Dallas Cowboys look to end a two-game slide on the road against a Philadelphia Eagles team that has dropped four straight.
Game details
| When | Monday, October 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET |
| Where | Lincoln Financial Field |
| TV | ESPN |
| Line | Dallas Cowboys -4.5 | O/U 44 (market view) |
| Dallas Cowboys record | 2-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles record | 2-4 |
Overview
The Dallas Cowboys (2-4) travel to face the Philadelphia Eagles (2-4) at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday, October 26, 2026, with kickoff at 8:15 PM ET on ESPN.
Dallas enters on a two-game losing streak, falling 13-23 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 6 and 16-24 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 5, sandwiched around a 34-30 win over the Houston Texans in Week 4. Philadelphia has been colder, losing four in a row: 14-25 at home to the Carolina Panthers in Week 6, 17-19 at the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5, 20-24 to the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4 and 7-27 at the Chicago Bears in Week 3, with their last win coming 24-20 over the Tennessee Titans back in Week 2.
The market has Dallas favored by 4.5 points with a total of 44.0, and the line points to a 24-20 Cowboys win. Dak Prescott has owned this matchup with 2+ touchdown passes in six of his past seven outings against Philadelphia, including a 354-yard, two-touchdown performance in the last meeting, and that history gives Dallas the edge here.
Key players
Dak Prescott threw for 258 yards and a touchdown in Week 6 and is aiming for his seventh straight game with a touchdown pass and sixth straight with 250-plus passing yards.
CeeDee Lamb caught nine passes for 70 yards in Week 6 and ranks third in the NFL with 48 receptions for 577 yards this season.
Javonte Williams scored a rushing touchdown in Week 6 and is tied for second in the league with eight touchdowns this season, putting him in position for a fifth straight game with a score.
Tanner McKee passed for 215 yards and a touchdown for Philadelphia in Week 6.
Saquon Barkley ranks second with 8,538 rush yards and third with 11,197 scrimmage yards since 2018, and became the sixth player in NFL history with 7,500-plus rush yards and 2,500-plus receiving yards in his first 100 games.
Keys to the game
Keep riding Javonte Williams near the goal line, since he's tied for second in the NFL with eight touchdowns and has found the end zone in four straight games.
Dak Prescott needs to keep his touchdown-pass streak alive against a Philadelphia defense that's allowed four straight losses to pile up.
Make Saquon Barkley one-dimensional and force Tanner McKee to win the game through the air.
Fantasy angles
Javonte Williams is a clear start with his eight touchdowns, tied for second most in the NFL this season, and his 15.5-point projection reflecting a real shot at the goal line against Philadelphia.
CeeDee Lamb is locked into every lineup at an 18.5-point projection, and his history against this defense includes 70-plus receiving yards in five of his past six meetings.
Dak Prescott's 17.5-point projection and his track record of multiple touchdown passes against Philadelphia make him a confident start under center.
George Pickens is trending up with 70-plus receiving yards in four straight games and a 13.0-point projection that makes him worth plugging into lineups.
Brandon Aubrey, projected for 8.5 points, is a serviceable streaming option in a game where the Cowboys figure to move the ball.
Prediction
The market's line points to a 24-20 Cowboys win, and that number lines up with what Dallas has shown in this series. Dak Prescott's track record against Philadelphia, paired with Javonte Williams' touchdown streak, gives Dallas enough juice to escape with a 24-20 result while Tanner McKee and the Eagles offense fall just short.
Injury report
| Player | Team | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Winters | Dallas Cowboys | LB | Out |
| Drew Shelton | Dallas Cowboys | OT | Out |
| KaVontae Turpin | Dallas Cowboys | WR | Out |
| Marist Liufau | Dallas Cowboys | LB | Questionable |
| P.J. Locke | Dallas Cowboys | S | Questionable |
| Von Miller | Dallas Cowboys | LB | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| DeVonta Smith | Philadelphia Eagles | WR | Out |
| Dontayvion Wicks | Philadelphia Eagles | WR | Out |
| Eli Stowers | Philadelphia Eagles | TE | Questionable |
| Grant Calcaterra | Philadelphia Eagles | TE | Questionable |
| Jakorian Bennett | Philadelphia Eagles | CB | Questionable |
| Jalyx Hunt | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | Questionable |
| Jonathan Greenard | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | Questionable |
| Landon Dickerson | Philadelphia Eagles | OG | Questionable |
| Michael Carter II | Philadelphia Eagles | CB | Out |
| Nolan Smith Jr. | Philadelphia Eagles | LB | Out |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Dallas Cowboys |
|---|---|
| QB | Dak Prescott |
| RB | Javonte Williams |
| FB | Hunter Luepke |
| WR | CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy |
| TE | Jake Ferguson |
| LT | Tyler Guyton |
| LG | Tyler Smith |
| C | Cooper Beebe |
| RG | Tyler Booker |
| RT | Terence Steele |
Defense
| Pos | Dallas Cowboys |
|---|---|
| LDE | Quinnen Williams |
| NT | Otito Ogbonnia |
| RDE | Kenny Clark |
| WLB | Rashan Gary |
| LILB | DeMarvion Overshown |
| RILB | Dee Winters |
| SLB | Donovan Ezeiruaku |
| LCB | Joey Porter Jr. |
| RCB | DaRon Bland |
| NB | Caleb Downs |
| SS | Caleb Downs |
| FS | Malik Hooker |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | Wk6 L 13-23 vs Green Bay Packers, Wk5 L 16-24 vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Wk4 W 34-30 vs Houston Texans |
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.