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We’re looking at the Philadelphia Eagles’ updated 53-man roster for Sunday night’s huge matchup against the Dallas Cowboys
The Eagles were forced to get over their 42-19 loss to the 49ers reasonably quickly, and the team will need to be on its A-Game for a must-win showdown in Dallas against the Cowboys.
Dallas is undefeated at home this season and has outscored their opponents in those games by 151 points.
The matchup will have playoff implications and could decide the NFC East crown, while the winner will clinch a playoff spot.
With kickoff fast approaching, we’re looking at who has the edge at each key position.
We’re looking at who has the edge at each position ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles Week 14 matchup vs. the Dallas Cowboys
The Philadelphia Eagles are 10-2 and in first place in the NFC, but they’re looking to regain some confidence after a 42-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. This week will be another massive challenge as the Eagles face the 9-3 Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
The Cowboys are undefeated at home this season and have outscored their opponents in those games by 151 points.
The matchup will have playoff implications and could decide the NFC East crown, while the winner will clinch a playoff spot.
With kickoff fast approaching, we’re looking at who has the edge at each key position.
Eagles Security Chiefs Dom DiSandro has been barred from being on the sidelines for Philadelphia’s Week 14 matchp
The Eagles will face the Cowboys without key personnel, as security chief Dom DiSandro has been banned from the sidelines for the Week 14 showdown.
Eagles’ Head of Security Dom DiSandro is being barred from being on Philadelphia’s sideline for Sunday night’s game vs. the Cowboys for his part in last Sunday’s sideline fracas with 49ers’ LB Dre Greenlaw. DiSandro is allowed to go to Dallas with the Eagles, and do all his… pic.twitter.com/F1pxquAaJ6
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 9, 2023
The NFL sent a memo to teams this week after a sideline incident involving the 49ers’ linebacker Dre Greenlaw and the Eagles’ head of security, Dom DiSandro.
“Please ensure that all members of your game-day staff understand that their role does not extend to being involved with game day altercations and that they must refrain from such involvement.”
An already intense game grew chippy after tensions escalated when Greenlaw tackled Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith after the whistle near the Philadelphia sideline.
The late hit drew a 15-yard penalty, and as players from both teams got involved in a mini-scuffle, Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro stepped in between Greenlaw and DeVonta Smith.
💥 Ejection! Dre Greenlaw thrown out for confrontation with Eagles security guy Dom DiSandro…
Big Dom also thrown out of the game after getting in Greenlaw's face
Not sure a player should get the boot for that though?#NFL #SFvsPHI pic.twitter.com/U7uMzE1XXc
— Paul Higham (@SportsPaulH) December 3, 2023
While separating the two, DiSandro touched Greenlaw, who took exception and shoved the Eagles’ security before things simmered down.
Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected, and San Francisco would win 42-19.
This pick would make Washington fans happy.
The Washington Commanders had an unprecedented run at left tackle for 20 seasons. From 2000 to 2019, Chris Samuels and Trent Williams manned the left tackle position for Washington. Samuels, the No. 3 overall selection in the 2000 NFL draft, made six Pro Bowls in his 10 NFL seasons before retiring in 2010 due to spinal stenosis.
So, in the 2010 NFL draft, former head coach Mike Shanahan chose Williams at No. 4 overall, and he immediately stepped in to replace Samuels. In 10 seasons with Washington (he didn’t play in 2019), Williams made seven Pro Bowls before he was traded in 2020.
Current left tackle Charles Leno Jr. is in his third season with the Commanders. While Leno is a solid veteran tackle, he’s undoubtedly not Williams or Samuels.
With Washington currently one of the worst teams in the NFL, it will likely have a top-five pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft. Depending on how high that selection is, the Commanders could entertain taking one of the draft’s top quarterbacks, or Washington could roll with Sam Howell and choose to build around him by finding the next Williams or Samuels.
Enter Olu Fashanu of Penn State.
In a new mock draft from Connor Livesay of The 33rd Team, he has the Commanders selecting Fashanu at No. 4 overall.
The Washington Commanders could consider drafting QB3 here, but adding blue-chip offensive tackle prospect Olu Fashanu is the better decision. The jury is still out as to whether Sam Howell can be the guy, so solidifying his protection and giving him one more year to earn the job makes sense.
Washington’s decision would be easier if Caleb Williams and Drake Maye were gone. There will be some draft analysts who will have Fashanu as the top overall prospect. He’s that good. Fashanu would be an ideal building block for the Commanders moving forward with a new regime expected to take over after the season.
Following the #49ers-#Eagles sideline incident, the NFL sent out a memo to all 32 teams issuing a stern warning in regards to all staff understanding their roles
The NFL sent a memo to teams this week after a sideline incident involving the 49ers’ linebacker Dre Greenlaw and the Eagles’ head of security, Dom DiSandro.
“Please ensure that all members of your game-day staff understand that their role does not extend to being involved with game day altercations and that they must refrain from such involvement.”
Also notable from the memo in light of Sunday’s brouhaha involving the #Eagles’ head of security Dom DiSandro: “Under no circumstances are club personnel to engage with or make physical contact with another club’s player(s) or other personnel.” https://t.co/DBZHjiL2iC
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 6, 2023
An already intense game grew chippy after tensions escalated when Greenlaw tackled Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith after the whistle near the Philadelphia sideline.
