**Cowboys at Eagles**(-7.5, 38) 1:00 (1 Viewer)

[Ministry of Pain]

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@Joe Bryant

-Usually the O/U number doesn't make me recoil, often we can find an easy score that Vegas is predicting but 38 feels awfully low. Both starting QBs are OUT, understood
Still feels low

GO!

 

[travdogg]

I think Pickett isn't as bad as people think, not that he's good, but I think he's a competent backup, not all that different than Mariota or Minshew who were able to keep the trains on time in Philly. I think the Dallas offense could struggle to do anything without Lamb, the threat of Lamb opened everything up.

I think AJ Brown continues to be a featured target and honestly, may not miss Hurts, as a lot of Hurts runs probably become hitches and slants. I think Saquon eats. This is a game I think he could easily go for 150-2. Both big plays, and sustained chunks.

Eagles-31
Cowboys-10

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I think Pickett isn't as bad as people think, not that he's good, but I think he's a competent backup, not all that different than Mariota or Minshew who were able to keep the trains on time in Philly. I think the Dallas offense could struggle to do anything without Lamb, the threat of Lamb opened everything up.

I think AJ Brown continues to be a featured target and honestly, may not miss Hurts, as a lot of Hurts runs probably become hitches and slants. I think Saquon eats. This is a game I think he could easily go for 150-2. Both big plays, and sustained chunks.

Eagles-31
Cowboys-10

Minshew actually sucked when he was in Philly. Mariota was OK.

 

[Insein]

I think Pickett isn't as bad as people think, not that he's good, but I think he's a competent backup, not all that different than Mariota or Minshew who were able to keep the trains on time in Philly. I think the Dallas offense could struggle to do anything without Lamb, the threat of Lamb opened everything up.

I think AJ Brown continues to be a featured target and honestly, may not miss Hurts, as a lot of Hurts runs probably become hitches and slants. I think Saquon eats. This is a game I think he could easily go for 150-2. Both big plays, and sustained chunks.

Eagles-31
Cowboys-10

Minshew actually sucked when he was in Philly. Mariota was OK.

What? Mariota was awful. Minshew was at least a functional QB.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

I think Pickett isn't as bad as people think, not that he's good, but I think he's a competent backup, not all that different than Mariota or Minshew who were able to keep the trains on time in Philly. I think the Dallas offense could struggle to do anything without Lamb, the threat of Lamb opened everything up.

I think AJ Brown continues to be a featured target and honestly, may not miss Hurts, as a lot of Hurts runs probably become hitches and slants. I think Saquon eats. This is a game I think he could easily go for 150-2. Both big plays, and sustained chunks.

Eagles-31
Cowboys-10

Yeah but No
Dallas has been playing a lot better lately and Philly is trying to figure out a reason to stay interested right now, most likely hosting Wildcard weekend vs say Washington or Green Bay
Philly will not have an easy opening round, it's possible as the 2-seed they see a softer match up in the Divisional round vs Wildcard round

Dallas 22...Philly 20

 

[Rubi]

How much will it hurt Philly without Hurts?
And Pickett with sore ribs
No Lamb for Dallas
That hurts for sure
I think both defenses load the box
Dallas to slow down Barkley and make Kenny beat them
And Philly to bottle up any running game for The Boys and force Cooper to throw to whoever he has to throw to
Hard for me to see Dallas sustaining a lot of drives
I think Philly wins the t.o.p. and controls the game all day
So...

Pheagles- 27
Boyz- 16

 

[Insein]

Dallas defense definitely got better since Parsons and Bland returned. They are not a doormat now. Back to above average and closer to good. That said, I don't think they can stop Eagles offense all day even with Pickett. Dallas offense without Lamb is bad. I see the Eagles defense bouncing back from a bad week against Washington and taking it out on the Cowboys.

