Most people probably expected the Philadelphia Eagles to come away with a 30-17 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1.
But the way it turned out is not how anyone could have scripted.
To sum it up, the Eagles went down early, came back, pulled away late but lost two offensive line starters in the process. With the rest of the NFC East losing, Philly is in sole possession of first place within the division.
There are some injuries, specifically on the offensive line, but Chip Kelly still has an elite group of playmakers that can cause trouble for the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football. Nick Foles is coming off a Pro Bowl campaign in which he threw 27 touchdowns to just two interceptions, and he got the first-half jitters out of the way last week.
All-Pro running back LeSean McCoy is arguably the best in the business, and there’s an emerging mismatch nightmare in second-year tight end Zach Ertz. If the Eagles defense from this point forward can emulate the unit that shut down the Jaguars in the second half last week, it’s good news for Philadelphia.
Defensive coordinator Billy Davis continues to be one of the best in the business at disguising his blitzes and schemes, and he has an underrated three-man front with which to work.
Like every matchup involving Andrew Luck, the game won’t be over until there is no time left on the clock. After all, Luck is a master of the fourth-quarter comeback, and he nearly pulled off an all-timer last week against Peyton Manning and the defending AFC champion Denver Broncos.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1qv3Hx5
via IFTTT September 12, 2014 at 10:12PM
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