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Jerry Jones Scratching His Nuts: Eagles-Cowboys, And Much Of Modern Culture, In One GIF

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Dallas 38, Philadelphia 33: Peering down from the suite at the top of his shiny monument to excess, billionaire oil plutocrat Jerry Jones, insensitive to the fact that he might be on national television at that very moment, scratched his nuts, probably,…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

ARLINGTON – It hasn’t been the case often this season, but the Cowboys found a way to play their best football in the fourth quarter Sunday night. They scored 21 points during that 15-minute stretch and outlasted the division rival Philadelphia Eagles…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

He can be a headache at times. But what a glorious headache he can be. Dallas wide receiver Dez Bryant did it again Sunday night, showing why the Cowboys have hugged him, coddled him, given him so many chances. Bryant took over at times during the Cowbo…

Scott Bell, dallasnews.com

With the Cowboys and Eagles battling it out on primetime, more eyes than usual were on the Cowboys. Among those apparently watching the game: Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Adrian Clayborn. It’s not exactly clear who Clayborn was rooting for during …

ESPN.com

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Cowboys again were faced with rallying from a double-digit hole. But unlike the Thanksgiving Day loss to the Washington Redskins, Dallas managed to catch up to the Philadelphia Eagles. Dallas defeated Philadelphia, 38-33, to end …

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

And just like that, as if by script, the Cowboys have tied this game. Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo just hit Dez Bryant for a 23-yard touchdown, which made the score 17-17 in the third quarter. The touchdown was the 166th of Romo’s career, which moved h…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Cowboys decided to start coming back sooner than normal. Of course the Eagles had plenty to do with that. DeMarco Murray’s 1-yard touchdown made it 14-10 just before halftime, after the Eagles defense continued to forget to cover people running acro…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Surprise, the Cowboys are behind in the first half, at home. This time, it’s the Eagles, who just plowed down the field and went up 7-0 on Bryce Brown’s 10-yard run. The Cowboys have now fallen behind in each of their home games this year, which is a …

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Cowboys will again be without Jay Ratliff, as their nose tackle continues to be bothered by a groin injury which has now cost him two games. Ratliff leads the Cowboys’ inactive list for tonight’s game against the Eagles, along with wide receiver A…

Rainer Sabin / Reporter, dallasnews.com

ARLINGTON — DeMarco Murray is active for the Cowboys’ Sunday night showdown with Philadelphia. The second-year running back had missed the previous six games after spraining his left foot Oct. 14 against Baltimore. While Murray will available to play,…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray is active for Sunday night's game against the Philadelphia Eagles and will play for the first time since injuring his foot in an Oct. 14 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Murray led the Cowboys with 897 rushing yar…

Jon Machota / Special Contributo, dallasnews.com

If the Philadelphia Eagles fire head coach Andy Reid and the Cowboys decide to part ways with Jason Garrett, a Sunday report says Reid could be the next Cowboys coach. According to Mark Eckel of the Times of Trenton, an extremely reliable source, who is…

ESPN.com

Having had 10 games to recover from their Thanksgiving Day loss to the Redskins, the Cowboys will try to rebound Sunday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. If they win, the Cowboys are still mathematically alive in the NFC playoff hunt. If they lose,…

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

The Times Of Trenton has the scoop on a possible Andy Reid destination this off-season—forget the Chargers—and it is a doozy [emphasis ours]: More »

Matt Loede, cowboysgab.com

You were just hired as a general manager and you have to choose one quarterback, so which one is it going to be? Player A: 71.0 quarterback rating, 1391 yards, 4 touchdowns to 9 interceptions. Player B: 99.2 quarterback rating, 1900 yards, 12 touchdowns…

Bill Nichols, dallasnews.com

Tim Brown slips on the hall of fame jacket at the enshrinement luncheon of the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (Ron Heflin/Special Contributor)

ESPN.com

As the Dallas Cowboys prepare to host the Philadelphia Eagles tonight at 8:20 ET (7:20 CT), here's one reason for Eagles fans to feel good and one reason for Cowboys fans to do the same. Eagles feeling good: Jeez, I don't know. Law of averages? They hav…