Posted December 30, 2017 at 05:28 AM | Updated December 30, 2017 at 05:28 AM
By Matt Lombardo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Quarterback Nick Foles, tight end Zach Ertz, and the rest of the Eagles secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC Playoffs by beating the Oakland Raiders Monday night, and will have little to play for against quarterback Dak Prescott, running back Ezekiel Elliott and the Dallas Cowboys as Week 17 of the NFL season comes to a close on Sunday.
However, the Eagles can secure a franchise-record 14 wins by completing the season sweep against a Cowboys tea that will likely aim to get a look at some of its young players, as well.
Here are a round up of NJ Advance Media's staff predictions for Sunday's game, and a collection of picks from national NFL reporters, as well:
NFL: Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Streicher | USA TODAY Sports
Matt Lombardo - Eagles Reporter, NJ Advance Media
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson will treat Sunday's game as a glorified exhibition, as he should, walking the fine line between trying to mitigate risk of injury and getting Foles and Jeffery on the same page. Don't expect this game to go down as one of the classics in the history of one of the NFL's great rivalries ...
PREDICTION: Cowboys 20, Eagles 13
Eliot Shorr-Parks - Eagles Reporter, NJ Advance Media
The Eagles will be playing their starters a fair amount against the Cowboys, a team that has been competitive and now has running back Ezekiel Elliott. The Eagles might be able to get an early lead, but once they start playing their backups, that should change in a hurry.
PREDICTION: Cowboys 24, Eagles 21
Darryl Slater - Jets Reporter, NJ Advance Media
Will the Eagles surge into the playoffs on a positive note? Why take the foot off the gas now? What a magical season this has been for the Eagles, who have a chance to finish 14-2. Never in their star-crossed history have they won 14 games in a season. It'll happen in 2017.
PREDICTION: Eagles 24, Cowboys 14