Dallas Cowboys at Eagles: The latest news from the Eagles’ side of things

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• on November 3, 2023 8:00 pm

Eagles rule out four players for Cowboys game on Sunday – Dave Zangaro, NBC Sports Philadelphia

An Eagles’ offensive lineman is also making his first profession get started.

The Eagles have dominated out 4 gamers for his or her Sunday afternoon sport towards the Cowboys.

G Cam Jurgens (foot), CB Bradley Roby (shoulder), RB Boston Scott (non-public topic) and Grant Calcaterra (concussion) have been all dominated out of Friday afternoon.

Jurgens has ignored the earlier 4 video games on Injured Reserve with a foot harm. His 21-day follow window was once opened this week and he returned as a restricted player all week however he isn’t slightly able to move. We will most probably see him go back after the bye week on Nov. 20 towards the Chiefs.

Without Jurgens, the Eagles are in reality anticipated to start out rookie third-round pick out Tyler Steen at proper guard. This can be the first get started of Steen’s profession. Veteran Sua Opeta has been the starter the remaining 4 video games however Steen were given available in the market for 6 snaps past due in the 2nd quarter towards the Commanders and has been operating with the first-team offense this week.

This can be Roby’s 0.33 ignored sport since struggling a shoulder harm. He wasn’t placed on IR so the Eagles have been hoping he’d be again ahead of 4 weeks. So possibly we see him go back towards the Chiefs too. Roby was once operating with running shoes on a side box Friday.

Spadaro: Secondary ‘growing in the defense’ with potent Dallas pass game coming – Dave Spadaro, PhiladelphiaEagles.com

An often-shuffling lineup in the Eagles’ secondary is making ready to be examined this Sunday.

Constant trade, to the music of seven other combos in the secondary all through the direction of 8 weeks. The Eagles’ secondary has had its arms complete conserving monitor of who’s the place and what’s up from sport to sport and, at occasions, play to play.

“We’ve always had that next-man-up mentality, and it has been put to the test this season,” cornerback James Bradberry stated. “I think we’ve held up pretty well.”

The Dallas Cowboys come to the town on Sunday, should you weren’t mindful, and produce with them a potent passing sport led via broad receiver CeeDee Lamb, who coming off back-to-back massive video games, together with a 12-catch, 158-yard, 2-touchdown efficiency in the Cowboys’ win over the Los Angeles Rams. Lamb has 46 receptions for 633 yards and three touchdowns this season.

“Good receiver. Runs great routes and makes plays,” Bradberry stated. “We definitely have to be aware of where he is at all times.”

What the Eagles are looking for is balance in the secondary, one thing that went off the rails from the very get started of the season. Nickel cornerback Avonte Maddox performed in two video games ahead of struggling a season-ending pectoral harm, protection Reed Blankenship has ignored time with injured ribs, Bradberry had a concussion that stored him out of a sport, and protection Justin Evans is on Injured Reserve with a knee harm. Cornerback Darius Slay ignored a sport with a knee harm. Bradley Roby, signed to interchange Maddox, is out with a shoulder harm.

“All you can do is keep playing and make sure that everyone is ready to go when their number is called,” stated Blankenship, who has been inactive for 2 video games. “Obviously, we would like to have the same guys out there every week, but that hasn’t been the case. It’s football. You just have to roll with it.”

Nick Sirianni defends Kenneth Gainwell as Eagles’ No. 2 RB; Rashaad Penny remains odd man out – Jeff Kerr, CBS Sports

Despite buying and selling for beginning RB D’Andre Swift all through the draft, the third-year Eagles’ RB nonetheless has his position on the roster.

Kenneth Gainwell isn’t getting changed in the Philadelphia Eagles’ operating again rotation. Just days after Gainwell completed with two carries for -4 yards — together with a fumble within the 5-yard line — in Sunday’s win over the Washington Commanders, the Eagles will persist with him as the No. 2 operating again.

“He’s the No. 2,” Sirianni stated Wednesday. “He’s our No. 2 because we believe it right now. He’s the second best running back on our team.”

Gainwell has been suffering all through the 12 months, having simply 153 dashing yards and averaging 3.0 yards in keeping with lift in seven video games. Of the 41 certified operating backs, Gainwell is fortieth in yards in keeping with lift. Of the 107 gamers who’ve 10-plus carries since Week 4, Gainwell is 96th in yards in keeping with lift (2.4).

Sirianni is sticking with Gainwell regardless.

“That’s based off games,” Sirianni stated. “That’s based totally off previous video games. That’s based totally off follow. That’s based totally off the entire frame of paintings, no longer simply — and clearly I perceive the place that query is coming from, however I didn’t get this query remaining week when he ran over two guys in the Miami sport and were given into the finish zone as a result of we have been all making a song his praises.

Philadelphia Eagles TE Dallas Goedert on Dallas Cowboys Rivalry: ‘I Love The Hatred!’ – Max Gamarra, Sports Illustrated

It stays obvious that there is not any love misplaced on both side of the Cowboys-Eagles competition.

Philadelphia Eagles tight finish Dallas Goedert is a huge, unironic fan of the competition with the Dallas Cowboys and “loves the hatred,” one thing he hasn’t been shy about in contemporary seasons in spite of the an identical names.

“I’m a Philly guy and I love the hatred we have towards Dallas so hearing ‘Dallas Sucks!’ just gets me fired up,” Goedert said. “Because I feel the same way about them.”

The Eagles and Cowboys have one of the maximum historical rivalries in the NFL, relationship again many years upon many years. The latest iteration of the competition has been headlined via quarterbacks Dak Prescott and Jalen Hurts.

Goedert has performed in 9 video games towards Dallas since he has entered the league, recording 28 catches for 412 yards and 3 touchdowns. In the ones 9 video games, Philadelphia is 3-6, spanning again to 2018.

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