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2021 · Week 3 · Division

Final

Eagles

Philadelphia

QB Jalen Hurts

21·41

Cowboys

Dallas

QB Dak Prescott

AT&T Stadium · open · matrixturf

Closing spread

DAL -3.5

Total

51.5

Model margin

+3.2est.

DAL perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Cowboys
  • Eagles

How each play moved the game.

Cowboys winsEagles wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Eaglesedge mapCowboys
  • +0.061EPA / play+0.084
  • 46.4%Success rate46.8%
  • +0.091EPA / dropback+0.168
  • +0.025EPA / rush-0.062
  • 10.5%Explosive rate9.4%
  • +0.39CPOE+1.99
  • 45.5%Third-down rate43.7%
  • 66.1%Red-zone TD rate61.6%
  • 2.39Points / drive2.44
  • 1.5%Turnover rate1.6%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

PHI lead 29–26 since 1999

Meetings average 44.8 points. DAL are 27-27-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W12PHI @ DAL2124DAL
2025 · W1DAL @ PHI2024PHI
2024 · W17DAL @ PHI741PHI
2024 · W10PHI @ DAL346PHI
2023 · W14PHI @ DAL1333DAL
2023 · W9DAL @ PHI2328PHI
2022 · W16PHI @ DAL3440DAL
2022 · W6DAL @ PHI1726PHI

Box score

Individual performances

Eagles

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jalen Hurts25/3932622

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jalen Hurts9353.90
Miles Sanders22713.50
Kenny Gainwell122.00

Cowboys

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Dak Prescott21/2623830

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ezekiel Elliott17955.62
Tony Pollard11605.50
Dak Prescott960.70
Corey Clement300.00
CeeDee Lamb1-1-1.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +3.53.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Cowboys; negative favour Eagles.

Half-point at risk

2.55%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.7%

Expected total

43.5est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.52
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+3.22