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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — For 20 to 30 minutes Saturday night in a ballroom at the downtown Los Angeles Omni Hotel, Tracy Curry spoke to the Dallas Cowboys.

None of them really knew him as Tracy Curry. But they did know The D.O.C., the famous rapper, producer and co-founder of Death Row Records with Dr. Dre and Suge Knight. Some of them knew he was from Dallas.

“Obviously, he is a legend,” quarterback Cooper Rush said after Sunday’s 22-10 win against the Los Angeles Rams. “We saw a clip of the movie he has coming out. It was a good story, his message. He is from Dallas. He is a big fan. He said, ‘Enjoy the moment. You are here for a reason. You have a purpose.’”

These Cowboys are enjoying the moment. They are proving they are here for a reason and that they have a purpose that comes with winning four games in a row.

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Now comes the fun part — on Sunday night (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC), they play the NFL’s last undefeated team, the 5-0 Philadelphia Eagles, with first place in the NFC East on the line.

“We’ll be on it really quickly,” said coach Mike McCarthy, who invited The D.O.C. to speak. “We’ll grade this one on the way home, get together as a staff in the morning. But, hey, division games, there’s nothing like division games. That’s the reason why probably all of ours are on national TV. There’s more that goes into it.”

No one really thought the Cowboys would be in this position. Not after losing quarterback Dak Prescott to a fractured right thumb in the season opener. Not with so many questions on the offensive line. Not with a schedule that included the