Prior to Monday night's debacle in New Orleans, the Eagles were listed as -2.5 point favorites over the visiting Dallas Cowboys (3-5) for this Sunday...but now the Vegas money is pouring in for the Cowboys, making the Birds a 1-point underdog in their own house.
Perfect.
In a game which features two teams struggling to score points on offense, and two quarterbacks who each divide their respective fan bases right now, why not increase the level of urgency for the Eagles by labeling them the underdog?
Ironically, Jerry Jones has blamed the Cowboys' offensive line as a "significant contributor" to Dallas being a "mediocre offensive team" over the past two seasons. So he went out and spent a ton of money on signing bonuses for free agent guards Mackenzy Bernadeau and Nate Livings, switched right tackle Tyron Smith with left tackle Doug Free, and is still getting "mediocre" results from his offense.
So this game could be seen in one w...
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PLAYERS:
Mackenzy Bernadeau,
Nate Livings,
Tyron Smith,
Doug Free,
Todd Herremans,
DeMarco Murray,
Trent Cole,
Jason Babin,
Brandon Graham
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles
TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles
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