Eagles 20
Cowboys 9

 

[unckeyherb]

No hurts is bad. This eagles offense needs him in there to function properly. Once he was out, Washington just stacked the box against Saquon. I still think with a week to prepare, Kenny can be effective and hit AJ and Smith. It doesn’t all matter that much. Eagles defense is just too good for Dallas to put up enough points to win. I’ll be shocked if Dallas can get above 14 points, so Kenny just needs to protect the ball and make a few plays-let Saquon do the rest.

A loss to Dallas means a must win week 18 game against the Gints. If hurts can’t go in the game either and they were to somehow lose, they’d drop to the five seed, which would be an absolute disaster. They know this. They’ll get it done today and rest folks next week.

Eagles 20-13

 

[Ruffrodys05]

My general thoughts:

*Eagles are not eliminated from earning the #1 seed. Until they are I am not assuming anything. Detroit plays Monday night and while I certainly do not expect them to lose, stranger things have occured.
*Eagles offense will not let up. 72% Barkley & the O-line, 28% Pickett short-to-intermediate with Smith the major beneficiary.
*Eagles defense will tear up the Cowboys. Embarrassed last week, Fangio & Co. will completely dominate, start-to-finish.
*Eagles will trot out McKee sometime during the second half to give him some in-game experience.


*Surprisingly, I am in agreement with @Ministry of Pain , the O/U is way too low. Eagles cover that on their own.

*Eagles win.

 

[Snotbubbles]

I think Pickett isn't as bad as people think, not that he's good, but I think he's a competent backup, not all that different than Mariota or Minshew who were able to keep the trains on time in Philly. I think the Dallas offense could struggle to do anything without Lamb, the threat of Lamb opened everything up.

I think AJ Brown continues to be a featured target and honestly, may not miss Hurts, as a lot of Hurts runs probably become hitches and slants. I think Saquon eats. This is a game I think he could easily go for 150-2. Both big plays, and sustained chunks.

Eagles-31
Cowboys-10

Yeah but No
Dallas has been playing a lot better lately and Philly is trying to figure out a reason to stay interested right now, most likely hosting Wildcard weekend vs say Washington or Green Bay
Philly will not have an easy opening round, it's possible as the 2-seed they see a softer match up in the Divisional round vs Wildcard round

Dallas 22...Philly 20

Against Philly, I see the same problems for DAL that I saw for PIT, how do they score enough points to win? Philly simply needs to play competent special teams and not turn the ball over to win.

 

[IHEARTFF]

The playoff teams playing in these early games have something to play for, but this is one of the worst slates of early Sunday games of all time

 

[BobbyLayne]

*Eagles are not eliminated from earning the #1 seed. Until they are I am not assuming anything. Detroit plays Monday night and while I certainly do not expect them to lose, stranger things have occured.

This is the scenario:

• Philadelphia needs to win out
• both the Lions and Vikings need to lose in Week 17
• Minnesota needs to defeat Detroit on the road in Week 18
• The Eagles, at 14-3, would earn the tiebreaker over the Vikings with their common opponent record

So I'm saying there's a chance....

Lions are 7-0 on the road, 49ers are beat up, and Detroit has won 14 of its last 16 NFC North games

But I'm saying there's a chance....

 

[Ministry of Pain]

BRANDIN COOKS will be the de facto No 1 WR and he's available in some leagues
10-15 PPR today? Decent flex spot for those with injuries this week?

 

[ShamrockPride]

Gonna be a long day for Dallas.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

CJGJ atoning for last week.

 

[need2know]

If cj hadnt been kicked out last week we win with kenny

 

[Osaurus]

Great start

 

[renesauz]

Well that's a good start, and Pickett hasn't thrown a pass yet

 

[renesauz]

first qtr defense always seems shaky. I hope this isn't a sign of things to come this game

 

[need2know]

Boys moving the ball at will

 

[ShamrockPride]

Zeke comes in, offense immediately struggles.

