Cowboys, Eagles meet, first place in weak NFC East at stake

Updated Oct. 29, 2020 12:17 p.m. ET

Associated Press

DALLAS (2-5) at PHILADELPHIA (2-4-1)

Sunday, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC

OPENING LINE - Eagles by 7 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Dallas 0-7; Philadelphia 2-5

SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 69-53

LAST MEETING - Eagles beat Cowboys 17-9 on Dec. 22, 2019 in Philadelphia.

LAST WEEK - Cowboys lost to Washington 25-3; Eagles beat Giants 22-21

AP PRO32 RANKING - Cowboys No. 29, Eagles No. 21

COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (24), PASS (1).

COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (32), PASS (12).

EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (15), PASS (24).

EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (24), PASS (7).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- The Cowboys have won four of the previous five games in the series. ... Cowboys QB Andy Dalton was knocked out of loss at Washington with a concussion. ... Rookie QB Ben DiNucci will make his first career start if Dalton can’t play. ... The Cowboys are last in turnover margin (minus-13) and giveaways (16), and tied for last in takeaways (3) and interceptions (1). ... Dallas has the second-worst starting field position on offense and fourth worst on defense. ... The Cowboys have allowed the most points in the NFL, 34.7 per game. ... Cowboys DE Randy Gregory should see his first extensive action since returning from his most recent substance-abuse suspension, which had sidelined him since the end of the 2018 season. Gregory played six snaps against Washington, the first game in which he was eligible to play. The trade of offseason addition Everson Griffen to Detroit helps clear Gregory’s path to more playing time. ... Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott still doesn’t have a 100-yard outing seven games into the season. The two-time rushing champion had never gone more than two games deep in a season without hitting the century mark. ... Cowboys rookie WR CeeDee Lamb set an NFL record with at least five catches in each of the first six games of his career. The run ended against Washington when he didn’t catch a pass and dropped three of five thrown his way. ... The Eagles lead the NFC East despite a losing record and are trying to become the first team in the division to win consecutive titles since they did it from 2001-04. ... Eagles QB Carson Wentz has 1,713 yards passing, 12 TDs, two picks in seven career games vs. Dallas. ... Eagles WR Travis Fulgham has 357 yards receiving since playing his first game Week 4. He has the most yards receiving in his first four games with the Eagles since Terrell Owens had 364 in 2004. ... The Eagles have started 21 players on offense, including 10 offensive linemen. ... Backup RB Boston Scott had 92 scrimmage yards and his first career TD catch with 40 seconds left in Philly’s win over the Giants. .... Eagles rookie WR Jalen Reagor could return after having thumb surgery that forced him to miss five games. ... Eagles DE Brandon Graham is tied for the third in NFL with six sacks. ... DE Derek Barnett has three sacks and a forced fumble in three games. ... Fantasy tip: Fulgham has turned into a playmaker for Philly, averaging 15.5 yards per reception with three TDs.

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