Eagles running back LeSean McCoy is officially listed as questionable for the team's meaningless season finale. However, coach Andy Reid fully expects McCoy to face the Redskins and flirt with the NFL rushing title. McCoy missed practice on Wednesday and was limited on Thursday because of an ankle injury. He has 1,309 rushing yards, 128 behind Jaguars running back and current league leader Maurice Jones-Drew (1,437), who missed two days of practice with an ankle injury but is listed as probable for Sunday's game against the Colts. McCoy leads the league with 17 rushing touchdowns.

League sources have indicated that it is all but certain that current Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo will join Andy Reid's staff as the defensive coordinator of the Eagles after the season. Changes are expected in St. Louis. The Rams have struggled this season despite entering the season with relatively high expectations.

After the Eagles beat the Cowboys on Saturday afternoon, wide receiver DeSean Jackson talked about wanting to return to the team. "Our future is going to be bright," Jackson said at his locker. "This is really our first year playing together with the new additions, and it's a year under our belt, so next year we can come back and keep doing what we're doing." Next year is something Jackson hasn't talked about at all this year, especially in terms of spending it with the Eagles. Jackson has just one more game under his original rookie contract, which pays him the NFL fourth-year minimum wage of $600,000 this year. "Hopefully, I will be," he said of returning. "I consider Philadelphia a home, and the fans have embraced me and things like that. But it's out of my control. I don't know (what's going to happen). But I definitely want to (be back)."

The Cowboys could rest some of their players in Saturday afternoon's game against the Eagles if the Giants beat the Jets earlier in the day, according to sources. Dallas linebacker DeMarcus Ware, running back Felix Jones and defensive tackle Jay Ratliff could all be sidelined. If the Giants lose to the Jets, the Cowboys can win the division with a victory over the Eagles. But if the Giants win, the Cowboys can accomplish almost nothing Saturday.

Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel will not play in the team's must-win game against the Cowboys on Saturday. Samuel injured his hamstring against the Jets and missed the past three practices. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will start in his place.

Jerry Jones does not regret using the word "scared" on his radio show when describing his feelings about Saturday's opponent, the Eagles. He does not believe what he said was interpreted correctly, however. "Afraid of messing up has caused me to be more conscientious, has caused me to be more prepared," Jones said outside the team's weight room following a late-morning workout Thursday. " I've said that all my life. Fear is a great motivator. Great. And especially in this sport." Jones was not attempting to send a message to his players. He was just remembering how poorly things went in the loss to the Eagles on Oct. 30.

Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has admitted to a healthy dose of fear for the Eagles. Philadelphia racked up 495 total yards during a 34-7 rout of Dallas on Oct. 30. "Because it is the Eagles and after the butt-kicking they gave us up in Philadelphia, I'm scared," Jones said Tuesday on KRLD-FM. "It's that kind of feeling. The respect turns into being afraid of what they can do to you if you have some breakdowns out there, so you can put that scared there if you want to. I think sometimes I know I do my best when I'm scared."

At 6-8, the Eagles have a slim chance of making the playoffs as the NFC East champions. The fact that they even have a chance at this point only further showcases their early-season struggles. "You think back on the season, you get frustrated, because there were a lot of games we should have won," quarterback Michael Vick said. "And we didn't win, whether it was because of turnovers or lack of performance on offense in certain areas." Philadelphia has to win their final two games, have the Jets beat the Giants in Week 16 and then the Giants beat the Cowboys in Week 17 in order to make the playoffs. "Regardless of what happens with them," Vick said, "we still have to take care of our business. If we go out and lose the game, it doesn't really matter. It's irrelevant. It doesn't matter what happens with the Giants. It's all about us. We're not going to make the playoffs based on what other teams do. We still have to go out and win."

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, still bothering by two sore ribs, reportedly insisted on painkilling injections so that he could face the Jets on Sunday. Vick completed 15 of 22 passes for 274 yards and a touchdown, and rushed for 32 yards and another score as Philadelphia kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 45-19 win.

Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin returned to the field on Sunday afternoon for the team's Week 15 game against the Jets. Maclin, dealing with a lingering hamstring injury, was listed as questionable on Friday's injury report. He returned last week after missing three games with hamstring and shoulder injuries, but he wasn't able to finish last Sunday's victory over the Dolphins.