Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Players to watch vs. Dallas Cowboys on SNF

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 06: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles passes the ball in the third quarter against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on October 6, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Jets 31-6. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

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PHILADELPHIA, PA – OCTOBER 06: Rodney McLeod #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after intercepting a pass in the second quarter against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on October 6, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles defeated the Jets 31-6. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

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This could really go either way. The Eagles need both Malcolm Jenkins and Rodney McLeod to be on their A-Game this week. Last week, these two — especially McLeod, played some of the worst football they have played in quite some time.

It’s evident that the distrust for the cornerbacks has affected McLeod and Jenkins’ play at this point in the season. The two safeties are forced to try and do too much, and now mental errors are killing the Eagles even more.

This week, none of those errors can happen. Last year, the Eagles got torched in the passing game against Dallas on the road, and they can’t allow it to happen again. McLeod has been playing some excellent football all season long, and the team needs its best guys to step up when they are needed the most. McLeod is surely needed a lot this week.

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