To win, Eagles have to win downfield
Article By viyer.tsn on 9th January, 2010
IRVING, Texas -- It's rare when a wild-card playoff game is a rematch of a Week 17 meeting. The NFC has defied even the greatest of odds to have two such contests this weekend.
Although the Dallas Cowboys would be happy if most recent history repeated itself, the Philadelphia Eagles hope their embarrassing 24-0 loss at Cowboys Stadium last Sunday quickly becomes a distant memory. Cowboys defenders must locate Brent Celek and beware of potential mismatches. You can bet the Eagles will be well-prepared and a much better team. That's assuming they fix some of the things that went wrong in the regular-season finale. Not to be outdone, the Cowboys know they need to be ready to counteradjust. A look at four story lines from the previous meeting and how they will affect Saturday's 8 p.m. ET rematch: 1. Brent Celek is a tough matchup The Eagles' passing game is so diverse and loaded with skill players that it's hard to shut it down. Though Dallas' defense excelled at taking away the big play downfield last week, it left tight end Celek in good position to gain chunks of yardage on intermediate routes. He finished with seven catches for 96 yards. Because of Celek's athleticism, the Eagles can move him around and get him open against a defender who's either smaller or slower. "He's made some big plays all year," Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter said. "They had some wrinkles for us last game, and they probably will have more wrinkles this week." After a slow start, Anthony Spencer is spending time looking down at QBs. The key for Dallas is having a handle on how the Eagles have used Celek all season. But at the same time, they don't want to focus on him to the point where it opens up deeper routes for DeSean Jackson. 2. Anthony Spencer is on a tear Spencer, a Cowboys outside linebacker, led the charge against Philadelphia's front five, which was trying to adjust to life without injured c...
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Although the Dallas Cowboys would be happy if most recent history repeated itself, the Philadelphia Eagles hope their embarrassing 24-0 loss at Cowboys Stadium last Sunday quickly becomes a distant memory. Cowboys defenders must locate Brent Celek and beware of potential mismatches. You can bet the Eagles will be well-prepared and a much better team. That's assuming they fix some of the things that went wrong in the regular-season finale. Not to be outdone, the Cowboys know they need to be ready to counteradjust. A look at four story lines from the previous meeting and how they will affect Saturday's 8 p.m. ET rematch: 1. Brent Celek is a tough matchup The Eagles' passing game is so diverse and loaded with skill players that it's hard to shut it down. Though Dallas' defense excelled at taking away the big play downfield last week, it left tight end Celek in good position to gain chunks of yardage on intermediate routes. He finished with seven catches for 96 yards. Because of Celek's athleticism, the Eagles can move him around and get him open against a defender who's either smaller or slower. "He's made some big plays all year," Cowboys linebacker Bobby Carpenter said. "They had some wrinkles for us last game, and they probably will have more wrinkles this week." After a slow start, Anthony Spencer is spending time looking down at QBs. The key for Dallas is having a handle on how the Eagles have used Celek all season. But at the same time, they don't want to focus on him to the point where it opens up deeper routes for DeSean Jackson. 2. Anthony Spencer is on a tear Spencer, a Cowboys outside linebacker, led the charge against Philadelphia's front five, which was trying to adjust to life without injured c...
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