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PHILADELPHIA (11-5) At DALLAS (11-5)
8 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE – Cowboys by 3 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Philadelphia 9-7; Dallas 9-7.
SERIES RECORD – Cowboys lead 57-44
LAST MEETING – Cowboys beat Eagles 24-0, Jan. 3, 2010
LAST WEEK – Cowboys beat Eagles 24-0
EAGLES OFFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (22), PASS (10)
EAGLES DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (9), PASS (17)
COWBOYS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (7), PASS (6)
COWBOYS DEFENSE – OVERALL (9), RUSH (4), PASS (20)
end matching teams that also played last week. There have been nine such back-to-back matchups in past, and only three teams won both games. … Since Andy Reid became coach and Donovan McNabb the quarterback in 1999, Philadelphia has won its first playoff game in seven consecutive postseason appearances. … McNabb has nine playoff victories. Only seven quarterbacks have more, five Hall of Famers along with Tom Brady and Brett Favre, both Super Bowl champions who are still playing. … K David Akers has played in 17 postseason games, one shy of Brian Dawkins’ team record. … QB Tony Romo ended regular season with touchdowns in 12 consecutive games, second-longest streak of career. … Dallas was only NFL team with three receivers who had at least 20 catches and averaged at 15.7 yards per catch: Patrick Crayton (16.8), Miles Austin (16.3) and Roy Williams (15.7). … Dallas drafted David Buehler for his kickoff abilities. He rewarded it with 29 touchbacks, two more than previous team record – and 29 more than last year, when Cowboys had none. … Dallas set team record with 6,390 total yards, exceeding 6,000 in a season for first time.
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