NFL Week 17 preview
DALLAS (8-7) at EAGLES (13-2) Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE: Cowboys by 2½ SERIES: Cowboys, 65-52 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 37-9, Nov. 19 COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (14), RUSH (3), PASS (25) COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (11), RUSH (11), PASS (13) EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (12) EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (1), PASS (20) FANTASY TIP: Ezekiel Elliott had 148 scrimmage yards in only game vs. Eagles on Oct. 30, 2016. ETC.: Eagles seek their third win over Cowboys in calendar year . ... Cowboys seek second consecutive winning season for first time since five straight in 2005-09 . ... Dallas QB Dak Prescott has no TDs, four picks in past two games . ... WR Dez Bryant has five TDs receiving in last five matchups with Eagles . ... DE DeMarcus Lawrence has 14½ sacks. He needs half-sack to join DeMarcus Ware as only Cowboys with 15 since 1982 . ... LB Sean Lee has at least 10 tackles in past three games. He had 10-plus tackles and one pick in past two games vs. Eagles . ... K Dan Bailey is 15 for 19 for career-low 78.9 field-goal percentage. Four misses have come in past three games . ... Eagles seeking franchiserecord 14th win and 10th straight home win . ... QB Nick Foles has five TDs, one pick in two starts replacing injured Carson Wentz . ... Zach Ertz is first Eagles TE to gain 800 yards receiving in three consecutive seasons since Pete Retzlaff (1963-65.)
FANTASY TIP: Tom Brady has feasted on Jets in Foxborough recently. He has 11 TDs, no interceptions and 95.8 rating in past five home games against Jets. ETC.: Jets have beaten Pats only once in six tries under coach Todd Bowles . ... Bilal Powell is looking for third straight game with rushing TD. He has three TDs in his past four games. ... With 249 career victories, Patriots coach Bill Belichick can tie Tom Landry (250) for third all-time among head coaches. Don Shula is first with 328 wins,
FANTASY TIP: Kirk Cousins has 19 TDs and four INTs in past seven road games in division. ETC.: Redskins looking for first sweep of Giants since 2011 . ... Cousins needs 65 yards passing to reach 4,000 for third consecutive season . ... LB Ryan Kerrigan has 11 sacks, third straight year with 10-plus . ... Giants WR Sterling Shepard has 16 catches for 184 yards and touchdown in last two . ... TE Evan Engram tied for NFL rookie lead with six TD catches, and ranks third with 64 catches for 722 yards.
FANTASY TIP: Bears’ Jordan Howard is fifth in league with 1,113 rushing yards. In three career games vs. Vikings, Howard has 364 rushing yards. ETC.: Bears haven’t had winning record since 2012 (10-6), when coach Lovie Smith was fired . ... With 2,015 yards, Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky holds franchise rookie passing record. ... Vikings lead NFL in scoring defense, allowing 16.1 points per game . ... Vikings’ defense has allowed 17 rushes of 10-plus yards, fewest in league.