Dallas Cowboys: Keys to Victory Over the Philadelphia Eagles

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Published: November 3, 2009

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... of the NFC East.

Here are five keys to victory for the Dallas Cowboys.

  1. Contain Donovan McNabb.   The Eagles quarterback is most dangerous when he is extending plays with his legs.  Demarcus Ware and company must keep contain while still pressuring the All-Pro quarterback.
  2. Bracket cover Desean Jackson.   The extremely fast Jackson has followed up a great rookie year with an even better sophomore year.  While Cowboys cornerback Terrence Newman should be in his hip pocket all night, I don't believe Newman can keep up with the younger, faster Jackson without help on some plays.  It only takes one big play by Jackson to kill momentum and steal the game, so the Cowboys should force someone else to beat them.
  3. Find mismatches with Eagles linebackers. Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett should utilize the two tight end sets with Jason Witten and Martellus Bennett to create mismatches wit...

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