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Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 12 · Thursday 4:30 PM ET · AT&T Stadium

PHIvsDAL

Eagles offensevsCowboys defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Eagles, 8 for Cowboys. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

PHI offenseDAL offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Red zone touchdowns

Eagles score a touchdown on 71% of red zone trips (4th). Cowboys allow 70% (26th).

02
Opportunity

Short middle is open

Cowboys are worst against short middle throws, allowing +0.59 EPA per attempt. Eagles send 16% of their throws there.

03
Watch out

Checkdowns go nowhere

Cowboys give up 27 yards a game to running backs (10th), against a league average of 32. Eagles' running backs produce 17 (31st).

04
Wash

Yards per play

Call this one even. Eagles gain 4.4 yards per play (32nd). Cowboys give up 6.1 (31st), with the league at 5.4.

Players to watch

PHI Eagles

16Tanner McKeeQB · 72/114 · 638 yds · 2 TD · 2 INTEPA per dropback -0.1826Saquon BarkleyRB · 56 car · 274 yds · 2 TD · 7 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 19th9Makai LemonWR · 31 rec · 251 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgtEPA per target +0.076DeVonta SmithWR · 26 rec · 310 yds · 2 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target +0.0298Jalen CarterLeft Defensive End · 22 tackles · 4 sacks · 3 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFL27Quinyon MitchellRight Cornerback · 38 tackles · 1 INT · 8 PD1 INT

DAL Cowboys

4Dak PrescottQB · 197/302 · 2046 yds · 14 TD · 5 INTEPA per dropback +0.17 · 11th33Javonte WilliamsRB · 134 car · 528 yds · 9 TD · 20 recEPA per touch +0.01 · 16th88CeeDee LambWR · 60 rec · 709 yds · 6 TD · 92 tgtEPA per target +0.353George PickensWR · 39 rec · 533 yds · 2 TD · 62 tgtEPA per target +0.4192Quinnen WilliamsLeft Defensive End · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD5 sacks · T-12th in the NFL26DaRon BlandRight Cornerback · 31 tackles · 6 PD6 passes defended · T-27th in the NFL
The series · Eagles and Cowboys since 1999, and this season's records56 meetings

The Eagles lead the series 29–27 since 1999. The Cowboys have won the last 2. Oct 26, 2026, at Lincoln Financial Field: the Cowboys won 38–21. Jalen Hurts started at quarterback for the Eagles and Dak Prescott for the Cowboys; Nick Sirianni and Brian Schottenheimer coached.

Eagles at home16–12the Eagles' record
In Dallas13–15the Eagles' record
Most pointsEagles 49 · Cowboys 512004 · 2021
Biggest winEagles by 38 · Cowboys by 272008 · 2019
Playoffs0–1the Eagles' record

The last 5

2026 · Wk 7DAL 38 at PHI 21
2025 · Wk 12PHI 21 at DAL 24
2025 · Wk 1DAL 20 at PHI 24
2024 · Wk 17DAL 7 at PHI 41
2024 · Wk 10PHI 34 at DAL 6

2026 records

EaglesCowboys
Overall2–63–5
Division1–22–1
Conference1–52–4
Other conference1–11–1
Home1–31–3
Away1–32–2
Last 5LLLLLWLLWL
StreakLost 6Lost 1
Points a game17.1 – 25.327.4 – 26.6

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Eagles' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Eagles offense against the Cowboys defenseDepth charts
Cowboys defense · 3-4 DEagles offense · 3WR 1TE68Mailata69Dickerson66Kendall56Steen72Bell88Goedert16McKee26Barkley6Smith9Lemon13Wicks97Clark91Ogbonnia92Williams7Gary6Ezeiruaku53Winters0Overshown26Bland25Porter13Downs1Locke24Hooker

Eagles offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBTanner McKee#16 · 72/114 · 638 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT
  • RBSaquon Barkley#26 · 56 car · 274 yds · 2 TD · 7 rec
  • WRDeVonta Smith#6 · 26 rec · 310 yds · 2 TD · 41 tgt
  • WRDontayvion Wicks#13 · 19 rec · 284 yds · 1 TD · 32 tgt
  • WRMakai Lemon#9 · 31 rec · 251 yds · 1 TD · 45 tgt
  • TEDallas Goedert#88 · 26 rec · 258 yds · 2 TD · 35 tgt
  • LTJordan Mailata#68
  • LGLandon Dickerson#69
  • CDrew Kendall#66
  • RGTyler Steen#56
  • RTMarkel Bell#72

Cowboys defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEKenny Clark#97 · 19 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTOtito Ogbonnia#91 · 23 tackles
  • LDEQuinnen Williams#92 · 28 tackles · 5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBRashan Gary#7 · 18 tackles · 1 sack
  • SLBDonovan Ezeiruaku#6 · 32 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RILBDee Winters#53 · 34 tackles · 1 INT · 1 PD
  • LILBDeMarvion Overshown#0 · 20 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD
  • RCBDaRon Bland#26 · 31 tackles · 6 PD
  • LCBJoey Porter Jr.#25 · 8 tackles · 3 PD
  • NBCaleb Downs#13 · 52 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • SSP.J. Locke#1 · 11 tackles
  • FSMalik Hooker#24 · 27 tackles · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · PHI offense against DAL defense
StatPHI PHI offFavors PHI · Favors DALDAL DAL def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
-0.13#31
+0.13#31+0.00
Success rate
37%#30
46%#2844%
Yards per play
4.4#32
6.1#315.4
Explosive play rate
5%#32
11%#279%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
-0.14#28
+0.21#30+0.03
Sack rate
8%#24
6%#257%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.14#24
-0.01#29-0.08
Yards per carry
3.4#28
5.1#314.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
37%#25
53%#3141%
Red zone TD rate
71%#4
70%#2661%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
136#19
164#26147
TE yards per game
44#23
53#1755
TE targets per game
6.6#24
7.1#147.6
RB receiving yards per game
17#31
27#1032
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Eagles: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
-0.496% of throws
2too few
+0.729% of throws
Short
-0.0229% of throws
+0.2416% of throws
-0.2939% of throws

Cowboys: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.2622 throws
+1.248 throws
+0.4325 throws
Short
+0.2072 throws
+0.5941 throws
+0.1689 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.