Call it a most imperfect 10.
The Eagles have not won a game on the less-than-frozen tundra of Lincoln Financial Field in 10 games, all the way back to their victory over the Giants in September of 2012!
What they did do, however, was go to the tundra of Lambeau Field and grind out an impressive win over the Packers to claw their way back to the .500 mark at 5-5. It’s still hard to believe this team is 5-1 at home, but 0-4 at home.
Nick Foles will be behind center again, looking to make it three wins in a row, as well as three eye-popping performances. He’s now thrown 10 touchdowns in the past two weeks, and has yet to throw an interception this year.
And yet, no one seems in an awful hurry to anoint him the team’s future at QB. All he has to do is keep winning to cement his position. Getting another big game out of LeSean McCoy, who bulldozed the Pack for 155 yards, would help.
In the season opener in D.C., the Eagles and Chip Kelly caught the ‘Skins off guard with their up-tempo offensive tempo and blitzed out to a big halftime lead, then held on for the win. They won’t have that luxury this time.
What they will have is a rapidly improving defense, which is jelling around linebacker DeMeco Ryans as he returns to the kind of form that landed him on the All-Pro team before he tore an ACL.
Robert Griffin III is likely going to be better than he was in the opener, but he still does not look like the same quarterback who knocked the socks off the NFL in his dazzling rookie campaign.
I like the Birds to break the curse this week. In the process, they vault into first place alone in the NFC East, with the Cowboys having the bye this week.
The Pick: Make it Eagles 33, Redskins 27. With good weather on tap, this one should turn into a track meet. I like Nick Foles to keep his streak going, and the defense do just enough to keep tabs on RGIII and the Redskins.
Last Week: Nick Foles continued to impress, throwing three more touchdown passes against the Packers. But easily the most important thing the Eagles did came with 9:32 left in the fourth quarter. Getting the ball back after the Packers scored, the Birds climbed on LeSean McCoy’s back and simply ran the ball down the Pack’s throat. They ground out first downs, forced the Packers to use their timeouts, and then took kneel-downs to let the clock - and the Packers - expire. Chip Kelly looked uncormfortable taking the air our of his up-tempo offense, but it was an impressive display. Another win this week and the Birds find themselves miraculously alone in first place.
Season Record: I got back on the plus side with the Birds’ victory. I’m now sitting at 6-4, while the Eagles are hoping to go over the .500 mark with a win on Sunday. Right now they are .500. Raise your hand if you didn’t think this team would win 5 games all year. Thought so.
Game by Game: Eagles 33, Redskins 27 (My Pick: Redskins 31, Eagles 23)
Chargers 33, Eagles 30 (My Pick: Eagles 33, Chargers 17)
Chiefs 26, Eagles 16 (My Pick: Eagles 31, Chiefs 23)
Broncos 52, Eagles 20 (My Pick: Broncos 41, Eagles 27)
Eagles 36, Giants 21 (My Pick: Eagles 29, Giants 26)
Eagles 31, Buccaneers 20 (My Pick: Eagles 26, Buccaneers 17)
Cowboys 17, Eagles 3 (My Pick: Cowboys 33, Eagles 23)
Giants 15, Eagles 7 (My Pick: Giants 26, Eagles-23)
Eagles 49, Raiders 20 (My Pick: Raiders 23, Eagles 13)
Eagles 27, Packers 13 (My Pick: Eagles 29. Packers 16)
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