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Cowboys vs. Eagles moved to a 1 PM kickoff

Darius "Big Play" Slay with the pass breakup against the Cowboys.
Darius "Big Play" Slay with the pass breakup against the Cowboys.

The Eagles hope to celebrate the NFC East Division title a little bit earlier on Sunday.

Kickoff for the Week 17 NFC East showdown between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field has been moved to 1 PM. The NFL moved up the game from its original 4:25 PM time slot in favor of the NFC North matchup between the 10-4 Green Bay Packers (who play the Saints tonight) and the 12-3 Minnesota Vikings.

The Eagles (12-3) will look to sweep the season series with the Cowboys (7-8) for the first time since 2011 and wrap up the NFC East Division title. The Cowboys are eliminated from playoff contention, but have embraced the role of spoiler. Dallas has won four of its last five games and knocked the Buccaneers out of first place in the NFC South on Sunday night.

Philadelphia won the first matchup between these two teams on November 10 in a convincing 34-6 rout. Linebacker Zack Baun earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors after registering eight tackles, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery. That was the Cowboys' first game without quarterback Dak Prescott, who suffered a season-ending hamstring injury the week prior in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Cooper Rush will start at quarterback for the Cowboys. He has a 9-2 career mark as a starter in the NFL against teams not named the Eagles, but is 0-2 against Philadelphia.

The bitter rivals have played each other 130 times, since the series started in 1960. Relive the greatest games and moments from one of the most historic battles in the NFL before the two square off on Sunday afternoon.

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