The Philadelphia Eagles, owners of the best record in the NFL, head to Dallas to take on the Cowboys in a battle of two of the best teams in the NFC. Philadelphia comes into the game with five straight wins and a 13-1 record but will play without quarterback and possible MVP-front runner Jalen Hurts. Dallas, meanwhile, comes in off a frustrating road loss at Jacksonville and is 10-4 on the season. The opening kick is scheduled for 4:25pm on Christmas Eve.
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The Philadelphia Eagles have decided to be safe than sorry this week and will sit Jalen Hurts and rest his ailing shoulder against second-place Dallas. With a three-game lead in the NFC East standings and a two-game cushion over the Minnesota Vikings with just three games left in the regular season, the Eagles brass has decided to turn to backup quarterback Gardner Minshew against the Cowboys. Minshew is 1-1 in his career as the Eagles starting quarterback, including a loss last year to the Cowboys. Last week, led by Hurts, the Eagles took out the Bears in Chicago, 25-20. Hurts threw for 315 yards in the win and ran for 61 yards and three touchdowns. Hurts now has 13 touchdowns on the season and is just one back of the NFL record for touchdowns by a quarterback which was set by Cam Newton in 2011.
“The great teams, the great players, they find a way,” Hurts said. “And I think collectively as a gro up, we all came together and found a way as a team. And I think that's the biggest takeaway from this game.”
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The Eagles ground attack, ranked 4th in the NFL, will feature more from their running backs exclusively this week as Minshew does not possess the running skills of Hurts. Minshew will likely put the ball up more against Dallas' defense with the Eagles 11th ranked passing offense. The Eagles red zone efficiency, ranked 1st in the NFL, will be tested without the threat of Hurts being able to run the ball in this one. Defensively, the Eagles 19th ranked rush defense will hope to keep the Cowboys at bay and force a number of 3rd and longs against Philadelphia's #1 ranked pass defense.
Key Injuries: QB Hurts is out (shoulder). WR Zach Pascal was not a participant in practice late in the week.
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