First place in the NFC East is on the line Sunday at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field, as the 3-3 Cowboys visit the 3-3 Eagles. With Michael Vick ruling himself out for the game, it will be Nick Foles who makes the start for the second week in a row.
Foles is coming off a game in which he went 22 for 31 passing against Tampa Bay in a 31-20 Eagles win. Foles was impressive in the start, throwing for 296 yards and 3 touchdowns, earning himself NFC offensive player of the week honors.
The Birds enter the contest with the third-ranked offense, averaging 449.8 yards per game, largely in part to the league’s top running back, LeSean McCoy. McCoy enters the game with 630 yards rushing and three touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
Chip Kelly’s high-octane offense has certainly racked up the yards, but struggled to turn them into points at times. Averaging 27.7 points per game, the Eagles may get some extra help, as defensive end DeMarcus Ware may be out for the Cowboys. With the Cowboys top rusher out in DeMarco Murray, the suspect (to say the least) Eagles defense should benefit as well.
With the Cowboys 0-2 on the road and Eagles 0-2 at home, one team is bound to break a streak. After being just a field goal for each team off with my Eagles prediction last week I’ll give this another shot.
Prediction: Eagles 38 Cowboys 34
By: Kyle Babcock
Follow us on Twitter: @BroadStBeat
The Birds enter the contest with the third-ranked offense, averaging 449.8 yards per game, largely in part to the league’s top running back, LeSean McCoy. McCoy enters the game with 630 yards rushing and three touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
Chip Kelly’s high-octane offense has certainly racked up the yards, but struggled to turn them into points at times. Averaging 27.7 points per game, the Eagles may get some extra help, as defensive end DeMarcus Ware may be out for the Cowboys. With the Cowboys top rusher out in DeMarco Murray, the suspect (to say the least) Eagles defense should benefit as well.
With the Cowboys 0-2 on the road and Eagles 0-2 at home, one team is bound to break a streak. After being just a field goal for each team off with my Eagles prediction last week I’ll give this another shot.
Prediction: Eagles 38 Cowboys 34
By: Kyle Babcock
Follow us on Twitter: @BroadStBeat
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