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What a game in South Philly. The Philadelphia Eagles win 17-9 over the Dallas Cowboys, taking control of the NFC East and their own playoff destiny. As I stated in my last blog, I would have never been able to predict the outcome of this season. Injuries have plagued the Eagles offense and the defense has been incredibly unpredictable the entire season. The Cowboys look dominate on paper but ever since week 3 they've been a disaster, full of inconsistency and false hype.
After losing the first divisional match up against the Cowboys in week 7, the Eagles were looking to avoid the sweep. But most importantly they were playing to keep their playoff hopes alive and stop the Cowboys from clinching the division on their home turf. This was supposedly the biggest game of Carson Wentz's career, being that he has not yet been tested in a do or die situation. The motivation proved to be successful as Carson Wentz absolutely dominated Sundays game. Wentz completed 31 of 40 passes, throwing for 319 yards and a TD. He commanded the field from kickoff to the last hand off to, the also dominant, Miles Sanders (which would have been a touchdown had it not been for fantastic attention to the clock and unselfishness from the rookie running back).
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I am a very active member of Eagles Twitter and for Wentz, this season has brought unnecessary slander to the QB from "dedicated" Eagles fans. The lack of production from his offensive weapons (or lack thereof) has been placed on him and that is simply not fair. This season he is putting up similar passing numbers to Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson (both of which are in the MVP race) with practice squad receivers! The teams record may not reflect Wentz's performance but the numbers do not lie, he is a top 5 QB and I will continue to say that until he proves us otherwise. While I've always been in support of Wentz, PLENTY of Eagles fans have been crying for Nick Foles to return or asking the team to trade our top 5 QB for who knows what. Comically enough, these people are now nowhere to be found as the 2019 scores are finally starting to reflect the skill of Carson Wentz. This man is a leader, he is meant to be a franchise QB and he will lead this team to many playoff appearances. This is just the beginning for Carson Wentz so if you truly believe he should not be the Eagles starting QB...find a different team to follow.
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Now, back to Dallas. If the Cowboys do not make the playoffs (which is very likely) I truly believe Jason Garrett will be fired within the next two weeks. The team has talent, but it is being wasted. For example, why were Elliot and Cooper sitting out during key drives in the second half? Why was a pass call to Witten called on 3rd and 14, nine yards in front of the sticks? These are calls that cannot be made with the division title on the line. There is absolutely no reason for Garrett to be coaching the Cowboys next season.
The Cowboys will face the Redskins in Dallas next week to wrap up the season and the Eagles will travel to New York to square-off with the Giants at MetLife Stadium. Both games will kickoff at 3:25 central time.
With the Eagles currently perched atop the standings in the NFC East, here are all of the possible outcomes (barring a tie for both games) in the race for the division:
1. Eagles win and they clinch, regardless of the score from Dallas.
2. Eagles lose and Dallas wins, Dallas will clinch.
3. Eagles lose and Dallas loses, Eagles will clinch.
The Philadelphia Eagles control their own destiny from this point on. I expect Wentz, Sanders, and Greg Ward Jr to have another big game next Sunday, sealing their spot in the playoffs. For the Cowboys, I do expect a win, but I also expect a search for a new coach to begin following the end of a very disappointing season for Dem Boys.
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