Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles: What time is today's game and Where to watch Monday Night Football

There are NFL rivalries that need little introduction, and the one between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles is one of them. This Monday, October 26, both teams will meet again on Monday Night Football, with the spotlight on the NFC East .

Cowboys vs Eagles: Time and where to watch Monday Night Football

The Week 7 matchup between Dallas and Philadelphia will be played at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is scheduled for Monday, October 26, at 8:15 p.m. (7:15 p.m. Central Time and 5:15 a.m. Pacific Time). As for NFL season coverage, it's spread across various networks, but you can watch this Monday Night Football game on the following channels and streaming services:

Streaming: Disney+, ESPN App, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, DIRECTV, y Sling TV.

The matchup corresponds to Week 7 of the regular season, a stage in which every victory can carry weight in the battle to improve positions within the division.

Preview of the game at Lincoln Financial Field: two teams looking to halt their decline

The standings tell a cruel story for both teams. In the NFC East division, the New York Giants lead with a 3-1-2 record, followed by the Eagles in second place and the Cowboys in third, with the Washington Commanders bringing up the rear. At the conference level, Dallas is ranked 24th and Philadelphia is right behind them at 26th out of 32 teams. The point differential makes for an interesting contrast: the Eagles have scored just 106 points and allowed 137, while the Cowboys have a more prolific offense but an equally porous defense, having given up 159 points. Translated into what we will see on the field: Dallas comes in as the team that moves the scoreboard, while Philadelphia has struggled to find the end zone.

The main duel: the streak they both want to break

Few rivalries in the NFL carry the historical weight of the Eagles vs. Cowboys, but this year both sets of fans are on edge. Recent form offers no comfort to either side. The Eagles started the season with two close wins but have since sunk into a four-game losing streak: 7-27 in Chicago, 20-24 at home against the Rams, 17-19 in Jacksonville , and, most worryingly, a 14-25 loss to Carolina at Linc Stadium last week. Scoring just 14 points at home is the kind of performance that sets off alarm bells. The Cowboys are experiencing a similarly frustrating rollercoaster ride. After falling 20-28 in their season opener against the Giants, they responded with a resounding 37-20 victory over Washington , only to then alternate between a loss, a win, and two consecutive defeats: 16-24 against Tampa Bay and 13-23 in Green Bay. The pattern is clear: when Dallas' offense is on fire, they can compete with anyone; when it's off, their defense can't hold the team together. The good news for the neutral fan: two offenses capable of exploding and two defenses that concede points to a high-scoring game.

Implications for divisional fighting

Although the playoff outlook is bleak for both teams, this is a divisional game, and those carry double the weight emotionally and mathematically. The Giants, leading the NFC East at 3-1-2, are within striking distance: a win here keeps the winner in the hunt for the top spot in a division that no one has dominated. Losing, on the other hand, would leave the defeated team three games behind first place and in a precarious position regarding divisional play-offs, where head-to-head matches carry significant weight. For a team with four losses after six weeks, every game is now practically an elimination match.

What the betting market says for Cowboys vs Eagles and game prediction

Despite being one spot lower in the conference, the Cowboys are the betting favorites. The market assigns them an implied probability of 64.8% (1.52 odds), compared to 35.2% for the Eagles (2.85) as the home team. In the handicap section, Dallas is favored at -4 points (1.96), reflecting confidence in their more productive offense. The total points are around 44 (over 1.93 / under 1.96), a line that supports the expectation of a high-scoring game, given the two porous defenses we'll see at Linc. This is a classic rivalry game where the standings matter less than the momentum of the moment. Dallas has the more reliable offense of the two, and the market reflects that, but playing in Philadelphia is never easy, and the Eagles will be desperate to end a four-game losing streak in front of their home crowd. I'm leaning towards an open game that will be decided in the fourth quarter. If Dallas' offense comes alive—as it did against Washington and Houston—the Cowboys should pull off a close win; if it fizzles out, Philadelphia has the motivation and home-court advantage to pull off an upset. My prediction: Cowboys win by a single point in a high-scoring affair, with over 44 points being the most likely outcome.