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Our Eagles vs. Cowboys predictions for Week 16 of the NFL season (NBC Sports)

Reuben Frank (12-2). This is such a fascinating game. Can't wait till 4:25 p.m. Saturday. Mathematically, it's not even that important for the Eagles.

But I think anyone who questioned Hurts’ value is going to learn in real time this weekend how crucial he is to the offense. The return of Dallas Goedert is almost enough for me to believe that Minshew can pull off the upset. A chance to beat your division rival and lock up the No. the drop-off from Jalen Hurts to Gardner Minshew is severe. Defensively, the Birds will have to stop the run. If that happens, then the Cowboys might be able to march down the field against the Eagles. I keep coming back to this: Jalen Hurts is a great quarterback, and the Eagles will miss him, but to me it’s about the team, and the Eagles have a better team, a better organization, a better culture than the Cowboys. It’s why the Eagles have won 14 playoff games since the mid-1990s and the Cowboys have won three and haven’t gotten to an NFC Championship Game since the days of Emmitt, Troy and Michael. It’ll be close, it’ll be a nail-biter, it might come down to the final possession. The fear is that Dak Prescott has a really good game and the Eagles aren’t able to force him into turning the football over. Maybe I’m crazy or maybe I’ve been too close to a really good team all season, but I think the Eagles can and will win this game. And the Eagles haven’t swept the Cowboys since 2011.

Eagles-Cowboys: Game time, channel, how to watch and stream (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

The Eagles are one win away from clinching the NFC East and claiming the NFC's top playoff seed.

[Former Eagles Pro Bowler Hugh Davis is joining 94.1 WIP](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/wip-hugh-douglas-angelo-cataldi-joe-giglio-jon-ritchie-joe-decamara-philly-sports-radio-20221221.html)to cohost a new midday show. [avon Hargrave is among the Eagles’ Pro Bowl snubs](https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/eagle-pro-bowl-snubs-defense-javon-hargrave-20221222.html)despite his 10 sacks. [Jeff McLane](https://twitter.com/Jeff_McLane), [EJ Smith](https://twitter.com/EJSmith94), and [ Josh Tolentino](https://twitter.com/JCTSports) will be covering the action live on Gameday Central. Notes and observations about the game will be at [Inquirer.com/Eagles](http://inquirer.com/eagles). Where does the Eagles rookie’s future stand? Don’t forget to [subscribe to our free Sports Daily newsletter.](https://www.inquirer.com/newsletters/inq-sports-daily/sign-up/) Joining him for the 25th season is former Eagles wide receiver Mike Quick, with 94.1 WIP host Howard Eskin reporting from the sideline. But the hatred between the two teams really stems from a December 1967 game in Dallas, where Cowboys linebacker Lee Roy Jordan delivered an elbow to the face to famed Eagles star Timmy Brown, But most Birds fans remember the celebration with his father after the game that quickly went viral. The Minnesota Vikings could also end up claiming the top playoff seed in the NFC East, but it would require the Eagles losing all three of their remaining games against the Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, and New York Giants. Taking the field in his place is Gardner Minshew, Now all it takes is one win over their final three games for the Birds to secure a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

What's at stake in Eagles-Cowboys Christmas Eve game (CBS News)

The Eagles have the opportunity to win the NFC East and the overall top seed in the NFC, therefore earning a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the ...

This game is a great opportunity for the Cowboys to get on the right track, between having the home advantage and the benefit of facing a backup quarterback. [clinched the playoffs last week, despite losing to the Jacksonville Jaguars](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/eagles-buy-pederson-cheesesteaks-after-dallas-win-report/). South Jersey doctor weighs in](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/eagles-jalen-hurts-injury-what-doctors-say-about-shoulder-sprains/) [Gardner Minshew to start for Eagles against Cowboys](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/gardner-minshew-eagles-cowboys-christmas-eve/) "The first time you step out there you feel it, it's a different energy," he said. [last week's win over the Chicago Bears](https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/eagles-on-brink-of-clinching-top-spot-home-field-in-nfc/). "Every time you get out there is a great opportunity and something you can't ever take for granted," Minshew said in the locker room Thursday.

5 burning questions ahead of Eagles-Cowboys in Week 16 (Eagles Wire)

Philadelphia (13-1) needs one more win to secure the NFC East and home-field advantage in the playoffs. The Eagles would prefer Jalen Hurts not go a month ...

Philadelphia (13-1) needs one more win to secure the NFC East and home-field advantage in the playoffs. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/nfc-playoff-picture-eagles-cowboys-jalen-hurts-49ers-vikings/) with a win on Christmas Eve in Dallas against the rival Cowboys (10-4). A win in any of the next three games will give Philadelphia a division title and the NFC No. Pollard has 969 yards, good for eighth in the NFL, and nine touchdowns on 177 carries. The Eagles are 54-72 all-time against the Cowboys and 6-8 at AT&T Stadium. [Eagles (13-1) are looking to lock up the NFC East](https://theeagleswire.usatoday.com/lists/philadelphia-eagles-dallas-cowboys-53-man-roster-week-16-nfl/) and the [No.

