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The Dallas Cowboys Week 18 matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles pits two divisional rivals against each other with little still on the line. For the Eagles (9-7), they are locked into a wild-card spot (5-7 seed) regardless of Sunday's outcomes, and the Cowboys (11-5) are hoping that either the Los Angeles Rams (12-4) or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (12-4) will fall so that they could move up from the four-seed.
While both teams may want to beat their biggest NFL rivals into submission, the coaching staff must be cautious with their players at the same time. That is more prominent on the Eagles' side since they have less to play for. Because of that, here are four predictions from Sunday's Cowboys-Eagles game that will help the Cowboys on their road to victory.
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Cowboys Week 18 Predictions
4. Cedrick Wilson will score a touchdown
With Michael Gallup out for the year with a torn ACL suffered last week on an outstanding touchdown catch in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals, it is time for Wilson to step up and produce just like he did when Gallup was injured earlier this year. For the season, Wilson has 55 catches for 483 yards and four touchdowns in limited playing time. He also averaged 12.1 yards per catch but has three fumbles on the year. Assuming that doesn't happen on his way to the end zone, Wilson will get his fifth touchdown of the year.
3. Ezekiel Elliott will have his best game of the year
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Yes, I know, Elliott has been on a steady decline since he ripped off 143 yards and a touchdown in Week four against the Carolina Panthers. That was his best game of the year but surprisingly his second-best game came against the Eagles when he ran for 95 yards and two rushing touchdowns. That was a game in Week three that saw the Cowboys win big 41-21. While I am not predicting that kind of high score this week for the Cowboys, I do expect Elliott to be the focal point of an offense that has Tony Pollard nursing an injury and that just lost Gallup. Dallas will lean on the run in this one and that will be in favor of Elliott, who finishes the game with 145 yards and two rushing touchdowns.
2. Keanu Neal will have 10 tackles
Neal has been a revelation for the Cowboys this year. He has steadied the linebacker position by playing well on all three downs. With stud linebacker Micah Parsons possibly out of the game due to COVID-19 protocols, look for Neal to be all over the field trying to tackle one of the most run-heavy teams in the NFL. This one is a bit of a bolder prediction because Neal only has one game of ten+ tackles in 2021, against the Las Vegas Raiders on Thanksgiving.
1. The Cowboys will cover the -4.5 point spread
While I do think that the Eagles will be able to move the ball on the ground against the Cowboys–especially if Parsons is forced to miss the game–it will not be enough to match the firepower that Dallas will be bringing in the passing and the running games. To go along with Elliott's two scores and Wilson's receiving TD, I'm predicting a defensive touchdown as well. Cowboys 28 Eagles 21
Click here for the odds on the Cowboys' upcoming game against the Eagles, courtesy of FanDuel.
