Kickoff Game : Cowboys vs Eagles Match Player Stats | Week 1 Thursday 2025

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Kickoff Game : Cowboys vs Eagles Match Player Stats | Week 1 Thursday 2025

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Todays Matchup Details : NFL Kickoff Game 2025

Week 1 Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Todays Game is on Thursday, September 4th
04/09/25 20:20:00 PM EST Kickoff

Positives for the Dallas Cowboys Game Today

The Eagles boast a new play-caller this season in offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo, and the projections expect their pass/run mix to tilt 3.2% more towards passing than it did last season (in a neutral context).

Based on their underlying tendencies and game dynamics, the Eagles are expected by the model to call 65.8 total plays in this game: the 6th-most among all teams this week.

The Eagles have called the 3rd-most plays in football last year, totaling a whopping 60.1 plays per game.

The model projects Dallas Goedert to accumulate 6.2 targets in this game, on average, placing him in the 95th percentile among tight ends.

Dallas Goedert has been one of the best pass-game tight ends last year, averaging a terrific 46.0 adjusted yards per game while grading out in the 93rd percentile.

Accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Eagles to run on 50.5% of their plays: the highest rate among all teams this week.

Saquon Barkley has picked up 118.0 adjusted yards per game on the ground last year, one of the largest marks in football among running backs (100th percentile).

Last year, the daunting Dallas Cowboys run defense has yielded a feeble 5.10 adjusted yards-per-carry to the opposition’s run game: the 31st-smallest rate in the NFL.

This week’s spread implies an extreme passing game script for the Cowboys, who are huge -7.5-point underdogs.

The predictive model expects the Dallas Cowboys as the 4th-most pass-focused team among all teams this week with a 61.4% pass rate, based on their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

Right now, the 8th-quickest paced offense in the NFL (context-neutralized) according to the predictive model is the Dallas Cowboys.

This week, Dak Prescott is predicted by the predictive model to wind up with the 6th-most pass attempts among all QBs with 36.4.,Dak Prescott is positioned as one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL last year, averaging a fantastic 244.0 adjusted yards per game while ranking in the 80th percentile.

Jalen Hurts profiles as one of the most on-target passers in football last year with an impressive 68.3% Adjusted Completion%, grading out in the 82nd percentile.

With a stellar 7.78 adjusted yards-per-target (79th percentile) last year, Jalen Hurts ranks among the best per-play quarterbacks in the league.

In this game, Jake Ferguson is projected by the projection model to rank in the 87th percentile when it comes to TEs with 5.3 targets.

Jake Ferguson has been heavily involved in his team’s offense, posting a Target Share of 16.6% last year, which places him in the 87th percentile when it comes to TEs.

In this week’s contest, A.J. Brown is expected by the projection model to rank in the 93rd percentile among wide receivers with 8.7 targets.

A.J. Brown checks in as one of the top WRs in the league last year, averaging a stellar 80.0 adjusted yards per game while ranking in the 97th percentile.

Our trusted projections expect CeeDee Lamb to accumulate 9.0 targets in this contest, on average, putting him in the 94th percentile when it comes to WRs.

With an exceptional 78.0 adjusted yards per game on passes (94th percentile) last year, CeeDee Lamb has been as one of the best pass-catching WRs in the NFL.

Negatives with the Philadelphia Eagles Game Today

With a 7.5-point advantage, the Eagles are a heavy favorite in this week’s game, indicating much more of a focus on rushing than their usual game plan.

Accounting for their underlying play style and matchup dynamics, the predictive model expects the Philadelphia Eagles to pass on 49.5% of their plays: the lowest rate among all teams this week.

Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 29.4 pass attempts per game against the Cowboys defense last year: 4th-fewest in football.

The Philadelphia Eagles offensive line profiles as the 7th-worst in the NFL last year in protecting the quarterback, which has a harmful effect on all passing attack metrics across the board.

Dallas’s passing stats last year may be artificially inflated (and rushing stats decreased) in light of playing the 9th-most “low wind” (4-mph or less) games in the NFL. We should be able to expect some regression with windier conditions in this week’s game.

Opposing quarterbacks have averaged 31.1 pass attempts per game versus the Philadelphia Eagles defense last year: 10th-fewest in the league.

In regards to pass-blocking (and the impact it has on all passing game metrics), the offensive line of the Cowboys ranks as the 10th-worst in the league last year.

Opposing offenses have passed for the fewest yards in the NFL (just 188.0 adjusted yards per game) vs. the Philadelphia Eagles defense last year.

Last year, the stout Philadelphia Eagles defense has given up the least adjusted yards-per-target in the league to opposing teams: a paltry 6.8 yards.

In this week’s contest, Jalen Hurts is anticipated by the projections to average the 3rd-fewest pass attempts out of all quarterbacks with 30.1.,Jake Ferguson comes in as one of the most hard-handed receivers in the league among tight ends, hauling in just 71.2% of balls thrown his way (adjusted for context) last year, ranking in the 25th percentile.

Jake Ferguson ranks as one of the least efficient pass-catchers in the league among TEs, averaging a mere 5.93 adjusted yards-per-target last year while ranking in the 15th percentile.

Last year, the formidable Philadelphia Eagles defense has allowed a puny 124.0 adjusted receiving yards per game versus opposing wide receivers: the 3rd-best in the league.

Last year, the stout Philadelphia Eagles defense has conceded the 2nd-least adjusted yards-per-target in the NFL to opposing wide receivers: a mere 7.5 yards.

Our trusted projections expect the Cowboys as the 4th-least run-heavy offense on the slate this week with a 38.6% run rate, accounting for their underlying strategic approach and matchup dynamics.

With a very bad tally of 3.78 adjusted yards per carry (17th percentile) last year, Javonte Williams stands as one of the worst pure runners in the league at the position.

Last year, the shaky Eagles run defense has yielded a colossal 4.18 adjusted yards-per-carry (YPC) to opposing teams: the 26th-worst rate in the NFL.

The Eagles linebackers rank as the 5th-best collection of LBs in football last year with their run defense.

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