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Eagles legends return for Cowboys clash

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Zach Ertz and Fletcher Cox were teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles and won Super Bowl LII together. They have reunited at games, including a heartfelt moment after the 2025 NFC Championship.

LaMelo Ball made a behind-the-back pass to Jaden McDaniels for a dunk, as shown in the NBA highlight.

Jason Kelce, the retired Eagles center, is at Lincoln Financial Field for the game.

Anthony Edwards scored three consecutive baskets and had 11 points in the first quarter.

LaMelo Ball stole the ball and passed to Jaden McDaniels for a one-hand slam, part of a Minnesota sequence.

Brian Dawkins, a Hall of Fame safety, is at the game to watch the Eagles.

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Zach Ertz and Fletcher Cox were teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles and won Super Bowl LII together. They have reunited at games, including a heartfelt moment after the 2025 NFC Championship.

Zach Ertz 🤝 Fletcher Cox A couple of @Eagles Super Bowl champs reunited. DALvsPHI – 8:15pm ET on ESPN Stream on @NFLPlus https://t.co/qgOYxR1Ji7

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SIt's Monday night, and the Linc is absolutely buzzing. Jason Kelce is back in the building, and the Eagles are about to host Dallas.
EAnd you know what that means. Prime Time is live, and we've got a full slate: a Monday Night Football grudge match, a Timberwolves highlight reel, and a meme that has the internet in a chokehold.
SLet's start with the big one. The NFL just posted a photo of Zach Ertz and Fletcher Cox together at the stadium, and Eagles fans are losing it.
ETwo Super Bowl champs, reunited. Ertz is on the Commanders now, but Philly still loves that man. The reply that got me: 'You don't understand what these two mean to me.'
SI get it. Ertz caught the game-winner in Super Bowl LII. Cox was the anchor of that defense for a decade. That's not just nostalgia, that's the core of a championship team.
EAnd it's not just them. Jason Kelce is there too, and Brian Dawkins. The Eagles are rolling out every legend they've got for a division game against Dallas.
SWhich is smart. This is a huge game. The Eagles are fighting for the NFC East, and Dallas is desperate. You want that building loud.
EAnd speaking of loud, let's talk about the Timberwolves. The NBA posted a clip of LaMelo Ball making a behind-the-back pass to Jaden McDaniels for a one-hand slam.
SThat's a clean steal, a slick bounce pass, and a powerful finish. The NBA's own caption, and honestly, they're not wrong.
EBut here's my thing: LaMelo gets all the highlights, but Anthony Edwards had three straight buckets and eleven points in the first quarter. That's the guy who's actually carrying Minnesota.
SEdwards is a superstar, no doubt. But LaMelo's passing is what makes that offense fun. You can't teach that vision.
EYou can't teach it, but you can win without it. Give me the guy who scores in bunches when the game's on the line.
SWe'll see. Now, before we get to the meme that's breaking the internet, a quick word from our sponsor.
SAlright, so about those Vivek memes. Eric Spracklen posted, 'Guys seriously the Vivek memes are too much. I can't stop laughing. This is insane.'
EAnd he's not alone. There's a whole wave of people saying the same thing. One account posted a clip with the caption, 'He is doing the meme lmao.'
SI have to say, I'm a little out of the loop on this one. What exactly is Vivek doing that's so funny?
EFrom what I've seen, it's Vivek Ramaswamy doing these very earnest, very intense videos, and the internet has turned them into reaction memes. The contrast between his seriousness and the absurd captions is what's killing people.
SSo it's not that he's doing anything wrong, it's just that the internet found a new toy.
EExactly. And look, I'm not going to pretend I haven't laughed at a few of them. The man has a very particular energy.
SHe does. And the internet loves nothing more than taking a very serious person and making them the punchline.
EIt's the circle of life online. One day you're a presidential candidate, the next you're a reaction GIF.
SThat's a cold world. But hey, it's Monday night, and we've got football, basketball, and memes. That's a pretty good Prime Time.
EAnd we're just getting started. Coming up, we've got a story about the oldest app that still runs on Windows 11, and a wild claim from OpenAI about three new discoveries.

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