Sunday, October 08, 2006

Scouting Scouting the Cowboys

Scouting Scouting the Cowboys
by Marc Narducci

Record:2-1. (Lost, 24-17, opening week at Jacksonville; beat Washington, 27-10; won last week, 45-14, at Tennessee).

Coach: Bill Parcells (165-124-1 regular-season record; 27-24 in his fourth season with Dallas).

Series record: Dallas leads 53-40, which includes a 2-1 mark in the postseason.

Current streak:The Cowboys have won two in a row.

Last meeting:Nov. 14, 2005 - Dallas won, 21-20, at Lincoln Financial Field.

Who's hot:In his last two games, Terry Glenn has 11 receptions for 145 yards and three touchdowns.

Who's not:QB Drew Bledsoe has just a 76.4 passer rating, with five touchdown passes, but four interceptions.

Did you know:Dallas is 4-10 against Eagles coach Andy Reid, while Parcells is 12-10 against the Eagles - 9-7 with the New York Giants and 3-3 with the Cowboys?

Local ties: Dallas wide receiver Terrell Owens played two seasons for the Eagles. Cowboys linebacker Al Singleton played at Temple, as did Cowboys secondary coach Todd Bowles.

Eagle killer: In eight career games against the Eagles, Cowboys strong safety Roy Williams has three interceptions, including one for a TD; 36 tackles, two sacks, four tackles for loss, one fumble recovery and 11 pass breakups.

Fast fact: Bledsoe has thrown a touchdown pass in nine consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL.