Cowboys vs. Eagles Fantasy Football Worksheet, Week 7

The Worksheet, a comprehensive fantasy football preview by Rich Hribar, breaks down everything you need to know about the Cowboys vs. Eagles Week 7 matchup on Monday Night Football.

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Cowboys vs. Eagles Fantasy Quarterback Preview

Dak Prescott

Prescott has gotten off to a slow start this season, finishing higher than QB17 in just two of six games.

He has not thrown more than 1 touchdown pass since Week 2.

Prescott is averaging 6.7 yards per pass attempt (19th), which would be the lowest rate of his career.

Dak has struggled most in the past two weeks when the Bucs and Packers sent multiple blitzers.

When Prescott has faced six or more pass rushers, he has completed 13 of 24 passes (54.2%) for 80 yards (3.3 Y/A).

The good news is that the Eagles blitz only 24.5% of the time (25th).

The Eagles have had issues getting pressure in general, ranking 26th in pressure rate (26th), and are last in the NFL in quick pressure rate (9.8%).

Philadelphia is doing what it can defensively to support the offense, but cracks have appeared recently.

The Eagles are allowing 14.5 passing points per game (19th) and 7.0 yards per pass attempt (16th), with multiple passing touchdowns in four of six games.

They have allowed top-10 scorers in three of their past four games to Case Keenum (24.5 points), Trevor Lawrence (21.7 points), and Bryce Young (19.8 points).

That gives Prescott more upside appeal on the QB1/QB2 line this week.

Prescott has had success against Vic Fangio defenses.

In five career games, Prescott averages 19.2 fantasy points per game, throwing for 7.7 Y/A with 7 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

Tanner McKee

Starting his first non-Week 18 game on Sunday, McKee went 26 of 45 (57.8%) for 215 yards (4.8 Y/A) and a touchdown.

The offense made few changes in his first start with Sean Mannion.

McKee was under center for only 21.3% of his snaps, resulting in an 11.1% play-action rate.

Only Jalon Daniels (9.3%) and Deshaun Watson (7.7%) used play action less in Week 6.

McKee threw between the numbers only 38.9% of the time, ahead of only Jayden Daniels (31%) and Cam Ward (13.3%) in Week 6.

The team found out he was starting mid-week, so we will see how they calibrate things for him with a full week of game planning.

The Eagles did at least let him throw.

Philadelphia had a 10.6% pass rate above expectations on Sunday, the highest in Week 6.

Unfortunately, his 15.6% inaccurate throw rate was 25th last week.

McKee completed 2.9% of his passes below expectations in Week 6, while his expected completion rate was only 60.7% (20th).

If the Eagles get Saquon Barkley back this week, they may balance things out more, but as underdogs, they should be pressed to throw.

McKee is a QB2, but if you are going to throw a bunch of volume at the wall, the Dallas defense isn't a bad matchup to make some of it stick.

The Cowboys allow 16.6 passing points per game (25th), a 68.7% completion rate (30th), 8.0 Y/A (30th), and a 6.2% touchdown rate (25th).

They have faced a good schedule of quarterbacks, to be fair.

The only streaming-type QB they faced was Jalon Daniels.

Daniels was only QB18 (13.9 points), but he was well-protected and didn't throw much.

When he did, he still completed 76% of his passes for 7.6 Y/A.

Cowboys vs. Eagles Fantasy Running Back Preview

Javonte Williams

Williams managed only 13 touches for 50 yards on Sunday night, but he did score his 8th touchdown of the season.

Dallas had an 87.2% dropback rate in the second half against Green Bay, which phased Williams largely out of the game.

Dallas has been pass-heavy all season (leading the league in pass rate over expectations), but they should find more balance here than on Sunday.

Williams needs more volume, as he's been inefficient.

He averages 3.7 yards per carry (19th) and has a run of 10 or more yards on 5.9% of his carries (27th).

Touchdown equity has boosted his fantasy floor.

Touchdowns account for 44% of his fantasy points, the highest rate among top-24 running backs.

As a higher-end RB2, Williams should get more volume here.

The Eagles are facing a league-high 26.0 backfield runs per game.

They have done what they can to allow 4.0 YPC (15th) and an 8.3% explosive run rate (13th), but the volume still adds up.

They are allowing 14.4 rushing points per game (22nd) to backs.

Saquon Barkley

Early indications suggest Barkley is tracking to play on Monday, but we'll follow his status throughout the week and make sure he is practicing in full.

Barkley has missed the past two weeks with a hamstring injury.

If Barkley can play, he is a volatile RB2.

Aside from Barkley failing to finish two games, this running game has not looked good.

On top of that, Barkley has 4 catches for 8 yards.

McKee taking over should help Barkley as a pass-catcher, since he is a traditional dropback passer and will see more pass volume than Jalen Hurts.

Dameon Pierce had 5 targets on Sunday.

Going back to last season, Barkley has posted six RB1 scoring weeks, including only three top-10 weeks.

The offensive line is still a major question mark.

Dallas has slowed down bad running games against Green Bay (20 attempts for 36 yards) and Houston (16 attempts for 46 yards).

Dallas has allowed only one running back to post over 100 total yards against them, and it was a doozy in allowing 175 yards to Bucky Irving.

The Cowboys allow a run of 10 or more yards on 6.8% of backfield runs (6th) and 0.84 yards before contact per rush (10th).

