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Cowboys will beat Eagles to take control of NFC East
By Bart Hubbuch
Cowboys will beat Eagles to take control of NFC East
December 13, 2014 | 9:59pm
Mark SanchezPhoto: Getty Images
The Eagles’ Thanksgiving Day massacre of the Cowboys was just 17 days ago, but it suddenly feels like 17 years.
Plenty has happened to Philadelphia and Mark Sanchez since that stunning 33-10 victory, and none of it was good as the Birds try to regroup for their massively important rematch with Dallas on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
While the Cowboys were bouncing back with a 41-28 victory over the reeling Bears to improve to 9-4 and snap their three-year streak of 8-8 finishes, all the air out of the Eagles’ season seem to come out in a crushing home loss to the Seahawks last week.
The 24-14 final from that game was entirely misleading, as the Seahawks manhandled Sanchez, LeSean McCoy and the entire Philly attack in suffocatingly dominant defensive performance that left Chip Kelly and his team demoralized and grasping for answers.
The Eagles were held to just 139 total yards, the fewest of any game in Kelly’s six-year tenure as an NFL or NCAA coach, and Sanchez’s 82 passing yards brought his skeptics out again in droves despite a 4-2 record as Philly’s starter in place of the injured Nick Foles.
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett labeled Sanchez a “fraud” after dropping the Eagles back into a 9-4 tie atop the NFC East, a label that could hardly have boosted Philadelphia’s confidence going into the Dallas game.
Shaky quarterback play is the last thing the Eagles need against an opponent that has had their number at The Linc for much of the decade.
The Cowboys come in having won four of their past five games in Philadelphia, including a 17-3 win last year that still marks the fewest points scored in Kelly’s nearly two-year NFL coaching career.
As if that wasn’t dreary enough for the Eagles, the tension for both sides was ratcheted up exponentially Thursday by the Cardinals’ 12-6 victory over the Rams. That gave Arizona 10 wins, meaning whichever NFC East co-leader fails to win the division could also fail to make the playoffs altogether.
Yeah, no pressure, guys.
http://nypost.com/2014/12/13/cowboys-will-beat-eagles-to-take-control-of-nfc-east/
By Bart Hubbuch
Cowboys will beat Eagles to take control of NFC East
December 13, 2014 | 9:59pm
Mark SanchezPhoto: Getty Images
The Eagles’ Thanksgiving Day massacre of the Cowboys was just 17 days ago, but it suddenly feels like 17 years.
Plenty has happened to Philadelphia and Mark Sanchez since that stunning 33-10 victory, and none of it was good as the Birds try to regroup for their massively important rematch with Dallas on Sunday night at Lincoln Financial Field.
While the Cowboys were bouncing back with a 41-28 victory over the reeling Bears to improve to 9-4 and snap their three-year streak of 8-8 finishes, all the air out of the Eagles’ season seem to come out in a crushing home loss to the Seahawks last week.
The 24-14 final from that game was entirely misleading, as the Seahawks manhandled Sanchez, LeSean McCoy and the entire Philly attack in suffocatingly dominant defensive performance that left Chip Kelly and his team demoralized and grasping for answers.
The Eagles were held to just 139 total yards, the fewest of any game in Kelly’s six-year tenure as an NFL or NCAA coach, and Sanchez’s 82 passing yards brought his skeptics out again in droves despite a 4-2 record as Philly’s starter in place of the injured Nick Foles.
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett labeled Sanchez a “fraud” after dropping the Eagles back into a 9-4 tie atop the NFC East, a label that could hardly have boosted Philadelphia’s confidence going into the Dallas game.
Shaky quarterback play is the last thing the Eagles need against an opponent that has had their number at The Linc for much of the decade.
The Cowboys come in having won four of their past five games in Philadelphia, including a 17-3 win last year that still marks the fewest points scored in Kelly’s nearly two-year NFL coaching career.
As if that wasn’t dreary enough for the Eagles, the tension for both sides was ratcheted up exponentially Thursday by the Cardinals’ 12-6 victory over the Rams. That gave Arizona 10 wins, meaning whichever NFC East co-leader fails to win the division could also fail to make the playoffs altogether.
Yeah, no pressure, guys.
http://nypost.com/2014/12/13/cowboys-will-beat-eagles-to-take-control-of-nfc-east/
. Over the years I've gotten so used to reading about how Dallas will get beat, it's nice to see it the other way around. That was a good way to start the day as I had my coffee. I hope Dallas brings their best tonight and shuts "Shady" up. GO COWBOYS!!!
