The Dallas Cowboys will be rolling into Lincoln Financial Field Sunday in a pretty good mood after last week's epic comeback victory over the New York Giants. The Philadelphia Eagles aren't quite as happy after their 26-24 season-opening loss to the Atlanta Falcons, a game where the Eagles played like strangers in the first half before dominating the second half, ultimately coming up short.
Cowboys vs. Eagles 2015 picks and predictions: Philadelphia a nearly unanimous choice
The Eagles are expected to bounce back as Dallas comes to the Linc.
So Dallas will have the confidence advantage, the Eagles will have home-field advantage, and there will be the passion of a typical NFC East game.
One player rises above all of it: DeMarco Murray. Murray was brilliant a year ago for the Cowboys, rushing for a franchise-record 1,845 yards before jumping to Philadelphia in free agency. The Eagles were expecting him to do the same for them, but against Atlanta, he only carried the ball eight times for 9 yards -- the worst Week 1 performance by any defending NFL rushing champion since the merger in 1970.
The Eagles will have to get Murray going against his old team if they want to avoid an 0-2 start, while they also have to figure out what is wrong with another high-priced free agent -- cornerback Byron Maxwell. Maxwell was torched last week by Roddy White and Julio Jones, but does get a break against Dallas because of Dez Bryant's broken foot.
The Cowboys made a ton of mistakes against the Giants, and only won because New York decided not to score a touchdown in the last minute. Because of that, and the Bryant injury, the team at CBS Sports has made Philadelphia a 7-1 choice in its picks.
The feeling is the same here at SB Nation, with our experts going with the Eagles by the same margin.
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