Cowboys vs. Eagles Fantasy Wide Receiver Preview

CeeDee Lamb

Lamb was busy Sunday night, getting 18 targets.

He worked hard, catching 9 passes for 70 yards.

Lamb leads the Cowboys with a 28.7% target share and 2.63 yards per route run.

He has been targeted on a team-high 31.5% of his routes.

Moving into the slot for 34% of his snaps, Lamb has more matchup appeal as a WR1 here.

Those slot reps matter because the Eagles have been far worse against interior pass catchers.

They rank 29th in yards allowed per game to slot receivers (73.0), 19th in yards per target (8.4), and 25th in touchdown rate (7.7%).

In two games against this defense last season, Lamb had lines of 7-110-0 (13 targets) and 4-75-0 (11 targets).

George Pickens

Pickens grabbed 6 of 11 targets for 73 yards on Sunday night.

Pickens has one top-20 scoring week through six games and sits as WR21 in expected points per game.

That WR2 range is where he settles in for this matchup, but he still carries upside.

Pickens will naturally find Quinyon Mitchell more than Lamb since he plays 93% of his snaps out wide, but he will still get opportunities away from him.

The Eagles are playing more Cover 3 this season, at 42.6% (7th).

Anytime Dak Prescott gets single-high, he looks to Pickens.

Against Cover 3, Pickens has a team-high 36.1% target share with 3.10 yards per route run.

In 2025, he was targeted on 32.4% of his routes with 3.28 yards per route run against Cover 3.

DeVonta Smith

Smith caught 7 of 14 targets for 75 yards and a touchdown against the Panthers.

If Tanner McKee is going to be a volatile passer, at least we can throw increased volume in Smith's direction.

Smith already had target shares of 27.3%, 37.1%, and 32% playing with Jalen Hurts.

With McKee dropping back so much, his 31.8% target share on Sunday can turn into more counting targets.

Another factor is that Smith was eased back in, running a route on only 70.8% of dropbacks.

McKee targeted Smith on a season-high 41.2% of his routes.

If Smith had been at his 95-100% range over the first three weeks, he may have seen 20 targets on Sunday.

Smith still posted 2.21 yards per route run with McKee, so this change can work for him as a volume-based WR1/WR2 if he keeps his target share in the same range.

We should believe that is possible since it is in the same area as it was with Hurts on fewer dropbacks.

This is a good matchup to throw targets at.

Dallas is 29th in points allowed per target to wide receivers (1.91), allowing 9.3 yards per target (28th) and 14.3 yards per catch (27th).

We should watch for any potential shadow coverage from Joey Porter Jr. since the Eagles don't have other major threats like Green Bay did on Sunday night.

Porter Jr. did not allow a catch in coverage on Sunday night, facing only 4 targets.

DaRon Bland is the Dallas corner you want to target.

Bland is allowing a 127.6 rating and 13.2 yards per catch.

Makai Lemon

Lemon only caught 3 of 6 targets for 19 yards on Sunday, but he was second among the wide receivers in routes, with a season-high 91.7% rate.

If we get McKee to support both DeVonta Smith and Dallas Goedert, that feels like a win, so there may not be someone else who becomes relevant here.

That said, Lemon's routes are still worth stocking if you are holding him to see where things go short-term with McKee.

We still need to see targets and production.

Lemon has been targeted on 14.3% of his routes for only 0.65 yards per route run.

Lemon is still a deeper-end WR5/FLEX and a better single-game dart if you want to take a chance on him based on the matchup.

Dontayvion Wicks & Darius Cooper

These two split time as the outside receiver opposite Smith with him returning on Sunday.

Wicks ran 29 routes (60.4%), catching 2 of 4 targets for 24 yards.

Cooper ran 25 routes (52.1%), catching 1 of 2 targets for 9 yards.

With both of these guys fighting for opportunities, it is hard to latch onto them outside of single-game DFS.

Ryan Flournoy

Flournoy caught 7 of 9 targets for 40 yards and a touchdown on Sunday night, his first of the season.

He has back-to-back top-30 weeks, his first two of the year.

Flournoy is a WR4/FLEX option here.

Some concern is that any dip in passing volume will limit Flournoy's opportunities since he is tied to 11 personnel.

But he also plays 52% of his snaps in the slot, which overlaps with the matchup notes above.

Cowboys vs. Eagles Fantasy Tight End Preview

Dallas Goedert

Goedert was the second target on Sunday, catching 6 of 8 targets for 61 yards.

Goedert has now been targeted on 25% of his routes (TE7) with 1.80 yards per route (TE9).

We may lose his touchdown upside in the transition to McKee, but Goedert can still be played as a floor-based TE1 as we find out where the scoring upside lands with the quarterback change.

Dallas is 27th in points allowed per target to tight ends (2.08), allowing 7.5 yards per target (22nd) and an 8.1% touchdown rate (23rd) to the position.

Tight ends have caught 83.8% of their targets against the Cowboys, 31st in the league.

Jake Ferguson

Ferguson has 17 catches for 115 yards and 3 touchdowns this season.

He played less last week, running a route on a season-low 51.8% of dropbacks.

As a result, Brevyn Spann-Ford ran a route on a season-high 26.8% of dropbacks, catching 4 of 5 targets for 35 yards.

That is not enough work to use either as more than touchdown-dependent plays.

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