Dallas Cowboys

Eagles-Cowboys Capsule

Published Nov. 16, 2017 3:50 p.m. ET

PHILADELPHIA (8-1) at DALLAS (5-4)

Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE - Pick-em

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Eagles 7-2, Cowboys 5-4

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 65-51

LAST MEETING - Eagles beat Cowboys 27-13, Jan. 1

LAST WEEK - Eagles bye, beat Broncos 51-23 on Nov. 5; Cowboys lost to Falcons 27-7

AP PRO32 RANKING - Eagles No. 1, Cowboys No. 14

EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (4), RUSH (4), PASS (14)

EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (1), PASS (26)

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (2), PASS (20)

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (12), PASS (14)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Eagles at 8-1 for fifth time in franchise history. They won NFL championship first two times (1946, 1960), lost Super Bowl other two (1980, 2004). ... Eagles have scored 20 points in 13 straight games, longest streak in NFL. ... Eagles tied with Saints for longest active winning streak at seven games. ... QB Carson Wentz leads NFL with 23 TD passes and ranks fourth with 104.1 rating. Another four-TD game this season will tie Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton for second most in first two seasons (four). Dan Marino had six. ... RB Jay Ajayi rushed for 77 yards and one TD in debut on Nov. 5 following trade from Miami. ... Rookie RB Corey Clement had three TDs in Week 9. ... Zach Ertz leads NFC TEs in receptions (43), yards receiving (528), tied for first in TDs (six). He had 13 catches for 139 yards and two TDs in last meeting with Dallas. ... WR Alshon Jeffery has three TDs in past two games. ... DE Brandon Graham has 4 1/2 sacks and two forced fumbles in past five meetings. ... Cowboys QB Dak Prescott one of four players since 1970 merger to produce at least 50 touchdowns in first 25 games (39 passing, 11 rushing). ... RB Alfred Morris had 53 yards on 11 carries in first start for Ezekiel Elliott, who ended legal fight this week with five games remaining in six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence. ... WR Dez Bryant averaging 89 yards per game with nine TDs in past nine meetings with Eagles. ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence retook NFL lead in sacks at 11 1/2 after getting one for Dallas against Atlanta. ... LB Sean Lee unlikely to play because of hamstring injury. Cowboys lost both starts without him this season. ... Fantasy Tip: Probably better to bench Dallas RB options with Elliott out and Cowboys facing NFL's No. 1 rushing defense.

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