“Shaquille Leonard basically has to play this week” in the Cowboys vs. Eagles game.

.. For more information on the Eagles, who are the underdogs in this game, we turn to Bleeding Green Nation’s Brandon Gowton. According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Cowboys are currently 3.5-point favorites in the contest.

The Boys’ Blogging: How do you feel about the elite NFC teams now that the 49ers have thrashed the Eagles and the Cowboys? Do you think the 49ers are the obvious favorites or do you think the teams are a different mix?

Bleeding Green Nation: Without a doubt, the 49ers are the best team in the conference. With the way they’re playing right now, it’s easy to argue they’re the best team in the league. Dallas fans are well aware of how difficult it will be for the Cowboys or the Eagles to defeat them in the playoffs.

Between now and the playoffs, there is still plenty of football to be played, so things could always change. We’ll see if San Francisco can maintain their current level of health and performance, or if they falter as they did during their recent three-game losing run. It is plausible, in my opinion, that Christian McCaffrey may begin to experience the consequences of bearing such

The Shaq Leonard battle was won by you guys. What does the Philly defense need from him for the remainder of the season, and do you think he plays this week?: This week, he essentially needs to play. The Eagles have only Zach Cunningham, Nicholas Morrow, and Ben VanSumeren as alternatives at off-ball linebacker.

Cunningham performed admirably in the first Eagles-Cowboys game, despite being hit or miss. This season, he has been their best linebacker, and the team was without him last week. Although Morrow isn’t the best starter, the Eagles have largely managed to get by with him despite the 49ers severely exposing him. BVS, a rookie free agent who was not selected in the draft, is primarily used for special teams play.

Therefore, it is likely that Leonard will take defensive snaps.

In all likelihood, the Eagles need him to avoid being as disastrous as Morrow was the previous weekend. He must be