The Cowboys and 49ers are hunting the Eagles

The Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers are all one win away from ending the hunt for the Philadelphia Eagles atop the National Conference (NFC) in this Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season.

If the Cowboys beat the Eagles, the 49ers do the same to the Seattle Seahawks, and the Lions beat the Chicago Bears next Sunday, there will be a four-way tie between these 10-3 teams atop the NFC at the end of Week 14.

For the first time this season, there will be a different leader than Philadelphia. San Francisco will be number one for the best winning percentage against an NFC rival, followed by the Lions, the Eagles, who will be third, and the Cowboys, all at 10-3.

In addition, Dallas must beat Philadelphia to have a chance to dethrone them from first place in the East and thus welcome the first game of the playoffs at home.
The Lone Star team enters the matchup against the NFC champions on a four-game winning streak; The Eagles are coming off a 19-42 loss to San Francisco in Week 13, a loss that exposed an alarming fragility in the Nick Sirianni-led linebacker group.

To address that weakness, the Eagles signed former Colts defensive star Shaquille Leonard, a three-time Pro Bowler, last Monday in an attempt to improve a defense that had fallen to 22nd among 32 teams.

Hence the opportunity Dallas has, which has an offense that averages the most points per game, 32.3.
In the case of the San Francisco 49ers, they are favored to win at home against the Seahawks, an opponent they already beat on the road in Week 12, 13-31.
Ditto for the Detroit Lions, who look superior in their visit to the Chicago Bears, a team with virtually no playoff prospects, four wins and eight losses, and which they already beat 31-26 in Week 11. .

Week 14 will begin on Thursday with the visit of the New England Patriots, the worst team in the American Conference (AFC) with two wins and 10 losses, at the must-win Pittsburgh Steelers to stay in the postseason spots.

Sunday also highlights a game between the champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills.
The day’s activity will end on Monday with the Dolphins-Titans and Giants-Packers games. The saluting teams are the Cardinals and Commanders.
Matchups for Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season:

Thursday 7:12: Steelers-Patriots.
Sunday 12/10: Falcons-Buccaneers, Bears-Lions, Bengals-Colts, Browns-Jaguars, Saints-Panthers, Jets-Texans, Ravens-Rams, Raiders-Vikings, 49ers-Seahawks, Chiefs-Bills, Chargers-Broncos and Cowboys-Eagles .
Monday 4.12: Dolphins-Titans and Giants-Packers.