The Philadelphia Eagles travel to AT&T Stadium Sunday to face the Dallas Cowboys in a big NFC East matchup. The Eagles are coming off a bye week, and are ready to get past their loss to the Carolina Panthers. Dallas has lost five straight since starting the season 2-0 and will look to end their losing streak Sunday night.
Cowboys quarterback Matt Cassel will make his third start of the season and will look to pick up his first win against Philadelphia. In three games this season, Cassel has struggled with just 324 passing yards and one touchdown to three interceptions. The Cowboys lost quarterback Tony Romo to a fractured collarbone against the Eagles in week two and have not won a game since. Romo is expected to return Nov. 22 against the Miami Dolphins, but will he need at least one win without their star quarterback to stay in a tight-fought NFC East race.
Head coach Jason Garrett will look to take pressure off Cassel by getting running back Darren McFadden the ball early. McFadden has earned the starting role in the past two games for the Cowboys and has rushed for 216 yards and a touchdown in the past two games. Wide receiver Dez Bryant will also look to get involved heavily, as this will be his second start since returning from injury.
The Cowboys offense has struggled without Romo and faces a difficult matchup against an Eagles defense that is giving up an average of 19.6 points per game. Linebacker Kiko Alonso is expected to return for the Eagles Sunday and could have a big impact on this game. Alonso hasn't played since week two and will likely be on a snap count against Dallas. The Eagles defense has 11 interceptions this season, and they will try to force Cassel to make some turnovers.
Running back DeMarco Murray returns to Dallas for the first time as an opponent and leads the Eagles with carries this season. In the past three games, Murray has rushed for 260 yards and two touchdowns. While Murray leads the teams in carries, running back Ryan Mathews is the team's leading rusher with 342 yards this season. Head coach Chip Kelly will try take pressure of his quarterback Sam Bradford by getting his running backs carries early.
Bradford has struggled this season, throwing 10 interceptions to nine touchdowns. The Eagles quarterback threw two interceptions against the Cowboys in week two and is looking to have a bounce back game in Dallas Sunday.
The Cowboys sit only a game behind the Eagles in the NFC East, but Philadelphia will look to gain separation with a win Sunday night. The game starts at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time, and you can watch the live broadcast here. To listen to the Cowboys' radio broadcast, click here, and for the Eagles' radio broadcast, go here.
