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Eagles, Cowboys playing for 1st in NFC East

Associated Press - November 7, 2009 9:15 AM ET

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles have lined up against each other 99 times in games that have forged 1 of the most heated rivalries in the NFL.

A Dallas victory tomorrow night in Philadelphia would put the Cowboys (5-2) alone atop the NFC East.

Knock off the Cowboys, and the Eagles (5-2) move into first as the only NFC East team unbeaten in the division.

Last season the do-or-die game for the final NFC wild-card spot ended with the Eagles thumping the Cowboys 44-6 to earn the right to play in the postseason.

Philly eventually reached the NFC title game.

The Cowboys left Lincoln Financial Field in shambles.

Now Dallas has returned on a 3-game winning streak.

Quarterback Tony Romo says the Cowboys are going to go out there and be a better football team than last year's finale.

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