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with a win in Philadelphia a month ago.Carson Wentz and the Eagles will try to do the same in Texas — actually for the third straight week since the defending champs found their season on the brink following a blowout loss to New Orleans a week after falling to their NFC East rivals.While Eagles coach Doug Pederson isn’t big on the word “desperation” coming off his team’s first back-to-back wins this season http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-dallas-goedert-jersey , he isn’t dodging the significance of Sunday at AT&T Stadium, where the division lead will be on the line for the second time in three games.On Thanksgiving Day, Dallas beat Washington to pull even with the Redskins . Now the Cowboys (7-5) have a chance for a fifth straight win that would all but eliminate the Eagles (6-6) and make things difficult for the Redskins as well.“Every game for us is definitely a must win,” Pederson said. “I think every game for them is a must win. Both of us are trying to accomplish the same goal. We’ve just got to get ourselves ready to go.”The Cowboys were in danger of losing touch with the playoff race when they visited the Eagles in early November.The debut of new No. 1 receiver Amari Cooper, acquired in a trade, had been ruined in a loss to Tennessee. The offense had been struggling for the equivalent of a full season going back to 2017.Including that 27-20 win to start a four-game surge , the offensive average is up almost 50 yards per game, Prescott’s efficiency at quarterback is significantly improved and there’s little doubt that Cooper’s impact has influenced both of those developments.While the scoring hasn’t spiked as much because of the surprising defensive struggle against the high-scoring Saints Womens Rodney McLeod Jersey , the 13-10 win that ended New Orleans’ 10-game winning streak was the signature moment for a defense that’s been carrying the Cowboys all season.“Honestly we have been the same team,” Prescott said. “We knew the team that we had in some of the games that we lost. And it was just about making those few plays here and there. I just think sitting here at 7-5 now four games later, we have been able to make those plays.”Things to consider with the Cowboys going for a season sweep of the Eagles for the first time since 2012:BALANCED ATTACKThe Eagles are running more effectively and more frequently than they have all season. Running backs have 56 carries for 263 yards the past two games. Undrafted rookie Josh Adams has emerged as the lead back and has 169 yards on 42 rushes. Corey Clement has been productive and Darren Sproles scored on a 14-yard run in his first game since the season opener.“We’ve been persistent with the run game,” offensive coordinator Mike Groh said. “Guys are doing a heck of a job of creating lanes, and if there is not a lane there, there have been enough times where the backs have done a good job creating on their own.”RESTED, RECHARGEDRunning back Ezekiel Elliott had 90 touches (72 carries, 18 catches) for 479 yards in the annual busy stretch of the season for the Cowboys — three games in 12 days around Thanksgiving. The 2016 NFL rushing champion welcomed four days off. “It’s definitely helped me getting my feet back under me Alshon Jeffery Jersey ,” said Elliott, who lost his league rushing lead to Todd Gurley last week. “It’s the best I’ve felt on a Wednesday in a while.”GOLDEN’S THREEPEATReceiver Golden Tate will face the Cowboys for the third time this season. He had eight catches for 132 yards and two TDs while with Detroit in Week 4. He caught just two passes for 17 yards in his debut for the Eagles in the Cowboys’ 27-20 win. But now he’s coming off his best performance for his new team: seven catches for 85 yards and a score in a 28-13 win over the Redskins.DAK SACKSWhile the numbers for Prescott and his offense are improving, his sack rate isn’t. The 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year has been dropped an NFL-high 45 times and has been sack-free just once this season. The Saints sacked him a season-high seven times.“It starts with me, but it’s a collective effort, from receivers getting open, getting separation, to the offensive line maybe holding up just a little bit longer for me, or me just getting the ball out and throwing it away http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-lane-johnson-jersey , or getting it to the back or whatever we got to do,” Prescott said.CHECK THE BULLETIN BOARDEagles linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill was the trash talker of the week , telling a Philadelphia TV outlet, “Look at Dallas’ history. They always choke. So we’ll go down there and make them choke.”Prescott was aware of it but didn’t bite. “When you play a team like this, a game like this that means what it means, what somebody says doesn’t add any motivation,” he said. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An undrafted rookie who began the season on the practice squad kept the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoff race.Josh Adams helped the Eagles overcome deficits of 12-0 and 19-3 in a 25-22 victory over the New York Giants that moved the defending Super Bowl champions within one game of the Redskins and Cowboys in the mediocre NFC East.The Eagles (5-6) host Washington (6-5) next Monday and visit Dallas (6-5) on Dec. 9.Coach Doug Pederson has been searching for an answer at running back since Jay Ajayi sustained a season-ending knee injury in October and veteran Darren Sproles injured his hamstring in Week 1.Adams emerged from a backfield that includes Corey Clement and Wendell Smallwood. He ran for a season-best 84 yards on 22 carries against the Giants, including a 1-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion. Adams also had a 52-yard TD run negated by a holding penalty.“To his credit Womens Nelson Agholor Jersey , with taking advantage of some of the injuries, he has just kind of slowly worked himself into this position,” Pederson said Monday.“It’s not to discount or discredit Corey and Wendell because they do a lot of great things as well. It’s just that Josh now has kind of taken that lead, and we continue to grow and try to increase his touches each week.”Adams signed with the Eagles after playing three seasons at Notre Dame but was among the final cuts. He returned to the team on the practice squad and was promoted to the roster after the second game.“It felt good to be out there,” Adams said after his breakout performance against the Giants. “Obviously I got the start, but I just try to take it one play at a time, not looking past anything, relying on the guys in front of me Zach Ertz Jersey , and taking one play and trusting what we were doing.”Despite trailing New York most of the game, Pederson stuck with the run and relied on Adams running behind the offensive line instead of putting the burden on Carson Wentz’s passing arm. The Eagles are 5-0 this season when they run more than 25 times, 0-6 when they don’t.“Any time we stay balanced as an offense, good things happen and you’re able to score points and sort of control the ball,” Pederson said. “I think you look around the league, the common theme of teams that have that balance are winning games. I think that’s a formula you can carry moving forward.”