Philadelphia Eagles Rumors: Sam Bradford, Ryan Mathews, Darren Sproles Best Fantasy Starters, DeMarco Murray Wants Rebound Against Cowboys

Sep 20, 2015 09:34 AM EDT
DeMarco Murray #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles
DeMarco Murray #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles runs the ball against O'Brien Schofield #50 of the Atlanta Falcons during the first half at the Georgia Dome on September 14, 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia."

The Philadelphia Eagles had a tough loss to start the season and DeMarco Murray will be looking to rebound after he was bottled up by the Falcons. Sam Bradford, Ryan Mathews, Darren Sproles, Jordan Matthews and Zach Ertz are all solid fantasy football starter options for the Eagles on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Eagles lost to the Falcons in a close game after faltering a bit early and now the team will try and rebound against the Cowboys. Murray signed with the Eagles from Dallas in the offseason and that adds a bit of intrigue to the matchup. The Cowboys are using a combination of Joseph Randle, Darren McFadden and Lance Dunbar to replace Murray and that group was fairly effective against the Giants in Week 1.

The Eagles likely will try and get Murray going early against the Cowboys, as they fell behind the Falcons and could not get into a rhythm. Murray had just nine yards on eight carries, but he did score two touchdowns, one rushing the ball and one receiving touchdown. Murray had four catches for 11 yards against the Falcons and he now has to face his old team on Sunday. Murray led the league in rushing yards last season and he likely will split touches with Ryan Mathews in this game.

Mathews also had a slow start with four yards rushing on three carries, but he also made it into the endzone and could see more touches against Dallas. Darren Sproles had the best all-around game of the three backs, putting up 50 rushing yards and catching seven balls for 76 yards out of the backfield. Chip Kelly said in the summer that Sproles would remain involved in the passing game despite the team signing Murray and Mathews and that played out on Monday night.

Murray said to ESPN that he is looking at the game against his old team as "business" and that he is "very emotionless" about playing the Cowboys. Murray had over 1800 yards last season and he touched the ball nearly 500 times for the Cowboys, which is why Kelly wants to be smart with his use of Murray. Bradford made his first start for the Eagles on Monday night and he was up and down, throwing for 336 yards but also putting up two interceptions. Bradford had a touchdown in the game and he had the best chemistry with Jordan Matthews among the receivers.

Matthews had a great start to the season with 10 catches for 102 yards and he is taking over as the number one receiver with Jeremy Maclin in Kansas City. Matthews had a breakout season as a rookie, making 67 catches for 872 yards and eight touchdowns against the Falcons.

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