Eagles at Saints predictions for Week 3 of the NFL season

Eagles at Saints predictions for Week 3 of the NFL season initially appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Eagles (1-1) will journey to New Orleans to face the Saints (2-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. on the Caesars Superdome.

Let’s get to the predictions:

Reuben Frank (0-2)

Derek Carr has performed 16 drives this yr. The Saints have scored on 15 of them – 10 touchdowns and 5 discipline targets. And the one drive they didn’t rating they had been already up 41-19 on the Cowboys within the fourth quarter. With 47 factors vs. the Panthers and 44 vs. the Cowboys, the Saints have scored the 4th-most factors in NFL historical past by way of two video games and 2nd-most because the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. That’s what the Eagles are up in opposition to Sunday on the quick observe on the Superdome, the place they’re 1-5 the final 20 years, permitting 29 factors per sport. The Eagles rank within the backside six in each vital defensive class, and except they magically work out easy methods to cease the run, stress the quarterback and make routine tackles it will be inconceivable to decelerate Carr, Alvin Kamara, Rashid Shaheed, Chris Olave and Firm. Now, I don’t assume the Saints will put up 40 on the Eagles. They’ve much more expertise than the Panthers and so they received’t surrender just like the Cowboys. However I don’t assume – possible nonetheless with out A.J. Brown – they’ll be capable of put up sufficient factors to get out of New Orleans with a win.

Saints 31, Eagles 24

Dave Zangaro (1-1)

If the Eagles had been at full energy on this sport, I’d most likely choose them. The Saints have seemed nice by way of two weeks however I’m not simply not able to crown them. The pattern dimension is simply too small. Regardless of the temptation to select the Eagles, not having A.J. Brown and C.J. Gardner-Johnson has swayed me the opposite method. It is a powerful sport. The Saints’ offense has seemed actually good operating the soccer and the Eagles simply merely can’t cease the run proper now and I don’t have a ton of confidence that they’re instantly going to determine it out this week. These exterior zone runs gave the Eagles suits in Week 2 and the Saints are going to run them a ton on this sport.

The Eagles may be capable of put up some factors on the Saints. This protection is basically strong however doesn’t have a ton of blue-chip expertise apart from a couple of key gamers. Demario Davis is superb on the linebacker spot and he can change a sport. However the Eagles ought to be capable of preserve tempo. I simply assume there’s an excessive amount of working in opposition to them on this sport.

Saints 27, Eagles 24

Barrett Brooks (0-2)

All those that use these columns to wager, simply preserve scrolling previous this. As soon as once more, I’m going with my coronary heart and instinct. Sure, the Birds’ protection seemed horrible final week. Sure, they could not cease the Falcons from scoring a TD to win the sport and it solely took 1:05. And even worse than that, the protection is giving up over 6.0 yards per stick with it the bottom. However my glass continues to be half full. I envision Vic Fangio letting everybody know it is both put up or shut up! Solely gamers which can be taking part in nicely will get on the sphere from this level on. No favoritism for a way lengthy you will have been on the staff or what spherical you had been drafted. The productive gamers will play regardless of how a lot they’re getting paid or how a lot expertise within the league. I am assuming now that the hungry canines will get an opportunity to eat and switch this factor round.

Offensively, the Eagles can be effective. Jalen Hurts will proceed to get higher and the offense may even evolve as he takes on extra of Kellen Moore’s performs within the sport plan. Will probably be a giant day for Dallas Goedert. And Saquon Barkley would be the bell cow again for this offense.

Eagles 28, Saints 24

Mike Mulhern (1-1)

The Saints have personified caught within the center within the post-Drew Brees period. They’ve hovered round .500 and by no means made the playoffs, but continued to make win-now strikes with a roster that didn’t appear able to win now. It appears a swap might lastly have flipped with Klint Kubiak taking on for long-time offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael. The Shanahan system suits Derek Carr like a glove, particularly once they’re operating the ball at this clip. That’s prone to proceed Sunday in opposition to an Eagles run protection that has been gashed to the tune of 6.4 yards per carry. That’ll give Carr loads of probabilities to take deep pictures down the sphere off play motion.  Plus, the quarterback is 6-2 with a 103.9 passer ranking in 8 profession matchups in opposition to Vic Fangio.

I count on the Eagles offense to have a greater sport plan Sunday with out AJ. Brown than they did on Monday evening. His hamstring damage late within the week made it harder to regulate on the fly in opposition to the Falcons. However with a full week figuring out they’ll be with out their star wideout, they’ll implement extra utilization of Dallas Goedert and heavy doses of each Saquon Barkley and designed Jalen Hurts runs. Everybody appears able to anoint the Saints and bury the Eagles. The matchups favor New Orleans and so they’re using sky-high. The Eagles are coming off an epic collapse on a brief week on the highway in a hostile setting. There’s no purpose to select them, however the NFL is a week-to-week league. I’ll zig whereas everybody else zags.

Eagles 27, Saints 24

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