On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in a win and you are in football game. If Dallas wins they control their own destiny and will make the playoffs, if the Eagles win they can also make the playoffs with a little help from some of the other NFL teams.

As much as people like to credit the air attack with Tony Romo and Terrell Owens for the Cowboys success it is the ground game that makes the Cowboys tick. Consider these statistics, in all but one game that Barber has scored the cowboys have won the game. The cowboys are 6-1 when Barber scores. When Barber rushes for over 70 yards they are also 6-1. The key to the Cowboys attack is controlling the line of scrimage with that massive offensive line. When they control the line of scrimage it opens up big holes for the air attack as they wear down the defense.

With Barber being knicked up the past few games the Cowboys have really struggled going 1-2 in that stretch. When this warrior is hurt it severly hampers the Cowboys chance to win football games. Expect that Marion Barber will play in this game and expect him to play well. If the Cowboys are to win this game they will need that balanced attack against a very aggressive Eagles defense. Here is the good news if you are a cowboys fan, of since his rookie campaign Barber has scored 42 NFL touchdowns and 5 are against the Eagles - the only team he has scored more against is the Lions.