The late hit drew a 15-yard penalty, and as players from both teams got involved in a mini-scuffle, Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro stepped in between Greenlaw and DeVonta Smith.
💥 Ejection! Dre Greenlaw thrown out for confrontation with Eagles security guy Dom DiSandro…
Big Dom also thrown out of the game after getting in Greenlaw's face
Not sure a player should get the boot for that though?#NFL #SFvsPHI pic.twitter.com/U7uMzE1XXc
— Paul Higham (@SportsPaulH) December 3, 2023
While separating the two, DiSandro touched Greenlaw, who took exception and shoved the Eagles’ security before things simmered down.
Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected, and San Francisco would win 42-19.
Justin Evans will remain on injured reserve for the rest of the 2023 NFL season after seeing his 21 day practice window expire.
The Justin Evans experiment is over, as the former Saints safety will see his season end after his 21-day practice window expires.
Philadelphia activated Evans’ 21-day practice window back on Nov. 14, but that 21-day window closed on Tuesday, and Evans will remain on Injured Reserve, ending his season.
Per the NFL transaction wire: Justin Evans' 21-day practice window ended so he's staying on IR for the rest of the season.
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) December 5, 2023
Evans was a limited participant his first week back at practice but could not practice the last two weeks.
Signed as a free agent this offseason, Evans started the first four games of the season at safety for the Eagles, logging 15 tackles (nine solo), two passes deflected, and one forced fumble in four games.
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The Eagles had the 49ers’ offense on the ropes… and then, they REALLY didn’t. An all-22 appreciation of Kyle Shanahan’s coaching dominance.
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In their first two drives against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers gained a total of minus-6 yards on two three-and-outs. It was the worst blip of the team’s time under Kyle Shanahan, who’s been San Francisco’s head coach since 2017.
Then, on their next six drives, the 49ers scored six straight touchdowns, pummeling the Eagles, 42-19, in what was supposed to be the matchup of the regular season, and turned out to be yet another Shanahan master class.
Clearly, the Eagles and defensive coordinator Sean Desai wanted to take away San Francisco’s passing game between the seams. And in the end, Shanahan had no problem with that. While Philly was defending the spine of the field, the 49ers simply went nuts either to the perimeter, or with concepts that took Desai’s defense out of their elements.
“Outside those first two drives, it’s like that’s the Niner football that we know,” Sa Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy said after the game. “That’s the offense that we know. Everyone’s doing their part, everything’s clicking obviously, some great play calls, and then everyone just makes plays and does it the right way. We protect the ball, defense does their job, that felt good. And that’s what we’re always trying to do. That’s the standard that we know and that’s the standard that we’ve set over the years. That’s what we expect out of ourselves.”
And here’s how it looked on the field.
We’re looking at the snap count and playing time percentages from the Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Lincoln Financial Field
The Eagles are humbled and looking to regroup after 42-19 loss to the 49ers at Linconln Financial Field in a rematch of the 2023 NFC Championship game.
After finishing the first quarter with negative yards, San Francisco went on to score six straight touchdowns as the Philadelphia defense looked gassed, and unwillingly to match the road teams physicality.
With Nick Sirianni’s team needing to regroup and prepare for Dallas, we’re looking at snap counts and playing time percentages from Sunday’s shocking loss.
We’re looking at takeaways and observation from the Philadelphia Eagles 42-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13
Brock Purdy threw four touchdown passes, and Deebo Samuel backed up his talk with three touchdowns as the 49ers defeated the Eagles 42-19 in a heated contest on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
Philadelphia faced a halftime deficit for the third game in a row but could not withstand six straight scoring drives by a motivated San Francisco offense. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was checked for a concussion as the normally physical Birds got bullied in a shocking turn of events in front of a stunned home crowd.
Philadelphia will have to quickly rebound and prepare for a Sunday night road matchup against the red-hot Dallas Cowboys (9-3) with first place on the line in the NFC East.
With the NFL world buzzing about the 49ers dropping 40+ on the Eagles, we’re looking at takeaways and observations.
The 49ers were probably right about last year’s NFC title game.
The 49ers tried to tell us that Brock Purdy’s elbow injury was the difference in last year’s NFC title game. At the time, it seemed a little silly, considering the Eagles won by 24 points. After Sunday’s embarrassing rematch in Philadelphia — where San Francisco scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions in a 42-19 blowout — maybe the 49ers had a point.
Perennial All-Pro tackle Trent Williams seems to think so.
When asked about what the 49ers thought of the Eagles in the postgame, Williams proclaimed he had “full confidence” his team would dominate their rivals because they had a healthy Brock Purdy.
Phew. I mean, to be fair, the proof looks like it’s in the pudding!
"I had full confidence that we would have this type of game from the jump … We got a quarterback, so it made it a lot easier this time." 👀
— Trent Williams pic.twitter.com/9kXKFpFlTe
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) December 4, 2023
Trent Williams with the understatement of the year: “When we have a quarterback, we’re a pretty good team.”
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) December 4, 2023
Considering this is the NFL’s best rivalry right now, I have a feeling we’re getting a playoff rubber match this January. But for now, the 49ers have the bragging rights, and they’re undoubtedly feeling vindicated about last year’s postseason. I don’t blame them.
