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\nGetty\t Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott, Eagles HC Nick Sirianni\t Nick Sirianni is receiving his first taste of a bitter NFC East rivalry \u2014 relishing to the first-year Philadelphia Eagles head coach. Who showed up to his Thursday press conference clad in a \u201cBeat Dallas \u201d shirt, four days before the teams do battle on Monday Night Football at AT&T Stadium. Bulletin-board be damned. \u201cI really love the fact that I\u2019m able to partake in this rivalry and it means a lot to the city, to our team; it means a lot to this building,\u201d Sirianni proclaimed to reporters, via Tim McManus of ESPN.com. \u201cI\u2019ll be wearing this all week. My kids got it, my wife has one. And, yeah, we\u2019ll be wearing them.\u201d He added of the Cowboys: \u201cI\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to have the picture of this shirt on there. And that\u2019s fine. With the rivalry and it being a division game, I don\u2019t know if anyone needs \u2014 our side, their side \u2014 needs any more bulletin board material or if it\u2019s even going to help, because we know how big the rivalry is and how much it means to both sides.\u201d Nick Sirianni comes out with the \u201cBeat Dallas\u201d shirt. Said this rivalry reminds him the most of an old college rivalry. pic.twitter.com\/g0O6loGplw Tim McManus (@Tim_McManus) September 23,2021 Monday\u2019s matchup will mark the 125th meeting between the Eagles (1-1) and Cowboys (1-1), who lead the all-time series,70-54. The sides split last season, with Dallas trouncing Philadelphia in the penultimate 2020 contest. The Cowboys are 3.5-point home favorites as of this writing. Get your popcorn ready. The latest Dallas Cowboys news straight to your inbox! Join the Heavy on Cowboys newsletter here! Sign up for the Heavy on Cowboys Newsletter! Holding court with the media Thursday, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was made aware of Sirianni\u2019s attempt at stoking the fires of his nemesis. Elliott would not respond in kind \u2014 \u201cwe stay in our lane\u201d \u2014 but admitted he has a little extra juice for Week 3. \u201cIt means a lot. I mean definitely probably our biggest rival, especially since I\u2019ve been here,\u201d Elliott said, via ESPN.com. \u201cProbably the team I don\u2019t like the most. But Philly week is always fun. I know AT&T is going to be electric Monday night\u2026 I think we\u2019re ready to go.\u201d Follow the Heavy on Cowboys Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content! It isn\u2019t just Sirianni who\u2019s engaging in verbal gamesmanship. In fact, it was Cowboys rookie linebacker Micah Parsons (a.k.a. \u201cThe Terminator\u201d) who first stoked the fires Wednesday, putting Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts on his \u201c hit list \u201d \u2014 a vow to sack the sophomore signal-caller. \u201cEvery quarterback that\u2019s on the season is on the hit list. I want all of them,\u201d Parsons said, via USA Today\u2019s Jori Epstein. \u201c[Justin] Herbert was just the guy I had that week. But Hurts, he\u2019s on the hit list now too. You got to look at it like you\u2019re trying to be the Terminator out there.\u201d Not to be outdone, and perhaps reflexively, Eagles defensive lineman Fletcher Cox explained in great detail the delight he feels \u201cgetting after\u201d Cowboys QB Dak Prescott, his former college teammate. \u201cDak\u2019s my guy. We were at Mississippi State at the same time,\u201d Cox said on the Tiki and Tierney show on Wednesday. \u201cWe communicate and we\u2019re good friends. But he plays quarterback and I play D-tackle. It\u2019s always fun getting after him\u2026 I\u2019ve got a job to do. As long as it\u2019s a good hit, you want to affect his throws. If he\u2019s still holding the ball, you want him to feel you, because when quarterbacks get hit, they feel that pressure, they see you coming. \u201cAnd when you\u2019ve got a good, clean shot on him, obviously, you want to take it. You don\u2019t want to hurt anybody. But if you\u2019ve got a good, clean shot, you want to take it and get the sack or the strip fumble \u2014 even just be disruptive and get the pressure on the edge\u2026 He wants to win and I want to win, so it\u2019s going to come down to our defense versus their offense on Monday night.\u201d Unlock the latest Dallas Cowboys news, rumors and exclusives \u2014 direct to your inbox. \u2193<\/p>\n