Las Vegas Review-Journal

Dallas (11-5) at Philadelph­ia (9-7)

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5:15 p.m., ESPN

■ Line: Cowboys -4, total 43

■ Cowboys player to watch: Dalton Schultz is now the second Dallas tight end to have at least 70 catches in a season. Jason Witten, the club’s career leader in catches, yards receiving and games, had nine such seasons. Schultz was targeted a season-high 10 times with six catches for 54 yards against the Cardinals. Although the overall offensive production didn’t show it, Dallas is more efficient when Schultz has a prominent role.

■ Eagles player to watch: Rookie TE Tyree Jackson. A quarterbac­k in college at Buffalo, Jackson has been a favorite project of the Eagles’ staff. They’ve brought him along slowly, activating him for just eight games, with no catches. But with the other two tight ends, Dallas Goedert and Jack Stoll, on the reserve/covid-19 list, and the game essentiall­y meaningles­s in terms of the Eagles’ playoff seeding, this could be the week fans see Jackson’s heralded athleticis­m in action.

■ Key matchup: Assuming starters play a significan­t role, the key matchup for the Eagles is always their offensive line, which propels the league’s top rushing attack, against the other team’s front seven. Dallas ranks just 15th against the run, and dynamic rookie LB Micah Parsons went on the reserve/covid-19 list Wednesday.

■ Stats and stuff: The Cowboys are plus-13 in turnover margin, third in the NFL. Their 25 intercepti­ons are the most for Dallas since the 1999 team had 33. … The Cowboys are 5-0 against the NFC East. They can go undefeated in the division for the third time (1969, 1998). … Parsons, if he plays, needs two sacks to break Jevon Kearse’s NFL rookie record of 14½ in 1999. … The Eagles haven’t beaten a team that currently has a winning record. … The Eagles are 41 yards away from the franchise rushing record of 2,607, set in 1949 (a 12-game season).

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