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Sunday, Dec 10, Noon Dallas time, FOX

LINE: Dallas -9½

RECORD VS. SPREAD: Dallas 6-5-2, Philadelphia 7-5-1

SERIES RECORD: Dallas leads the series 44-27 and have won in the last 7 meetings.

LAST TIME MET: Dallas blasted Philadelphia 34-12 in their meeting on November 6 in Dallas. RB Emmitt Smith rushed for 158 yards and 2 touchdowns and WR Michael Irvin tied the NFL record with his 7th consecutive 100-yard receiving game.

LAST GAME: Dallas lost to the Washington Redskins in Irving by the score of 24-17 while Philadelphia lost in Seattle 26-14.

COWBOYS OFFENSE (RUSH: #2, PASS: #13, OVERALL: #4)
QB Troy Aikman has thrown 14 TDs and leads the NFC with a 99.2 QB rating. RB Emmitt Smith leads the NFL in rushing yards (1,494), attempts (302), scrimmage yards (1,817) and touchdowns (22). WR Michael Irvin is 2nd in the NFL with 98 receptions, and also has 1,391 yards and 10 TDs.

EAGLES OFFENSE (RUSH: #3, PASS: #29, OVERALL: #22)
QB Rodney Peete has a QB rating of 71.6 and has passed for 1,737 yards, 6TDs and 8 INTs. RB Rickey Watters has 10 TDs and is 3rd in the NFC with 1,074 yards, while his counterpart Charlie Garner did not play last week and is listed as questionable.

COWBOYS DEFENSE (RUSH: #11, PASS: #15, OVERALL: #12)
DE Charles Haley, 3rd in the NFC and leading the team with 10½ sacks, will likely miss the remainder of the regular season and possibly the post-season with a back injury. He had surgery on Wednesday to repair a ruptured disk. DT Leon Lett will be moving to the defensive end position. Dallas allowed 140 rushing yards against the Redskins last week.

EAGLES DEFENSE (RUSH: #16, PASS: #2, OVERALL: #3)
Rookie DE Mike Mamula is expected to play this week after returning from a shoulder injury. DT Andy Harmon leads the team and is 3rd in the NFC with 10½ sacks. The run defense is continuing to falter - not a good sign against Emmitt Smith - but the pass defense has an NFL high 42 sacks.

SPECIAL TEAM
Dallas K Chris Boniol is the NFL's most accurate kicker, making 18 of 19 FGs. He is also the backup punter and may have to spell P John Jett, who has had a bad back. Philadelphia K Gary Anderson has made 18 of 25 FGs. P Tom Hutton is averagin 44.1 yards per punt (3rd in the NFC).

STREAKS, STATS & NOTES
The Dallas Cowboys will be trying to clinch the NFC East title with a win over the Philadelphia Eagles. It will be the 4th year in a row the Cowboys would be champions of the division. Dallas need a win to maintain the one-game lead over the San Francisco 49ers for Home Field Advantage in the NFC Playoffs. ...RB Emmitt Smith needs just 3 TDs to surpass John Riggins for the NFL record of TDs in a single season. His career-high 237 yards in one game came against the Eagles at the Vet in 1993. ...WR Michael Irvin set a new NFL record last week with 11 100-yard games in a single season. ...Eagles RV Ricker Watters has scored 2 TDs in his last 4 games. ...WR Art Monk was signed by the Eagles last week. He is the current NFL record holder for career receptions, and currently has a 180-game streak with at least one reception.