Eagles Vs Cowboys Week 9 Preview

November 7th, 2009 by philliesfan0705 | Filed under Eagles, Football, General.

Time: 8:20 PM

Location: Lincoln Financial Field

Wow. What an opportunity for the Philadelphia Eagles. Just over a week ago, the Eagles were second nature to the city of Philadelphia. The town was painted red and the Phillies were easily the talk of the town. They were the crowned jewel. Chase Utley and Cliff Lee were our heroes, and they still are. However, the Eagles are now presented with the opportunity to paint the town green. It’s officially eagles season in Philadelphia. It’s that time once again to listen to all the naysayers ramble on about how McNabb and this eagles team will never win a Super bowl. It’s also time for McNabb and the Eagles to prove them wrong. The bull’s eye is back on Donovan McNabb. McNabb and the Eagles now have center stage. And what a better way to start than at the Linc on national television against their hated rival, the Dallas Cowboys.

A little over two weeks ago, when the eagles suffered an embarrassing loss to the lowly Oakland raiders, the Eagles and Cowboys seemed like two teams fighting for the Wild Card. The Giants were flying high at 5-0 and both the Eagles and Cowboys were in a bit of a rut. However, since that demoralizing loss to the raiders, the perspective on the NFC East has completely changed. It is now the New York Football Giants facing all the question marks as they sit at 5-3. The Eagles and Cowboys are sitting pretty at 5-2 and now play each other in this years’ biggest NFC East game to date.
Now, we all remember what happened last year in the biggest NFC East showdown. The God’s seemed to have a favor to return to the Eagles that day. It would be an understatement to say that the Eagles were lucky on that day. They were beyond lucky. The Buccaneers had a chance to eliminate the Eagles even before the start of their heavyweight match up with the Cowboys. However, those pesky Oakland Raiders ended their season. The Eagles also needed help from the Houston Texans and help is exactly what they got. The Texans went on to beat the Bears and end their chances at a playoff run. Everything aligned perfectly this day. By the time the Eagles game started, both teams knew they were locked in a win or go home game. It had the makings of a back and forth battle that could have gone down as one of the better regular season games of all time. However, the Eagles didn’t want to put anything at risk. They pummeled the Cowboys in every facet of the game, from the opening kickoff to the final whistle.

Now, I understand that this year’s match up between these two teams is not as pivotal as last year’s do or die game. However, it is a game of opportunity. Whoever wins this game gives themselves a significantly greater opportunity to win the division than the losing team. And for a long as I’ve been watching this Eagles team, they seem to take advantage of the opportunity’s presented to them. The Eagles WILL be prepared for this game. I’m not so sure if the Cowboys will. They certainly may be, but a team that can’t come out prepared for a win or go home game in December will find a hard time being prepared for a week 9 match up against that same team. You can go into the statistics of the two teams and decipher the winner from that, but that really doesn’t do anything. We all know the talent level of these two teams. The Eagles are loaded with offensive talent this year and the Cowboys, not so much. Both defenses are solid, but the Eagles should have the advantage with the revved up Philly faithful. Watch out for Desean Jackson. He is gifted with lightning fast speed, and he also seems to thrive under the bright lights. Look for him to test the Cowboys secondary and possibly open things up for a huge game from Brent Celek. Another deciding factor in this game will obviously be Romo vs. McNabb. Romo is a talented quarterback. I won’t take that away from him. However, he is no McNabb. McNabb may tend to choke in NFC Championship games, but Romo has never been to one. McNabb has been to five. McNabb knows more about the big stage than Romo, despite the harsh criticism he takes for his January and February flops. However, this game is being played on November 8th. It has all the makings of a brilliant Donovan McNabb performance. In a game like this, I’ll put my money on D-Mac.

Prediction: Eagles 31-20

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11 Responses to “Eagles Vs Cowboys Week 9 Preview”

  1. Leo says:

    Looking forward to a Week 10 preview, hope you continue to do them.

  2. Dallasfan09 says:

    You Eagles fans are just jealous. The Cowboys are a dynasty with the best cheerleaders. With a Super stadium will come another Super Bowl in the Cowboy homeland. Eagles have no chance being led by McFool. Reid better some drugs pumped into his boys if the Eagles think the Cowboys are gonna roll over like those wussy Giants.

  3. chrisleo33 says:

    Once again, an awesome preview for the Eagles-Dallas game. I look forward to reading the previews for future Eagles games. I just hope the good Eagle team takes the field rather than the crappy one.

  4. Johnny G says:

    agreed. nice article. this eagles team should be able to beat this very inconsistent cowboys squad.

  5. mike says:

    philliesfan0705. I totally agree with you. This is the type of minimal pressure game that #5 will win.

  6. Christian says:

    I’m one of those naysayers. It doesn’t matter how well they do in the regular season. We’re all waiting for the playoffs, in the fourth quarter, when we need a touchdown to win. How’s your confidence level with McNabb at the helm of a two minute offense? Exactly. The regular season doesn’t mean shit.

    • GtHockey81 says:

      My confidence in him this year is high, now that he finally has a complete supporting cast.

    • philliesfan0705 says:

      I realize that your upset with McNabb’s play in the playoffs, especially when the Eagles really need a TD. I even mentioned it in the article that McNabb has been a choke in NFC Championship games. However I am previewing a regular season game and my point is that this game has the set up of another brilliant Donovan performance. I see the Eagles jumping out early and the reason being McNabb.

      • chrisleo33 says:

        I’d like to see it, but McNabb weakness is not in his ability, although some may argue that, but it is in his inconsistency. Let’s see how many good games he can string together.

  7. GtHockey81 says:

    I agree with you here, these are the types of games McNabb shines in, very similar to last weeks outcome. I don’t think the Cowboys D will be able to keep up with the overall speed of our offensive skill players, and Asante Samuel will negate the recently surprising effectiveness of Miles Austin. I think the game will come down to the fourth quarter. I also have more faith in Mcnabb than Romo, which is why I say the Birds will pull out a 31-24 victory in SNF.