The Cowboys have lost three straight games and are winless at home this year. The Eagles have won four straight games and sit at 6-2, with a mostly-healthy roster that includes stars Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown.
The Cowboys are getting Micah Parsons back this week but will be without Dak Prescott for a several games, as they turn to Cooper Rush.
Sure, it doesn't look favorable for the Cowboys, but we're reminded every week how strange the NFL can be. Will we see that again this week? Here are the predictions by the DallasCowboys.com staff.
Patrik: Last week, I made it known that despite the few positives the Cowboys can lay claim to in 2024, there are far too many negatives and adversity in their path for me to suddenly believe they'd take the Falcons in Atlanta. Well, they've now lost Dak Prescott for a significant period of time and CeeDee Lamb is playing through a sprained AC joint to go along with their 3-5 record. Cooper Rush is a capable backup, but I fear that test will be too difficult to pass behind a struggling O-line (unlike the one in 2022) going up against one of the most lethal defensive fronts in football when the Eagles land at AT&T Stadium; and it's a front that is also top-5 in stopping the run versus an offense ranked 32nd in running the ball. Micah Parsons will likely take the field to try and bottle up Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts, but he is one man returning to a list of team troubles; and they struggled to rush the passer (and to take the ball away) even before his injury. It goes without saying that the Cowboys could shock the world here, and get their first home win of the season in the process, but they're going to need to play the best, and mistake-free, football of the season to do it. Eagles 30-20
Kyle Youmans: This one is going to be tough. Multiple injuries on both sides of the ball and even when the team was fully healthy, the Cowboys weren't necessarily playing well anyways. But something always changes when there's a division rival coming to town. Maybe it's the optimist in me. Maybe I think there's something to being backed into a corner. Or maybe I just choose not to pick the Eagles. Either way, this article is not named "logical conclusions" or "educated guesses." Its name is 'Gut Feeling' and my gut feeling is that Dallas wins a wild one at home. Cowboys get back on track and keep dominating the division, 24-23.
Nick: While I think it's certainly possible the Cowboys can figure out a way to win this game, based off the fact weird stuff like this happens all the time in the NFL, I've made my last two picks for that very reason – and the Cowboys have come up short. And in reality, there is no way to justify making a pick for the Cowboys, other than the simple reason that the ball typically bounces your way once in a while – maybe in this case, once in a month? But I don't believe the Cowboys are better than the Eagles, who are winners have four straight and seem to have it rolling right now. The Cowboys will play inspired football I believe. The pressure seems to be off now and that could lead to a dangerous team. For that, I think they'll play it close for a while but I doubt they can sustain it. I'll take the Eagles 37-28.
Tommy: The chips have been stacked against the Cowboys all season, and that won't change on Sunday. Philadelphia's got one of if not the best rushing offenses in the league, Jalen Hurts is having his best year as a passer, and the Eagles have won four straight. Dallas will be playing with a backup quarterback, their best wide receiver fighting pain in his shoulder, and a defense that has been unable to stop the run consistently throughout the course of the season. Oh, not to mention Philadelphia is one of the best teams in the league at the line of scrimmage, an area where Dallas struggled mightily. Potentially getting Micah Parsons back on the defensive side of the ball will certainly help things, but the Cowboys are still too slammed by injuries for me to see a path to victory here. I think it'll be closer than most expect, but Dallas drops this one. Eagles 31, Cowboys 17
