NFL schedule Week 8: Who plays on Sunday night?
By Carly Regehr
Which teams will kick off their Week 8 schedule this Sunday night in primetime?
Attention all NFL fans young and old, new and experienced: The NFL is officially at the halfway point this week and there are some exciting matchups to tune into on your TV. On Sunday night, the Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) travel 22.5 hours east to AT&T Stadium in hopes to dethrone the NFC East’s best in the Dallas Cowboys (5-1).
The Eagles step into Week 8 with two consecutive losses: Detroit in Week 5 and Washington in Week 6. Overall, though, the season has been a dosage of encouragement for the residents in the City of Brotherly Love. Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off a bye week after a convincing win over Green Bay, 30-16, in Week 6.
The story for the Eagles centers around their rebound in Week 7. Prior to that, the Eagles fell victim to what seemed to be a hungry Redskins team. In that 27-20 loss to their nemesis in Landover, MD, Carson Wentz (Week 6: 11-for-22, 176 yards, 52.4 QBR) wasn’t very productive. However, Wentz and the Eagles pleased the 69,000 onlookers at Lincoln Financial Field the following week, handing the Vikings their first loss of the season.
America’s Team, on the other hand, continues to run the NFC and prove that rookies are overlooked. Considering his last three games, Dak Prescott has totaled 719 yards and six touchdowns to only one pick. That will surely silence the unnamed NFL GM that compared Prescott to Tim Tebow earlier this month. Also, Prescott’s partner-in-crime in the backfield, running back Ezekiel Elliott, is having himself a decent three-game stretch as well (429 yards, 3 TD).
The debate of Romo vs. Prescott wages on in the locker room, but Dallas is in truly good hands. As of Oct. 27, Prescott’s only thrown for ten yards less than Aaron Rodgers (1,496). He also has the seventh best QBR (103.9) behind Drew Brees (104.4). Individually, Prescott’s completing nearly 70-percent of his passes for 8.2 yards per completion. He’s also transferring his running ability from his Mississippi State days to the NFL, as he’s rushed for three touchdowns.
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As the top-two occupants of the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles hope to repeat what happened on Nov. 8, 2015. At that stage of the season, both were the laughing stocks of the NFL; the Cowboys were 2-6, while the Eagles were 4-4. Despite winning that game in OT, the Eagles trailed in time of possession (25:42 to 38:19). Since last year, it’s safe to say that Dallas and Philadelphia have undergone successful roster reconstruction.