Week 16 Rooting Guide: Here's who can help Cowboys for now and ... (Cowboys Wire)

There's a whopping 7 games for the Cowboys to care about this weekend, other than their own NFC East battle. Here's who can help Dallas.

If the Packers were to make the playoffs, then it would certainly paint Dallas’ collapse earlier in the season in a different light. Technically the Commanders can still catch the Cowboys in the wild-card race for the fifth or sixth seed. For Washington to catch Dallas they’d need to win out while Dallas loses out, which would indicate much bigger problems so let’s go for finding exploitable flaws for the 49ers. The chances of Dallas catching Philly for the NFC East title (three straight wins for Dallas, three straight losses for the Eagles) still doesn’t secure the No. The Cowboys’ magic number against the Giants is two. Dallas sits at 10-4 on the season, having already clinched a playoff berth with three games remaining.

Dallas Cowboys Week 16 Player Props (SportsGrid)

Dallas dropped the initial meeting in Week 6 with backup quarterback Cooper Rush but received an early Christmas present as Eagles star QB and MVP candidate ...

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Eagles vs. Cowboys Week 16 game preview and predictions (Bleeding Green Nation)

There's absolutely a drop-off with Jalen Hurts not playing. It would be disrespectful and disingenuous to suggest otherwise. But Gardner Minshew is no slouch.

In addition to the vibes being in the Eagles’ favor, they’re just the better team. He has the potential to raise his profile and salary by leading the Eagles to victory in order to clinch the No. Players would undoubtedly love the chance to get some extra rest. Eagles players clearly like Minshew and believe in him being able to get the job done. Execution is a much bigger reason for their success. For starters, a threematch is not necessarily guaranteed. They know they need to turn it up to help him out. This game might be the difference between Minshew being a career backup and having a chance to outright start or at least compete for playing time next season since he’ll be a free agent this offseason. This is a huge spot for the Eagles’ No. 1 seed in the Brown and DeVonta Smith when Dallas has a gaping hole at the cornerback spot across from Trevon Diggs. We’re talking about a guy who has a career TD-INT ratio of 41 to 12.

Eagles vs. Cowboys inactives (PhiladelphiaEagles.com)

Stepping up as the backup for today's game, quarterback Ian Book is active for the first time as an Eagle. He was signed to the team just before the team's Week ...

He was drafted by the Saints in 2021, but after this season's Training Camp, he was released. He was signed to the team just before the team's Week 1 game against the Lions. Gardner Minshew will line up behind center today in place of Jalen Hurts, who's sidelined due to a shoulder injury.

Eagles inactives: A couple key Eagles make their returns vs. Cowboys (Yahoo Sports)

The Eagles are without Jalen Hurts on Christmas Eve but a couple key players will make their returns. By Dave Zangaro.

Eagles vs. Cowboys inactives for Week 16 (Eagles Wire)

Quarterback Jalen Hurts is among six Philadelphia Eagles listed as inactive for the Week 16 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.

[December 24, 2022] Eagles inactives

Eagles vs. Cowboys inactives: What NFL injury report says and who ... (DraftKings Nation)

The Eagles and Cowboys meet in Week 16 of the NFL season. We break down what we know before Week 16 inactives arrive at 2:55 p.m. ET on Saturday.

The Cowboys will not have LB Leighton Vander Esch (neck) or DE Sam Williams (concussion, neck) available, while the Eagles will be without QB Jalen Hurts (right shoulder) and TE Tyree Jackson (knee). Diggs did not participate in Thursday’s practice, while Armstrong, Ferguson and Parsons were limited. [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/) and [Dallas Cowboys](https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/) will get together on Saturday afternoon with a matchup getting started at 4:25 p.m.

Cowboys vs. Eagles: 5 Keys, Inactives, 2 New Starters, Micah ... (Sports Illustrated)

The Dallas Cowboys welcome division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles to AT&T Stadium on Christmas Eve in a tantalizing showdown. The Cowboys need a win to ...

That starts against perhaps the best rushing team in the league (the San Francisco 49ers possibly better). But Quinn needs to move around Parsons (who like Diggs was sick this week), whether that be having him play linebacker for a series or two or lining up in different spots all along the defensive line. In a meaningless game for the Eagles, Minshew completed 19 of his 33 passes (57.6 percent), two touchdowns, and an interception in the 51-26 loss. [this would then leave the other corners in Kelvin Joseph, Trayvon Mullen, and Nahshon Wright to try and curtail DeVonta Smith and the other Eagles weapons](https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/news/cowboys-vs-eagles-dallas-secondary-a-j-brown-devonta-smith-new-kelvin-joseph). In his last game, Brown has nine catches (16 targets) and 181 yards vs. After that, Philadelphia's next best is Kenneth Gainwell with just 188 yards, and Boston Scott follows him on 157. The Eagles' defense has only two takeaways in its last two games, so they aren't taking the ball away at a rapid pace. Could defensive coordinator Dan Quinn give the task of shutting down Brown solely to Diggs? Now with the Eagles essentially having the division clinched and now having quarterback Jalen Hurts out, it has lost some of its shine. The Cowboys players who are inactive for this Christmas Eve game vs. Hilton is to make his team debut on offense ... It starts with who is healthy and who is inactive.

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