Can the Eagles Keep the Momentum Going?
The Eagles are coming off a thrilling overtime win against the Cowboys. I thought the Eagles played very well on both sides of the ball. The offensive line certainly fared better the second time around against the Cowboys, as they were able to create some running lanes for Murray and Matthews who rushed for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The wide receivers kept the drops to a minimum, and Matthews, who appeared to be in a sophomore slump, had an impressive outing with 133 yards and the game winning touchdown in overtime.
Bradford finally had the type of game that Eagles fans thought he should’ve had to start the season. As I mentioned last week he needed to be flawless and keep the mental mistakes to a minimum for the Eagles to have any chance of winning and he delivered with 295 yards pass and a touchdown. I do have some criticism about Bradford though even though he had a good game – he seems to check the ball down too much and not look for receivers downfield. If Bradford can get the ball downfield more and not check it down as much I think the Eagles offense will be in good hands.
The Eagles defense seem to struggle a little bit, they allowed another running back to go over a 100 yards. As well as allowing Matt Cassel for 299 yards a three touchdown. Along with Cassel, the Eagles defense got burned by Cole Beasley for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The Eagles also lost a rookie, who I thought to be the Rookie of Year thus far, when Jordan Hicks went down with a torn pectoral muscle. Losing Hicks will test the Eagles depth at inside linebacker for the second straight year, since DeMeco Ryans went down last year around this time.
The win on Sunday puts the Eagles at 4-4 heading into 3 very winnable upcoming games against the Dolphins, Buccaneers and a Thanksgiving Day matchup with the Lions. First and foremost the Eagles have a meeting on Sunday against the Dolphins. In order for the Eagles to win this game they need to shut down Lamar Miller on the ground and receiving passes out of the backfield. Last week against the Bills Miller had 44 yards on the ground and a pair of rushing touchdowns, along with 97 receiving yards. If the Eagles are able to shut down Miller I believe Tannehill will have a tough time against the Eagles defense. The dolphins don’t have a stand out wide-receiver like Juilo Jones or Dez Bryant but the Dolphins do have Javris Landry who can line up anywhere on the field and he can throw the ball too. As long as the Eagles keep Lamar Miller in check and not fall for any trick plays the Dolphins might run, they should win this game. I’m predicting the Eagles winning 31-14, keeping Miller in check and under a hundred yards rushing. Until Sunday, Fly Eagles Fly!
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