It's amazing how much things can change in a month. When the Dallas Cowboys (7-5) were getting ready to play the Philadelphia Eagles (6-6) in November, the Cowboys were 3-5 and Jason Garrett was on the hot seat.

Fast forward a month, and the Cowboys are once again getting ready to face the Eagles but are sitting pretty atop the NFC East after stringing together four straight wins.

Division games in December

what the NFL is all about. Teams are fighting for their playoff lives against the opponents who know them best. The games are often close, and the drama is always high.

When the Cowboys take on the Eagles this Sunday, it will ramp up another notch, as each team is fighting for control of the NFC East. When these two teams faced off earlier this season, the Cowboys were able to take home the hard-fought 27-20 victory.

If the Cowboys are able to sweep the series against the Eagles, it will effectively eliminate Philadelphia from contending for the NFC East crown. A win will also put Dallas one step closer to securing a playoff berth. Furthermore, if the Bears lose to the Rams, which seems likely, a win would put Dallas in a tie for third place in the NFC with Chicago.

With that in mind, it's time to get bold, so let's make a few predictions for Cowboys-Eagles:

Dak Prescott accumulates300+ passing yards

If there was any time for Dak Prescott to throw for over 300 yards, it would be against the Eagles this week. Prescott has yet to cross that threshold this season, but the Eagles secondary is ripe to be taken advantage of, especially with Amari Cooper's improved comfort in the offense and Michael Gallup's emergence as Dallas' preeminent deep threat.

The Eagles secondary allows the seventh-most passing yards per game (264) this season, and it is dealing with a myriad of injuries. There's a chance the Eagles will get back Jalen Mills and Avonte Maddox this week, neither is someone who Dallas should be worried about - in fact, an argument can be made that Dallas should target each consistently if active.

The player who could benefit most from Prescott airing it out is Gallup. The Eagles have actually done well against No. 1 wide receivers this season, ranking 11th in DVOA vs. opposing team's top receiving weapon, per Football Outsiders. Nevertheless, the Eagles struggle to cover the other receivers, ranking 27th in DVOA against No. 2 wide receivers and 23rd against the other wide receiver weapons.

Gallup has become DAL's preeminent deep threat. Nice job by Gallup to keep himself clean by wiping away Apple's hands through the route. Perfect throw from Dak Prescott. #DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/4KHvR4NBZe — John Owning (@JohnOwning) November 30, 2018

Gallup has turned into quite the deep threat for the Cowboys offense, getting open on deep routes consistently in the last month of the season. The problem is that Prescott has been inaccurate on those throws, going 9-for-32 on throws of 20-plus yards outside the numbers.

If Prescott can manage to just hit 50 percent of his deep throws outside the numbers against Philadelphia this week, he has a great opportunity to surpass the 300-yard mark.

The Cowboys rode Ezekiel Elliott's 187 total yards to victory against Philadelphia earlier this season, but they may have to rely on the arm of Prescott on Sunday.

If his performances the last couple weeks are any indication, Prescott is ready for the challenge.

Byron Jones grabs his firstINT of the season

Under the tutelage of defensive backs coach Kris Richard, Byron Jones has developed into one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL.

It's tough to overstate how effective Jones has been this season. Among cornerbacks who have played at least 20 percent of their team's defensive snaps, Jones is second in yards per snap allowed (0.59), eighth in coverage snaps per target (9.2), third in coverage snaps per reception (18.7), fourth in percentage of targets caught (49), fifth in pass break-ups (9) and 10th in passer rating against (65.3), per Pro Football Focus.

Fantastic job by Byron Jones here. DAL is in cover 3 and Jones does a good job of passing off the vertical route to the deep safety and taking the deep corner coming into his zone. Should have been a pick for Jones, but Jeff Heath is able to clean up after the deflection. pic.twitter.com/TI8VogqoBR — John Owning (@JohnOwning) October 16, 2018

Put simply, Byron Jones has been outstanding this year. The only thing Jones hasn't done is intercept a pass. Jones has gotten his hands on a number of balls but has yet to reel one in.

Jones is going to have a good opportunity to end his interception drought against Carson Wentz this week. Wentz ranks 17th among quarterbacks in interceptable passes (17), per Player Profiler, and Jones actually had a decent opportunity at an interception off Wentz earlier this year:

Here, the Cowboys are in a coverage that Nick Saban refers to as "Cover 3 Mable." All that means is that the strong safety drops down into the passing strength - in this case, Jeff Heath is playing the hook/curl zone to the trips receiver side of the field.

Typically, the weakside cornerback - Byron Jones in this case - is in man coverage with the isolated receiver on the weak side of the formation - Zach Ertz in the above play.

However, Dallas has added an interesting wrinkle: the weak-side cornerback only plays man coverage if the receiver opposite of him runs a vertical stem. If the isolated weak-side receiver runs an immediate in-breaking route, such as a drag route, the weak-side cornerback is supposed to bail to his deep-third zone, looking to identify and match the first deep crossing route, which is exactly what Jones does.

After the ball is snapped, Jones identifies Ertz's drag route and bails to his deep third zone. Once he spots the first deep crosser, Golden Tate, Jones matches the route and minimizes Wentz's throwing window. If Jones would have gotten his head turned around, the ball would have hit him in the chest, likely resulting in an interception.

This time around, Jones should take advantage of his opportunity, hauling in his first interception in what is sure to be a highly competitive contest.

Tyrone Crawfordrecords a sack

One of the best ways to slow down the Eagles offense is with interior pressure.

Philadelphia possesses one of the best tackle duos in football with Jason Peters-- who has seen his play decline a bit this year, but he's still one of the better tackles in the league-- and Lane Johnson, making it difficult to generate pressure off the edge without blitzing.

Even though Philadelphia is strong on the outside, it does have a weakness on the inside, and that weakness is Isaac Seumalo, who

allowed multiple pressures in three straight games, per PFF.

Last time against Philadelphia, Crawford was forced to play a majority of his snaps on the edge, and he struggled, only generating a single pressure all game against the Eagles. This week, Crawford will likely get more snaps on the inside, meaning he will have ample opportunities to take advantage of Seumalo.

Here are all of #DallasCowboys DL Tyrone Crawford's sacks this season. He's been the most underrated member of DAL's improved defense this season. pic.twitter.com/6jlRC1K6h6 — John Owning (@JohnOwning) December 5, 2018

When aligning at defensive tackle, Crawford leverages his quickness to generate pressure as a pass rusher. He has developed an impressive spin move to counter his speed-rip rush.

Pressure from Tyrone Crawford forces the ill-advised throw here. Jourdan Lewis almost had 2 INTs in almost the exact same fashion. pic.twitter.com/yRL0fV5Azt — John Owning (@JohnOwning) November 30, 2018

Even if he can't win one-on-one, there's a good chance Crawford could record a sack on a

stunt

. Crawford has become Dallas' best defender on

, executing them with fantastic timing and effort.

With Randy Gregory, Taco Charlton and DeMarcus Lawrence having their hands full on the edge, it is incredibly important that Dallas' defensive tackles generate pressure from the inside. After being stuck on the edge in the last meeting between these two teams, Crawford is primed to have a productive day on the inside.

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