After playing on two straight Thursdays, the Dallas Cowboys had a pseudo-bye week before returning to the practice field.
The Cowboys should be pleased with their current situation going into this week’s matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles, a fierce foe.
The teams in the NFC East are separated by one game. The Cowboys need to win this Sunday at home in order to have a genuine chance of winning the division. With 14 games remaining, the Cowboys own the NFL’s longest home-winning streak.
/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72937789/usa_today_21976071.0.jpg)
Conversely, since 2017, the Eagles have not triumphed over the Cowboys at home. To defeat the Eagles this Sunday, the Cowboys must be well-prepared and healthy. Check out the first injury report for this week.
Tyron Smith was given the day off by the Cowboys, in keeping with their strategy for the majority of the season. Dallas has been supervising Smith’s workouts to maintain him in peak shape, and it has been incredibly effective.
Every other player currently on the Cowboys’ roster took part in the drills and was on the field. The main injury news right now is that a number of seasoned players are being rested. Brandin Cooks, Stephon Gilmore, Zack Martin, and DeMarcus Lawrence are a few examples of these guys. The group also needs to report on a few transactions.
Today marked Peyton Hendershot’s activation. The club opened Matt Waletzko’s 21-day practice window on Wednesday. Sean McKeon, a tight end, has been placed on injured reserve in response.
Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert was fully involved in the Dallas week’s injury report.
Dallas Goedert, the tight end for the Eagles, was labeled as a full participant on the team’s first practice report of the week, indicating that he will probably play again on Sunday against the Cowboys.
Goedert, 28, had surgery to treat a forearm fracture that has kept him out of the last three games. However, he plans to make a comeback on Sunday night against the Cowboys.
Goedert stated, “I believe there is a very high likelihood.” Extremely enthusiastic. Last week, I tried to return, but it wasn’t quite time. However, I believe that this week will mark my return; therefore, I’m eager to get ready and test it out on the field this week.
Due to the Eagles’ walkthrough on Wednesday, the following injury report is merely an estimate:
Did not participate: Darius Slay (rest/knee), Julio Jones (groin)
Limited: Fletcher Cox (groin), Zach Cunningham (hamstring), Jack Stoll (knee)
Full: Dallas Goedert (forearm), Grant Calcaterra (ankle)
NFL
It’ll be worth monitoring Slay throughout this week. The game was completed by Josh Jobe on Sunday after he missed the final few snaps against the 49ers. So we’ll see how he makes it through the next couple of days.
Another bit of good news is that Cunningham is back in a limited fashion after missing the 49ers game with a hamstring injury. Christian Elliss and Nicholas Morrow were the Eagles’ starting lineups against the 49ers; however, Elliss was waived on Wednesday, and veteran Shaq Leonard was added.
Therefore, the Eagles have a good chance of starting Leonard, Cunningham, and Morrow against the Cowboys on Sunday.
Cox missed practice all last week and was still able to play against the 49ers. So it’s encouraging that he’s now a limited participant, even though he was probably going to play either way.
