One of the most anticipated games in the NFL in Week 9 will be the Dallas Cowboys going head-to-head with the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles, which will likely be an all-out battle between two teams determined to prove they are the best squad in the NFC East.
With the Eagles sporting the best record in the league coming into this matchup at 7-1, Dallas will desperately want to get this win, as it will instantly turn a lot of heads around the league, with the NFC seemingly being a three-team race at this point.
One of the biggest keys to victory for the Cowboys on Sunday will be Micah Parsons and company getting the best of arguably the best offensive line in the league, led by veteran center Jason Kelce.
Parsons knows the Cowboys defense has quite a challenge ahead of them in order to contain Jalen Hurts and his offense, but he also knows that the Eagles will also have to contend with one of the best defenses in the NFL, according to Jon Machota of The Athletic.
Micah Parsons on facing the Eagles: “We gotta rush our butts off. … Most games are won up front. For us to win this game, we gotta win up front.
“(Facing their offensive line) is always a great challenge, but at the end of the day, they gotta face us too. I know they’re looking… pic.twitter.com/gMOEjvTCJB
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) November 1, 2023
Even though this game will be played in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, with the Eagles being arguably the best all-around team of the two, Hurts and company are only slightly favored to take down their division rivals on Sunday.
Needless to say, an epic battle between two teams that have no love lost between one another is expected, and it might very well come down to which team has the football last, with the distinction of being the best team in the NFC East and perhaps the NFC on the line.
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