The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys will square off on Sunday at Lincoln Financial with the NFC East title on the line.
The Birds salvaged their season with wins over the Giants and Redskins in the last two weeks and will now need to overcome their recent struggles against Dallas.
The last time these two teams met Dallas embarrassed the Eagles 37-10 at home in Week 7. After crushing the Rams, 44-21, the two teams will now meet on Sunday.
Even with the Eagles at home and in likely cold weather, Dallas is favored and according to to odds from BetMGMthe Eagles are opening as 2.5-point home underdogs to the Cowboys.
The Eagles had been 0-7 in games in which it trailed in the fourth quarter, but they’ve now won two straight games when trailing in the fourth.
In terms of how the division will play out, The Eagles must beat the Cowboys, then win at the New York Giants in Week 17 to secure the NFC East division title. If the Cowboys beat the Eagles, they clinch the NFC East no matter what happens in Week 17.
If the Eagles win next week but lose to the Giants in the season finale, then a Dallas win at home over Washington in Week 17 would still give the Cowboys the tiebreaker edge for the division crown.
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