 13.5 sacks. Has 11.5 sacks in past 5 at home. Aims for 6th in row at home with sack. DE Fletcher Cox has sack in 3 of past 5. LB Trent Cole has 3 sacks in past 5. DE Vinny Curry had sack in last home game vs. Dal. Has 8 sacks in past 10. CB Cary Williams & S Nate Allen each had INT in Week 13.
Results and Schedule
| Dallas Cowboys |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
SF |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
TEN |
A |
W 26-10 |
+16 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
STL |
A |
W 34-31 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
NO |
H |
W 38-17 |
+21 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
HOU |
H |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
SEA |
A |
W 30-23 |
+7 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
NYG |
H |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
WAS |
H |
L 17-20 |
-3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
ARI |
H |
L 17-28 |
-11 |
| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
JAC |
A |
W 31-17 |
+14 |
| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
NYG |
A |
W 31-28 |
+3 |
| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
H |
L 10-33 |
-23 |
| 14 |
2014-12-04 |
CHI |
A |
W 41-28 |
+13 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
PHI |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
IND |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
WAS |
A |
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| Philadelphia Eagles |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
JAC |
H |
W 34-17 |
+17 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
IND |
A |
W 30-27 |
+3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
WAS |
H |
W 37-34 |
+3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
SF |
A |
L 21-26 |
-5 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
STL |
H |
W 34-28 |
+6 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
NYG |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 7 |
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Bye |
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| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-24 |
-4 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
HOU |
A |
W 31-21 |
+10 |
| 10 |
2014-11-10 |
CAR |
H |
W 45-21 |
+24 |
| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
GB |
A |
L 20-53 |
-33 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
TEN |
H |
W 43-24 |
+19 |
| 13 |
2014-11-27 |
DAL |
A |
W 33-10 |
+23 |
| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
SEA |
H |
L 14-24 |
-10 |
| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
DAL |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
WAS |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
NYG |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
| |
DAL
Offense |
PHI
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
26.3 |
31.8 |
22.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
121.0 |
130.0 |
110.5 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.64 |
4.09 |
4.16 |
DAL |
| Completion % |
67.6% |
62.7% |
62.3% |
DAL |
| Passing yards |
208.3 |
279.8 |
234.7 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.09 |
11.67 |
10.76 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.50 |
7.32 |
6.70 |
DAL |
| Interceptions |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
DAL |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
DAL |
| Sacks allowed |
1.3 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
DAL |
| 3rd down conversions |
36.7% |
42.9% |
39.9% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
71.4% |
47.1% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
30:00 |
27:47 |
30:05 |
DAL |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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DAL
Defense |
PHI
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
28.0 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
PHI |
| Rushing yards |
87.3 |
105.8 |
110.5 |
DAL |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.81 |
3.79 |
4.16 |
PHI |
| Completion % |
67.2% |
58.1% |
62.3% |
PHI |
| Passing yards |
275.7 |
237.0 |
234.7 |
PHI |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.01 |
12.19 |
10.76 |
DAL |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.40 |
7.08 |
6.70 |
PHI |
| INT return |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
PHI |
| Sacks |
1.7 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
PHI |
| 3rd down conversions |
48.6% |
41.4% |
39.9% |
PHI |
| 4th down conversions |
62.5% |
16.7% |
47.1% |
PHI |
| Time of possession |
30:00 |
32:13 |
30:05 |
DAL |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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DAL |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
13.6 |
12.5 |
8.6 |
DAL |
| Yards per kick return |
23.9 |
30.0 |
23.6 |
PHI |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
9.8 |
11.2 |
8.6 |
DAL |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
19.9 |
23.6 |
23.6 |
DAL |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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DAL |
PHI |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.0 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
PHI |
| Penalty yards |
56.7 |
56.8 |
53.4 |
DAL |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 9 to 14 of the 2014 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 9 to 14 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles |
| 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 |
| 2013 |
17 |
2013-12-29 |
PHI |
DAL |
24-22 |
PHI |
| 2014 |
13 |
2014-11-27 |
PHI |
DAL |
33-10 |
PHI |
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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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