
The fact that the Cowboys held Justin Herbert and a high-powered offense to just 17 points is impressive, even if Herbert occasionally self-destructed in that game thanks to turnovers. Dallas got a character win against the Chargers last week, in a game I seriously did not believe they would win. He’ll have to try and attack the Cowboys through the air, as there is plenty of speed up front to try and snuff out athletic quarterbacks, as well as sneaky run plays. Hurts wasn’t great passing the football against San Francisco, but he does seem to be making encouraging progress as the starter. What you need to know: The Eagles got a field goal to open the scoring in their Week 2 matchup with the 49ers, and then didn’t score again for the next two-and-a-half quarters, until Jalen Hurts finally plunged in from a yard out with the game mostly in hand for San Francisco.

YardBarker (Chris Mueller): Cowboys 28, Eagles 23 The RPO is one thing that is concerning from the Eagles offense this week.
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This over looks tasty if the Cowboys are at full strength on the offensive line and Nick Sirrianni is using the RPO concepts he busted out in Week 1. At four? I’m gonna bet on Devonta Smith (aka the new DeSean Jackson) to make life tough for Dallas down to the end. Maybe it took a year of working together sans Dak to actually make this work better. Credit to Mike McCarthy for giving Kellen Moore a way bigger role in the playcalling. The Cowboys offense is substantially better than last year at this time. Hurts won’t win this quarterback duel this week, especially if he doesn’t have his starting left tackle.ĬBSSports (Will Brinson): Eagles 31, Cowboys 28 Always expect the unexpected with these two. The Eagles have lost their last three road games at Jerry World, but Jalen Hurts will flip the script in a back-and-forth battle with Dak Prescott. The Cowboys have played two thrillers in two weeks, so Week 3 should be no different. SportingNews (Bill Bender): Eagles 27, Cowboys 24 The Eagles have played two games against teams with receivers that are more underneath yards-after-catch players than big-play receivers. It’s also worth noting that Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has seven interceptions in eight games against the Eagles, his most against any opponent. But the Eagles’ defense has not allowed many big plays in its first two games, with just 19 against going for 10 yards or more, which is the third fewest. The Cowboys will attack these linebackers and Pollard will make even more plays than last week.ĮSPN (Todd Archer): Cowboys 31, Eagles 23Ĭan the Cowboys continue to make the explosive play on offense? Through two games, the Cowboys have 35 plays of 10 or more yards, the third most in the NFL. There are yards to be had in the run game and underneath in the pass game, and Pollard will take advantage.

The Eagles’ zone-based scheme forces the opponent to methodically work its way down the field. That’s well within the realm of possibility after he rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown with 31 receiving yards last week against the Chargers. The injury to Graham will shift the balance of this game in the Cowboys favor.ĮSPN (Tim McManus): Cowboys 28, Eagles 26ĭallas running back Tony Pollard will have more than 150 total yards. More importantly, the Eagles are built offensively to grind the Cowboys’ admittedly energetic and improved defense down to dust. NFL.com (Gregg Rosenthal): Eagles 28, Cowboys 27Īre the Eagles the team I keep taking to win upsets straight up, which ruins my picks record this season? Tune in Monday night! Even without injured DE Brandon Graham, the Eagles have the defensive line, led by early All-Pro candidate Javon Hargrave, to bother Dak Prescott. Hurts will have a more difficult time against this Cowboys defense than people are expecting. MDS’s take: Dak Prescott makes one more big play than Jalen Hurts in what should be an exciting NFC East rivalry game. ProFootballTalk (Michael David Smith): Cowboys 31, Eagles 28 The Eagles will be hitting an early-season wall.Īnother short take from Florio but he’s speaking facts. ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio): Cowboys 28, Eagles 20įlorio’s take: Dallas is hitting an early-season groove. Let’s see what NFL experts are saying about this game.
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But will that be enough for the Cowboys to overcome their injuries on defense once again? Both teams will look to establish the run with the Cowboys having the advantage through the air with a better corps of receivers for Prescott to throw to. Second-year quarterback Jalen Hurts will look to beat the best quarterback in the division in Dak Prescott. Both teams have lost their best pass rushers, but the Cowboys have the luxury of possibly getting theirs back later this season. It’s time for the Dallas Cowboys to have their first divisional game against the Philadelphia Eagles in a battle of teams dealing with injuries.
