The Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys might be rivals in the historical and emotional sense—that is, in the way their fanbases hate one another after decades of vitriol—but they were definitely not competitive rivals in the 2024-25 season.

Nolan Smith wasn’t the only Eagles player upset with Emmanuel Acho’s comparison. Last week, Dak Prescott said Dallas is “very close.”

The Eagles' high powered offense steamrolled over the Cowboys in two meetings between the NFC North franchises, outscoring Dallas by 62 combined points in two easy victories, a trend Schottenheimer and his staff will hope to reverse.

While both the Eagles and Cowboys generally draft pretty well, the Eagles tend to sign their ascending young stars to contract extensions before those deals run up, and often load