Week 17 NFL Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles Free Pick

Week 17 NFL Dallas Cowboys @ Philadelphia Eagles Free Pick: This is another Week 17 game that poses an interesting set of possibilities. First of all, Mike Vick isn’t going to play, and with a handful of key players sitting this one out in Philadelphia, the Eagles obviously aren’t putting much stock in winning this game, and that definitely is a big help to the Cowboys’ side.

But, the Cowboys, already without Tony Romo, are probably going to be without Jon Kitna as well – meaning that Stephen McGee (rookie and project signal caller) will most likely be the guy throwing passes and handing off footballs in Philadelphia this weekend. So maybe, with that, the advantage goes back to Philadelphia who will be starting a pretty dang good back-up quarterback in Kevin Kolb.

But, it still comes down to who is trying to win, and with interim head coach, Jason Garrett, still looking for his chance to be a full time guy, winning remains important to him, and he’ll prepare his guys accordingly. Talent-wise, both teams will be without key players, and both teams don’t have much (in terms of playoff positioning, record, etc) to play for. But the Cowboys have more to play for because to start the game the Eagles all know that “They aren’t trying as hard as they can to win the game, because it doesn’t matter.”

That’s too big of an advantage for the Cowboys, and getting three points makes it even better. I’ll take the dogs that have nothing to play for besides their coach’s job.

Dallas Cowboys (+3) @ Philadelphia Eagles