The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10. Here’s fantasy football start-sit advice for every Eagles skill player who has the potential to make a fantasy impact during the game.
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Jalen Hurts, QB
The expectation is for the Eagles to roll in this game, and when Philadelphia beat Dallas last season, Jalen Hurts was about as efficient as you could ask: 17-of-23 for 207 yards and a pair of scores to go alongside 36 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
Hurts has, of course, been nothing short of phenomenal this season (rushing TD or multiple passing TDs in seven of eight starts), and there is no form being shown from the banged-up Cowboys (104 points allowed during their three-game skid) to suggest that he won’t continue to produce at an elite level.
With his bye week in the rearview and a Washington/Dallas two-step during the fantasy Super Bowl period, Hurts is my QB1 for the remainder of the season.
Saquon Barkley, RB
Could the Eagles have the best quarterback and running back in fantasy this season? The duo connected on a perfectly executed fade on Philadelphia’s second drive last week for a 20-yard score and, of course, you’ve seen the backward Saquon Barkley hurdle that defies logic and potentially gravity.
He has reached 110 yards from scrimmage in seven of eight games, and twice this season has had a 20+ yard rush AND reception. If you need more ammo for the pro-Barkley angle, let me present to you his last four games against the NFC East:
- 25 PPR points per game
- 1.2 PPR points per touch
- 41.2% production over expectation
A.J. Brown, WR
A.J. Brown is producing at the highest rate over expectation of his career (+54.8%), which means only this nagging injury can slow him. Early reports suggest that we are not looking at anything serious and that Brown being active for this divisional matchup is very possible.
If Brown plays, you play him. Easy game.
He saw 22 targets against Dallas last season (16 catches for 160 yards and a touchdown), and I’m happy to pencil him in for upwards of a 30% target share again so long as he can go through the week without any sort of setback.
The Cowboys own the worst red-zone defense this season (76.9% of opponent red-zone trips result in scores, the only defense allowing a conversion rate in the 70s), giving me some confidence that Brown can return top-20 production this week even if his reps are limited.
DeVonta Smith, WR
The touchdown last week was about as good as it gets: a 25-yard, over-the-shoulder sliding catch that, as the ball was in the air, I got up to go get a drink of water, as I was sure that Jalen Hurts had overshot his target, and that I could maybe it back in time before the next snap.
SMITTY IS NOT OF THIS WORLD 🤯👽@DeVontaSmith_6 | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/PZPAGdLtqh
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 3, 2024
The score was the highlight, but it wouldn’t have happened if DeVonta Smith hadn’t been targeted on a 46-yard Hurts dime earlier in the drive. Smith now has six top-25 performances under his belt this season (the exception hurt: negative two receiving yards) and should be started with confidence, regardless of the matchup.
Last week, three Falcons pass catchers caught multiple passes against Dallas, and all three of them scored. I’ve got both Eagles receivers ranked as top-15 options this week, and I don’t think this will be the last time I enter a week like that.
Dallas Goedert, TE
Dallas Goedert has seen just one target since September, with a hamstring injury resulting in three straight DNPs. Goedert didn’t participate in practice last week, and this is just the most recent example of how prohibitive these soft tissue injuries can be.
Goedert caught seven of eight targets against his namesake for 80 yards a season ago, but he carries more risk than reward now until we get proof of health. If he should practice in full this week, he’ll be on the fringe of startable. However, I’d pencil in another option this week, and pivot should his health tick up as opposed to banking on it.
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys Insights
Philadelphia Eagles
Team: The Eagles are averaging 4.63 plays of 20-plus yards per game this season, the fourth most in the league, just ahead of the Commanders (4.56). The Cowboys rank 22nd at 3.13 per game.
QB: The ball hit the ground on three of four Jalen Hurts third-down passes in the Week 7 win against the Giants – he’s completed 12-of-14 third-down passes since.
Offense: The Eagles run the ball 73.6% of the time in the red zone, which is easily the highest rate in the league and a drastic bump from their already high 63.8% rate that they posted a season ago. Philadelphia is pacing to increase their red zone rush rate for a fourth straight season.
Defense: Through nine weeks, Philadelphia is allowing the third-fewest yards per game (290.1).
Fantasy: Saquon Barkley has reached 110 yards from scrimmage in seven of eight games and twice this season (including Week 9) has he had a 20-plus yard rush AND reception.
Betting: Philadelphia’s last three divisional road games haven’t landed anywhere near the close spread – all have finished more than 16 points off of the script presented by sportsbooks.
Dallas Cowboys
Team: The Cowboys are averaging just 0.13 runs of 20-plus yards this season, easily the lowest mark in the league (only three other teams even sit below 0.38 per game).
QB: Over his past five games against the Eagles, Dak Prescott has thrown 16 touchdown passes and is averaging 305 yards through the air per game.
Offense: Dallas has the second-worst turnover differential in the NFL (-1.38; only the Raiders have been worse).
Defense: By total defensive EPA, only the Jaguars and Panthers grade out worse this season than the Cowboys. On a per-game basis, Dallas is pacing toward its worst defensive season (by EPA) since 2013.
Fantasy: Jake Ferguson and Brock Bowers lead the position in games with six-plus receptions this season (five).
Betting: The Cowboys are 16-3 ATS (84.2%) in their past 19 home divisional games (four straight covers).