Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles Friday injury report for Week 9

The availability of key players will play a major role in Sunday’s matchup between NFC East rivals, the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles. Although the coaches for both teams may be keeping their cards close to the vest, the latest injury reports from both teams provide some clues. While the Cowboys only had one player limited for practice, the Eagles had four on Thursday.

Dallas and Philadelphia released injured reports from practices on Friday, revealing who is and who is not likely to play on Sunday at Lincoln Financial. Kick-off for the game is at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday and inactive reports will come out an hour and a half before.

Cowboys Friday Injury Report:

OT Chuma Edoga (Ankle) — Limited
WR Michael Gallup (Illness) — Full
S Jayron Kearse (Toe) — Full
OT Tyron Smith (Neck) — Limited

Eagles Thursday Injury Report:

TE Grant Calcaterra (Concussion) — DNP
DT Jalen Carter (Back) — Full
DT Jordan Davis (Hamstring) — Limited
G Cam Jurgens (Foot) — Limited
G Sua Opeta (Hip) — Full
CB Bradley Roby (Shoulder) — DNP
RB Boston Scott (Personal) — DNP
TE Jack Stoll (Ankle) — Limited
DT Milton Williams (Shoulder) — Limited

Injured Cowboys linemen making progress

The biggest question facing the Cowboys on Sunday is the status of starting left tackle Tyron Smith. Mike McCarthy teased his return to practice after his neck stinger but through Friday, he hasn’t been able to fully practice. Smith was inactive for the Week 8 game due to a neck injury he re-aggravated, however, according to Stephen Jones, the team is “hopeful.”

His absence against the Rams was the third of the season after he missed Weeks 3 and 4 already. Since 2015, the veteran has missed at least three games or more each season.

According to team owner and general manager Jerry Jones, Smith would have played for the Cowboys on Sunday if it was a must-win situation. However, the team opted to play it safe with the neck “stinger” and held him out for one more week of rehab.

His backup, Chuma Edoga, started the game for Dallas, however, he suffered an injury to his ankle that knocked him out of the remainder of the game. Edoga left AT&T Stadium on Sunday without needing a walking boot despite taking a cart off of the field during the game. The former third-rounder out of USC underwent an MRI on Monday and by Thursday, he returned to practice as a limited participant.

With Smith and Edoga out due to injury versus the Rams, Dallas moved on to rookie tackle Asim Richards to fill in on the left side of the line. They’ll call on him again on Sunday against the Eagles if the first and second string can’t go.