 

[need2know]

Booo

 

[renesauz]

OK Kenny, your turn

 

[renesauz]

Dallas may not have gotten the memo that they were supposed to roll over today

 

[need2know]

How do you not come out running

 

[FreeBaGeL]

We are going to go the whole first quarter without Barkley even getting a touch.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I’ve seen enough Pickett. McKee please.

 

[need2know]

We are going to go the whole first quarter without Barkley even getting a touch.

Dumb as hell

 

[-OZ-]

We are going to go the whole first quarter without Barkley even getting a touch.

What’s up with that?

 

[renesauz]

Of course they missed yet another facemask penalty. Can't remember a season with that being missed so often

 

[renesauz]

We are going to go the whole first quarter without Barkley even getting a touch.

What’s up with that?

well, false start on first down and only 3 plays total has a lot to do with it

 

[need2know]

Of course they missed yet another facemask penalty. Can't remember a season with that being missed so often

We get almost no calls

 

[renesauz]

I’ve seen enough Pickett. McKee please.

That's a bit quick. He had one slight overthrow on his first attempt and wisely threw his second away. Settle down folks

 

[renesauz]

Of course they missed yet another facemask penalty. Can't remember a season with that being missed so often

We get almost no calls

Wasn't going there. Facemask has been missed a LOT by refs this year in all the games, and it's changed the outcome of several

 

[DJackson10]

Refs gonna try to make sure Dal stays in this. Despite the 1PM start time Roger wants those ratings

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The second-down play should never have been called. That's a play designed to take advantage of Hurts' skills. Pickett does not have the skill set to pull it off.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Of course they missed yet another facemask penalty. Can't remember a season with that being missed so often

We get almost no calls

Wasn't going there. Facemask has been missed a LOT by refs this year in all the games, and it's changed the outcome of several

Hopefully it will be a "point of emphasis" for the officials in the offseason. Which probably means we'll see a ton of flags for it next year.

 

[renesauz]

Surprised...by McCarthy being conservative? INSIDE HIS OWN 20??!!??

Nice preparation dude.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

I’ve seen enough Pickett. McKee please.

That's a bit quick. He had one slight overthrow on his first attempt and wisely threw his second away. Settle down folks

Nah, it’s not quick enough. We know what Pickett is. McKee in- Run the ball.

 

[need2know]

Run the focking ball

 

[renesauz]

Of course they missed yet another facemask penalty. Can't remember a season with that being missed so often

We get almost no calls

Wasn't going there. Facemask has been missed a LOT by refs this year in all the games, and it's changed the outcome of several

Hopefully it will be a "point of emphasis" for the officials in the offseason. Which probably means we'll see a ton of flags for it next year.

They're going to add it as a possible eye in the sky call I bet

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

 

[need2know]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

Pickett is bunz. They need to sit him down

 

[renesauz]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

ONE DRIVE THREE PLAYS. NOthing to draw conclusion with

 

[renesauz]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

Pickett is bunz. They need to sit him down

ONE DRIVE THREE PLAYS sheeees

 

[need2know]

Go for it!

 

[renesauz]

wow....now who's being conservative?

 

[need2know]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

Pickett is bunz. They need to sit him down

ONE DRIVE THREE PLAYS sheeees

How many plays do you need to see? He sucked last week as well

 

[renesauz]

everyone yelling for them to run, they run for 9 yards and punt. have to mix it up as Dallas will be stacked against that run.
Disapointed they didn't go for it there at midfield though with Dallas dominating TOP so far

 

[renesauz]

Interesting who has the mojo in this game right now
Pick-6 by Philly and you think this game is going to be over quickly but then Dallas marches right back don the field
Bananas to start and not sure who really has the upper hand right now
Philly appears like the better team but their offense isn't exactly rolling just yet

Pickett is bunz. They need to sit him down

ONE DRIVE THREE PLAYS sheeees

How many plays do you need to see? He sucked last week as well

I need to see more then 3 pass attempts, one of which was a wise throwaway. You are NOT being reasonable here