"Eagles coach Andy Reid seemed fairly confident that two of his Pro Bowl players who were injured in Sunday's blowout of the Jets can recover in time to play against the Dallas Cowboys, despite the short turnaround.

Reid said Monday that left cornerback Asante Samuel's hamstring tweak and wide receiver DeSean Jackson's elbow contusion don't appear to be severe enough to sideline either for the all-important Christmas Eve showdown in Dallas.

An MRI on Samuel's hamstring came back negative, but Reid couldn't be 100 percent sure that Samuel would be able to practice today, which is usually an off day but not with only five days to prepare for Dallas."