Eagles versus Cowboys: 5 Matchups that will decide Week 6’s game

A.J. Brown, the Eagles WRs versus Trevon Diggs, the Dallas secondary

Games like this one are why you traded a first-round and third-round draft choice to the Tennessee Titans to acquire A.J. Brown‘s services. Games like this one are also why the Philadelphia Eagles, in a subsequent move, determined that they’d give him a four-year, $100 million contract with $57 million guaranteed.

A.J. Brown is one of the best receivers in the game. The Eagles shouldn’t and won’t complain about having DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins, and Zach Pascal in the fold either. The goal is simple. Get the ball in the hands of that quartet and let them work their magic.

The only flaw in this theory is an obvious one. How much time in the pocket will Jalen Hurts have to get the ball to his playmakers?

Jalen Hurts versus Jalen Hurts (QB1 can only beat himself)

Jalen Hurts might be the most mature 24-year-old we’ve ever seen. He’s also a skilled and improving signal-caller that’s taken a massive step forward.

Here’s how you make long stories short. We don’t believe the Dallas defense is good enough to short-circuit the Eagles’ offense entirely. We believe in the offensive line. We believe in every player on the offensive side of the ball.

Jalen Hurts can move the ball on this vaunted Cowboys defense, and even though this will be a tight game, we believe the Birds will win as long as they don’t make mistakes that keep the other guys in the game.

In short, the only person that can stop Jalen Hurts is, well, Jalen Hurts. The only chance the Cowboys have of winning is if Philadelphia makes too many mistakes and gives this one away.