Taking a look at which two teams will clash on Sunday Night Football in NFL Week 11 as it’ll be a huge divisional showdown taking the stage.
The Dallas Cowboys will host the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11 in a primetime NFC East matchup on Sunday Night Football. The Eagles have had two weeks to prepare for this game as they are coming off of their Week 10 bye and currently hold a three-game lead over the Cowboys entering this contest. Dallas lost 27-7 to the Atlanta Falcons last week, snapping a three-game win streak since their Week 6 bye.
Now the Ezekiel Elliott has withdrawn his appeal, he will serve his full six-game suspension starting with last week’s game against the Falcons. That might be more of a problem than expected for the Cowboys. The seven points the Cowboys scored against the Falcons was the lowest total they have scored all season by a margin of ten points. Alfred Morris received the majority of carries with Rod Smith receiving three carries and Darren McFadden receiving just one.
Despite the fact that Morris and Smith both averaged over four yards per carry, the Cowboys still decided to pass the majority of the game. Dak Prescott dropped back to pass 30 times on Sunday and ended up throwing for just 176 yards and no touchdowns.
The Eagles currently have the best record in the NFL at 8-1 but there is little room to slip up if they want that first-round bye in the NFC as the Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and New Orleans Saints all have 7-2 records in the NFC.
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Still, Philadelphia controls their own destiny as far as the playoffs go and have now teamed up NFL MVP-favorite Carson Wentz with a star running back in Jay Ajayi, who the Eagles traded for prior to the deadline. The Eagles are a perfect mix of offense and defense primed to go far in the playoffs this season.