Tuesday’s National Football League Capsules
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PHILADELPHIA (11-4) At DALLAS (10-5)=
4:15 p.m. ET, FOX=
OPENING LINE - Cowboys by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Dallas 8-7; Philadelphia 9-6
SERIES RECORD - Cowboys lead 56-44
LAST MEETING - Cowboys beat Eagles 20-16, Nov. 8, 2009
LAST WEEK - Eagles beat Broncos 30-27; Cowboys beat Redskins 17-0
EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (21), PASS (9)
EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (8), PASS (13)
COWBOYS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (8), PASS (6)
COWBOYS DEFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (5), PASS (21)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Since losing to Dallas and San Diego, Philadelphia has won six straight. In those games, Eagles have averaged 31.2 points and 2.5 takeaways. … With a game to go, Eagles already have scored franchise-record 429 points. It’s fourth time they’ve broken scoring record under coach Andy Reid. … Philadelphia K David Akers(notes) leads NFL with 139 points, and is six points shy of breaking team record he set last season. His 32 field goals are two shy of breaking club record he set last season. … Eagles CB Asante Samuel(notes) has nine INTs, tied for second in club history; record is 11. … Cowboys have 5,916 yards of total offense, leaving them 53 from club record set in 1979, Roger Staubach’s final season. … Tony Romo(notes) has 4,172 yards passing, 40 yards from breaking club record he set in 2007. … Dallas didn’t have single touchback last season, so it drafted David Buehler(notes) to boot kickoffs deep into end zones. His 25 touchbacks are three shy of breaking club record held by Lin Elliott in 1991. … Cowboys TE Jason Witten(notes) is nine catches from career high, and needs 46 yards for second 1,000-yard season of career.
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