NFL Power Rankings, Week 16: Cowboys find their grove, 49ers stunned by Falcons

By Dan Parzych | Dec 16, 2019

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 15: Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys celebrates after the Dallas Cowboys score a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on December 15, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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17. Philadelphia Eagles (21)

How the Philadelphia Eagles continue to win games like Sunday over the Washington Redskins when all hope seems lost is difficult to explain, but the team better be ready for their Week 16 battle against the Dallas Cowboys.

Less than a week after pulling off a surprise comeback to defeat the New York Giants in overtime, the Eagles nearly ended up on the wrong end of an upset in Week 15 before fighting their way back to take down the Redskins.

Once again, Philadelphia continues to be in great shape to finish ahead of their rivals for the division title, but if the Eagles are going to have any shot at defeating the Cowboys, Carson Wentz will need some of the fill-in receivers to step up in the passing game.

Watching Wentz having to rely on players such as Greg Ward Jr. and JJ Arcega-Whiteside shows just how rough things have been in Philadelphia, but at least Miles Sanders continues to improve by the week.

Luckily for the Eagles, the former Penn State star picked the perfect time to record the best game of his young career after recording 172 yards from scrimmage to go along with two touchdowns, and these may be the kind of numbers Sanders needs in Week 16 to help defeat the Cowboys.

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