NFL Picks Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles Will Shock the Dallas Cowboys

In Week 16 of the NFL regular season, there will be a surplus of thrillers for fans to look forward to as several teams are in must-win situations with just two weeks of football remaining.

In arguably the most exciting game of the week, Michael Vick and the streaking Philadelphia Eagles will shock the league and take down the Dallas Cowboys on the road in a must-win game for both sides.

It will be a contest where the outcome will be especially predicated on the momentum each team rides coming into the contest.

The NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys are a significantly worse team that the statistics show. If one is to observe this team on paper, they are winners of five of their last seven games. Upon further understanding of those seven games, these wins are both insignificant and lack much substance.

All five wins came against teams that have struggled mightily this season. They came against the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks. Not to mention, this is a team that has lost two games in a row, including an inexcusable overtime loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

What's more, the team's 37-34 loss to the Giants was after the Cowboys held a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles come into this game at 6-8—an impressive mark, considering the team was 1-4 to start off the season—and are winners of three of their last five games. Unlike the Cowboys, the Eagles have beaten both the New York Jets and New York Giants during this streak, both of which are quality, playoff-contending opponents.

The other key to this game will be the fact that Philadelphia knows how to beat Dallas. They obliterated the Cowboys in what was a 34-7 routing earlier this season. Not to mention, it was a win the Eagles were able to get at just 2-4 on the season at the time.

The fact that the Eagles have earned two convincing wins over the Dolphins and Jets in the last two weeks says a lot about the character of this football team. Once 4-8, the 6-8 Eagles are in a must-win situation to keep their playoff hopes alive and will make the most of them.

Expect the Eagles to put up points from the opening kickoff, as Vick has these Eagles at 2-0 since his return from injury.