With question at QB, Eagles bid to wrap up NFC East vs. Cowboys

The Eagles are looking to clinch the NFC East title while completing a rare sweep of the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Philadelphia.The Eagles (12-3) may have to play without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, who sustained a concussion during last weekend’s 36-33 loss at Washington that snapped their team-record 10-game winning streak.Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett suffered a rib injury against the Commanders, potentially putting Tanner McKee under center Sunday as Philadelphia tries to sweep Dallas for the first time since 2011.Meanwhile, the Cowboys (7-8) are clicking with their own QB2 at the controls. Cooper Rush has guided Dallas to wins in four of the last five games, throwing nine touchdown passes and just one interception in that span.The Cowboys are in the unfamiliar position of playing spoiler, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Two more wins would give Dallas its fourth straight winning season under fifth-year coach Mike McCarthy.”It’s hard to win games in this league. It’s definitely an end goal just to have a winning season,” Cowboys right guard Brock Hoffman said. “… But definitely where we’ve been at on this journey, take it week by week, win these last two games, have a winning season, and it’s definitely a big boost going into next season.”The Eagles cruised to a 34-6 win over the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, in the first meeting in Week 10, with Hurts throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for two scores. Rush finished with just 45 yards on 13-of-23 passing.The Eagles did not practice on Christmas Day, so their injury report Wednesday was an estimation, but the team said Hurts would not have practiced and Pickett would have been a limited participant.Pickett replaced a woozy Hurts in the first quarter against Washington and finished the drive with a touchdown pass to A.J. Brown.