NFL WEEK 9 CAPSULES
DALLAS (5-2) AT EAGLES (7-1)
Sunday, 4:25 p.m., FOX
LINE: Eagles by 3, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
SERIES: Cowboys, 70-54
LAST MEETING: Cowboys, 40-34, 2022
LAST WEEK: Cowboys beat Rams, 4320; Eagles won at Washington, 38-31.
EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (7), PASS (7), SCORING (3).
EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (8), RUSH (1), PASS (26), SCORING (19).
COWBOYS OFFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (11), PASS (16), SCORING (2).
COWBOYS DEFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (18), PASS (4), SCORING (4).
TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Cowboys plus-6; Eagles minus-3.
KEY MATCHUP: Eagles secondary vs. CeeDee Lamb and Cowboys secondary vs. A.J. Brown. Offenses have had success throwing against coordinator Sean Desai’s Eagles defense, which allows 247.5yards per game. Cowboys have been stingier, with 178.6passing yards per game allowed.
ETC.: Cowboys CB DaRon Bland is one pick-6away from tying NFL record of four in a season. … Dallas K Brandon Aubrey needs one more field goal for NFL record for consecutive makes to start a career. The rookie, 28, has hit 18consecutive kicks . ... Philadelphia has started 7-1 or better for ninth time. … Eagles are 24-2in past 26regular-season games started by Jalen Hurts. Eagles QB is second in NFL in total TDs (19) and third in total yards (2,420). … Philadelphia’s 50percent third-down completion rate is tops in NFL. … Eagles rank second in NFL in time of possession (33:49). … RB D’Andre Swift has combined for 263 yards in the past five games, cooling after a hot start. Eagles haven’t rushed for 100yards in three straight games. … DE Haason Reddick had game-clinching sack against the Commanders and ranks eighth in the league with 6½ sacks.
MIAMI (6-2) VS. KANSAS CITY (6-2)
in Frankfurt, Germany, 9:30a.m., NFL Network.
LINE: Chiefs by 2½
SERIES: Dolphins, 16-15
LAST MEETING: Chiefs, 33-27, 2020
KEY MATCHUP: Dolphins defense against TE Travis Kelce, who has led Chiefs in receiving each of the past seven games. He has at least one catch in 151 straight games.
ETC.: Miami has not defeated a defending Super Bowl champ since beating New England in 2019 . ... Dolphins have 3,626 yards of offense, third most through eight games since merger in 1970 . ... Chiefs lead NFL in fewest sacks allowed (10). Dolphins are third (12) . ... Andy Reid is 3-0against Dolphins since taking over in Kansas City.