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    Jordan Howard meeting with doctors, in hopes of clearance

    Getty Images The Eagles are hoping for some good news on the injury front before the end of the week (and they could use it). Coach Doug Pederson just told reporters that running back Jordan Howard is meeting with doctors today, in hopes that he can be cleared for contact. He hasn’t played...
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    Eagles unsure if Zach Ertz can go on Sunday

    Getty Images Eagles tight end Zach Ertz played through a rib injury on Sunday against the Cowboys, but it’s unknown whether he’ll be able to play this week against the Giants. Ertz wants to play through the pain, but the team has not yet cleared him to go after putting him through tests on...
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    Report: Cowboys limited Amari Cooper late because he wasn’t playing well

    Getty Images It still seems unfathomable that, with the Cowboys’ season on the line on fourth-and-eight, that their best receiver would be standing on the sideline. But that’s exactly what happened Sunday in the waning seconds of the Cowboys’ 17-9 loss to the Eagles. With Amari Cooper out of...
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    NFL playoff scenarios for Week 17

    Getty Images The NFL released the following playoff scenarios for the final week of the season. AFC CLINCHED: Baltimore Ravens – AFC North division and home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs Houston Texans – AFC South division Kansas City Chiefs – AFC West division New England...
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    Zach Ertz getting tests on injured rib

    Getty Images Sunday afternoon was generally a happy one for the Eagles as they beat the Cowboys and moved into position to clinch the NFC East title with a win over the Giants in Week 17. One down note was the addition of yet another key offensive piece to the team’s injury list. Tight end...
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    DeSean Jackson expects to return if Eagles win a playoff game

    Getty Images The Eagles can clinch a playoff berth Sunday, but they’d need to win a game beyond Week 17 if they want to see DeSean Jackson this year. Via Tim McManus of ESPN.com, the veteran receiver is expecting to join the team again if they make the divisional round of the playoffs, which...
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    Ronald Darby set to miss time with hip injury

    Getty Images The Eagles are waiting to hear about tight end Zach Ertz‘s outlook for Week 17 after he injured a rib in Sunday’s win over the Cowboys, but they are already preparing to play without cornerback Ronald Darby. Head coach Doug Pederson said at his Monday press conference that Darby...
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    Daniel Jones joins a select list of rookie quarterbacks

    Getty Images Of all the great rookie quarterback performances over the years, before Sunday only two had ever had three or more games with four or more touchdown passes in their first NFL seasons. Daniel Jones, who threw five touchdown passes in Sunday’s 41-35 overtime win over Washington...
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    Jay Ajayi out, Jordan Howard back for Eagles

    Getty Images The Eagles are finally getting healthier at running back. Jordan Howard, who has missed the last six games with a shoulder injury, will be back this week, and with Howard returning the Eagles are releasing Jay Ajayi, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Howard arrived in a trade with...
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    Final playoff spots effectively down to Cowboys or Eagles, Titans or Steelers

    Getty Images In both the NFC and the AFC, we know the identity of five of the six playoff teams, with two more teams competing for the sixth and final spot. In the NFC, the only remaining playoff ticket to be punched belongs to the NFC East winner. If the Cowboys beat the Eagles today, the...
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    Derek Barnett, Avonte Maddox will play, but Nelson Agholor is out

    Getty Images The Eagles will have defensive end Derek Barnett and cornerback Avonte Maddox today against the Cowboys. Both were listed as questionable Friday. Barnett is returning after a two-game absence while rehabbing an ankle injury. The Eagles added Maddox to their injury report Friday...
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    Eagles take 10-0 lead with Carson Wentz firing away

    Getty Images The Cowboys haven’t had the ball long enough to determine just how Dak Prescott‘s shoulder is. Carson Wentz and the Eagles have controlled things so far in Philadelphia, building a 10-0 lead. Jake Elliott kicked a 36-yard field goal on the first possession of the game, capping an...
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    Ronald Darby has hip flexor injury; Zach Ertz has rib injury

    Getty Images The Eagles began the day banged up. They now are more banged up. Cornerback Ronald Darby injured his hip flexor and is questionable to return. After Cowboys receiver Michael Gallup caught a 41-yard pass early in the second quarter, Darby left for the locker room. Rasul Douglas...
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    Darren Sproles announces his retirement

    Getty Images Eagles running back Darren Sproles was already done for the season. He decided Saturday to make it permanent. Via Reuben Frank of NBCSportsPhiladelphia.com, the veteran running back and return man has announced his retirement. “My body is telling me it’s time to step away from...
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    Terrell Owens omitted from all-time team

    Getty Images With the league’s 100th season comes an effort to name the NFL’s all-time team, with (coincidentally) 100 players named to it. It’s not the best 100 players of all time, but a 100-member NFL team with a specific number of players at every position. At the receiver position, the...
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    Dak Prescott to be “pretty limited” in Cowboys practice

    Getty Images If Dak Prescott is going to throw, the Cowboys are trying to make sure it’s on Sunday. Via Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News, Prescott’s workload on Friday is going to be light, if he does anything at all. “He’ll be pretty limited. If he throws, it won’t be much,” coach...
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    Dak Prescott not listed on Cowboys’ final injury report

    Getty Images The expectation by everyone this week was that Dak Prescott would play Sunday against the Eagles. The Cowboys quarterback wasn’t about to miss the team’s biggest game of the season. Despite being limited in practice all week, Prescott does not have a designation. The question now...
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    Lane Johnson out; Nelson Agholor, Derek Barnett questionable

    Getty Images Given quarterback Dak Prescott and left tackle Tyron Smith don’t have designations, the Cowboys enter Sunday’s NFC East showdown healthier than the Eagles. The Eagles, of course, have had more than their share of injuries this season. Right tackle Lane Johnson will not play. The...
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    Week 16 injury report roundup

    Getty Images Week 16 of the 2019 NFL season kicks off on Saturday with three games and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday. The 30 teams taking part in those games have handed in their final injury reports of the week and all injury designations for those games are below. The Packers and...
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    Stephen Jones: Cowboys will have whole playbook despite Dak Prescott’s injury

    Getty Images Dak Prescott will start Sunday. That comes as no surprise. The question remains: How effective will the Cowboys quarterback be with his right shoulder injury? Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones doesn’t expect to notice a difference. “No player at this point at this...
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