Defense meets offense when the Dallas Cowboys (4-1, 2-0 Away) travel to face the Philadelphia Eagles (5-0, 2-0 Home) at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. The Eagles are 6.5-point favorites, and the total is 42. Dallas is coming off a 22-10 win over the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium last Sunday, their fourth consecutive victory. Cooper Rush was 10 of 16 for 102 yards. Tony Pollard ran eight times for 86 yards and a touchdown. CeeDee Lamb was targeted eight times, catching five passes for 53 yards. Philadelphia won for the fifth straight game last Sunday, beating the Arizona Cardinals 20-17 at State Farm Stadium. Jalen Hurts threw for 239 yards. He added 61 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Dallas Goedert was targeted nine times, hauling in eight receptions for 95 yards.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Cowboys won both games between the teams last season, including a 51-26 win in their last meeting in January, their third straight win against Philadelphia. Dak Prescott threw five touchdowns for Dallas, as Cedrick Wilson Jr. scored twice. Gardner Minshew II tossed two touchdowns for Philadelphia.
TALE OF THE TAPE
The Cowboys are averaging 18.6 points per game for the season, 24th in the NFL, and they are facing an Eagles defense that has surrendered 17.6 PPG (7th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has scored 27.0 points a game this season, fifth in the league, and Dallas is allowing 14.4 PPG (3rd).The Cowboys rank as one of the league’s worst teams in passing yards per game (194.6, 28th), while they are 15th in rushing yards (115.8). The Eagles are seventh in passing yards allowed per game (214.2) and 10th against the run (105.0).Philadelphia has been one of the league’s top rushing teams, averaging 160.0 yards per game (5th), while ranking 10th in passing yards (271.8). The Cowboys are allowing 219.4 passing yards (10th) and 117.6 rushing yards per game (18th).Dallas is averaging 2.2 red zone trips a game this season, zeroth lowest in the NFL, finding the end zone 46% of the time (26th).
TOP PERFORMERS
Through five games, Cooper Rush has thrown for four touchdowns and 167.8 yards per game to lead Dallas in passing. In two away games this season, he has one TD and an average of 158.5 yards passing. Ezekiel Elliott leads the team in rushing with an average of 61.0 yards a game over five games. He has one touchdown on the ground. CeeDee Lamb is the Cowboys’ leading receiver with 68.2 yards a game and two TDs. He is averaging 5.6 receptions on 10.0 targets per game. Jalen Hurts has four passing touchdowns (2 INT) with 271.8 yards per game through five games to lead Philadelphia. In two home games this season, he has thrown for one TD (2 INT) and an average of 268.5 yards. Miles Sanders has been the home team’s leading performer on the ground, averaging 82.8 yards a game through five games. He has three touchdowns. A.J. Brown has been a key target in the Eagles’ aerial attack. He has one touchdown and an 87.2 yard per game average through five appearances. A.J. Brown is averaging 9.0 targets per game (5.6 receptions).
SportsTips’ NFL Pick:
Philadelphia Eagles (-275)
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