Cowboys Eagles Rivalry Heats Up

Sunday's game against the Eagles will give the Cowboys Defense a first hand look at the league's top rated offense, and it’s not even a balanced attack.

Under Donovan McNabb's leadership, Philadelphia is averaging 356-yards passing per game, that’s tops in the league.

“They're very, very, very diverse in what they do,” says Cowboys Head Coach Bill Parcells. “You can see now that Donovan, is really a veteran quarterback because he's very comfortable with what he's doing in pretty much all aspects of their passing game.”

McNabb knows things are clicking. “I think we all understand the system a little bit better,” he says, “and I think our chemistry is where we want it to be.”

Aaron Glenn, Cowboys Cornerback says, “If you’re in the secondary, your going to get attacked, and we know that, so I mean, its just us being able to hold our end of the bargain.”

To make matters worse, the Cowboys haven't had much success against the Eagles, only winning twice in the last 12-games. Philadelphia is been to four straight NFC Title games, and because of that, has earned the respect of the rest of the league.

“They've earned it,” says Cowboys Tight End Dan Campbell. “They've showed why they're one of the elite teams you know, they're up there at the top, and they're pretty much, hey, you want it come get it.”

Says Cowboys Quarterback Drew Bledsoe, “This is a big game for us, no question, no question its a very big game for us. “It’s a division game against a team that was representative for the NFC in the Super Bowl last year, and I think it'll be a good gauge of exactly where we stand.”

“They've been the bullies of the NFC for the last, I don't know, four years maybe, or five years,” says Cowboys Wide Receiver Keyshawn Johnson. “Even the year that I was in Tampa, we beat them, they were still the bullies. I mean it came down to playing Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, beating Philadelphia to go to the Super Bowl. We won the super bowl, and the next year, we were playing Philadelphia, in Philadelphia, opening night.”

Dallas will host the Eagles Sunday at 3:15 central time. The game is a division game, it’s a rival game, so for Dallas, it doesn't get much bigger than this. Until proven otherwise, the Eagles remain the team to beat in the NFC.