The Eagles can win the NFC East with a victory on Sunday against the Commanders.
The Eagles will visit Washington for a Sunday afternoon game against the Commanders. Here are our writers’ predictions for Week 16.
Dan Quinn will want to pressure Jalen Hurts. He blitzed the quarterback on 41.5 percent of his drops in the first meeting and the results were mixed. Hurts completed 8 of 11 passes for 115 when faced with extra rushers, but he was also sacked twice. Quinn’s employs a penetrating front, which offers the Eagles opportunity to get their screen game going. It’s been lacking for most of the season.
Are the Eagles due for a clunker? Maybe, but that clunker was Carolina. It’s hard to pick against the better team here. There will be divisional champion hats on the victor in the visitors locker room come Sunday at 4 p.m.The Eagles must put together a better showing against Washington in their second meeting this season if they want to come out on top. There were too many sloppy mistakes on offense the last time they saw the Commanders, particularly early in the contest.
Jayden Daniels has looked more like he did pre-rib injury, which seemed to affect his performance in the first meeting. The rookie quarterback was hesitant as a passer and ran for only 18 yards on seven carries. Credit should be given to the Eagles defense, of course, particularly cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who. It’s likely Washington offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury moves McLaurin around to get more favorable matchups.
But with Quinn using a lot of man coverage, there should be ample opportunity to get the ball to Brown, who’s open even when he technically isn’t. Lattimore is a difference maker on defense. The Eagles faced him earlier this season when he was with the Saints. Brown was out with a hamstring injury, and Smith was knocked from the game in the second half with a concussion, but Lattimore dominated. The Eagles targeted him just twice in that game, resulting in one catch for 14 yards.He’s a big addition to a Commanders passing defense that already ranked as one of the better units in football.
Are the Eagles due for a clunker? Maybe, but that clunker was Carolina. It’s hard to pick against the better team here. There will be divisional champion hats on the victor in the visitors locker room come Sunday at 4 p.m.Both teams enter Sunday’s game with plenty on the line. The Eagles take the NFC East and stay in the hunt for the conference’s top seed with a victory. A wild-card spot in the playoffs becomes much more attainable with a win for the Commanders.
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