Eagles vs. Cowboys: NFC East Divisonal Showdown Analysis

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00:00So Philly at home, going against the Dallas Cowboys,

00:03who really don't have a lot of motivation.

00:05Just been two weeks out until their off-season.

00:07But for the Eagles, NFC East title,

00:10they certainly want to get this one.

00:11Seven and a half is that number.

00:13Jalen Hurd's not expected to play.

00:15They're still dealing with that concussion and the protocol.

00:18But Kenny Pickett also dealing with a bit of a ribs injury.

00:22So even your backup's going to be a little dusty

00:25coming into this one, Joe.

00:26But for the Eagles, they have to find a way.

00:29And it certainly looks like they will.

00:30But that's a pretty big number to cover.

00:34It is.

00:35And this was, what, ten, nine and a half,

00:38I think, when it opened up.

00:40And obviously, there was a lot of question marks

00:42with Jalen Hurd's and who would be the quarterback.

00:46But, you know, since that time,

00:48it's been bet down to what you see here

00:50at seven, seven and a half.

00:52And that's because we know Hurd's is not playing.

00:54We also know CeeDee Lamb is not playing,

00:56which is why we've also seen this total be bet down

01:00dubs at this point.

01:01But, hey, you know, Pickett, no Pickett.

01:04I think Philadelphia and that defense

01:07going up against the Cowboys.

01:09And they've been playing better as of late.

01:11But without their main guy there, CeeDee Lamb,

01:14the main threat, I think Vic Fangio and his defense

01:17wants to get the bad taste out of their mouth

01:20from getting lit up by Jayden Daniels

01:22and Washington last week.

01:23I mean, they turned them over five times

01:26and still lost that game there.

01:28So I would expect a big effort at home from Philadelphia,

01:32even with Pickett at quarterback.

01:35And I would expect, yeah, the Cowboys to struggle

01:38playing from behind in this one without CeeDee Lamb.

01:41So to me, if I'm looking, if I'm betting this game,

01:45I'm looking at the favorite, the Eagles,

01:47but I also probably wouldn't mind taking a stab

01:51with Taequann Barkley here over his rushing prop

01:55given the fact that I think, Dubs,

01:57he's 267 yards away

02:01from beating Eric Dickerson's 40-year-old

02:04rushing record for the most yards in a season.

02:0721.05 is the record.

02:09He's 267 yards away from that.

02:13I think Philadelphia is very conscious of that number.

02:16I think they're going to give him

02:19every opportunity in the world

02:21to get at least half of that here

02:24and give him a chance going into week 18

02:26to actually break the record.

02:28So would not shock me at all if he goes up and over.

02:32And it was a big number, Dubs.

02:33I think it was 107.5, 108.5.

02:36But I think he gets at least half of that.

02:39And I think he's going to get enough touches

02:41because I'm pretty sure Sirianni's

02:42going to give him every chance in the world

02:44to try to break this record next week.

02:47But keep in mind, it's an 18-week season.

02:51Yeah, but keep in mind, Eric Dickerson did it

02:53with 16 weeks, 15 weeks.

02:55So there was a little difference there.

02:59And, Joe, you made a good point.

03:01If they're going to give him every chance to get the rock,

03:03that number's certainly going to play.

03:06Get through the Cowboys this week, then it's the Giants.

03:08I mean, wouldn't that be a fitting way

03:11to finish off a Saquon Barkley

03:12to surpass that mark against his old team?

03:16Listen, I wouldn't. I'd ladder it up, too.

03:18I mean, I'd take over 108.5

03:21and just go to the alternate mark at over 115.5, over 120.

03:25And I'd take it all the way up to 150 yards.

03:28I'd ladder it right up because he's going to get

03:3125 or more attempts in this game.

03:32I promise you that.

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