The Reporter (Lansdale, PA)

NFL WEEK 8 CAPSULES DALLAS (2-5) AT EAGLES (2-4-1)

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Sunday, 8:20p.m., NBC

OPENING LINE: Eagles by 7½

SERIES: Cowboys, 69-53

LAST MEETING: Eagles, 17-9, 2019

COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (24), PASS (1).

COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (27), RUSH (32), PASS (12).

EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (25), RUSH (15), PASS (24).

EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (12), RUSH (24), PASS (7).

FANTASY TIP: Travis Fulgham has turned into a playmaker for Philly, averaging 15.5 yards per reception with three TDs.

ETC.: Rookie QB Ben DiNucci will make first career start if Andy Dalton (concussion) can’t play. ... Cowboys are last in turnover margin (minus-13) and giveaways (16), and tied for last in takeaways (3) and intercepti­ons (1). ... Dallas has the second-worst starting field position on offense and fourth worst on defense. ... Cowboys have allowed the most points in the NFL, 34.7per game. ... Cowboys DE Randy Gregory should see his first extensive action since returning from his most recent substance-abuse suspension. Gregory played six snaps against Washington. ... Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott still doesn’t have a 100-yard outing seven games into the season. Twotime rushing champion had never gone more than two games deep in a season without hitting the century mark. ... Cowboys rookie WR CeeDee Lamb set an NFL record with at least five catches in each of the first six games of his career. The run ended against Washington when he didn’t catch a pass and dropped three of five. ... Eagles QB Carson Wentz has 1,713yards passing, 12TDs, two picks in seven career games vs. Dallas. ... Fulgham has 357 yards receiving since playing his first game Week 4. He has the most yards receiving in his first four games with the Eagles since Terrell Owens had 364in 2004. ... Eagles have started 21players on offense, including 10 linemen. ... Eagles DE Brandon Graham is tied for the third in NFL with six sacks.

 ?? DANIEL KUCIN JR. — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? The Dallas defense will get a boost with more playing time for Randy Gregory, who returned last week from a substance-abuse suspension. He played only six snaps last week.
DANIEL KUCIN JR. — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Dallas defense will get a boost with more playing time for Randy Gregory, who returned last week from a substance-abuse suspension. He played only six snaps last week.

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