1:02 pm
September 25

Eagles @ Commanders

Who will WIN this matchup?

Philadelphia Eagles (2-0)

@ Washington Commanders (1-1)

 

Current odds:

Philadelphia Eagles: (-267)

Washington Commanders: (+215)

 

• The spread for the game is Philadelphia by 6 points.

• Hurts is coming off becoming the first player in league history to throw for 300-plus yards, complete more than 80% of his passes and run for two or more touchdowns in a game. It raised the question of just how high his ceiling can be as a pro. “I knew he had that in him and again I’m not surprised by anything that Jalen does on the football field,” coach Nick Sirianni said Wednesday. “Maybe to the outside world, it’s like, ‘Whoa.’ I don’t think that surprises any of us in the building because we live with him every day, we see him every day and we see the growth every day.”

• Wentz is still growing in his seventh season, especially considering he’s on his third team in as many years and has had to handle going from getting picked second in the draft in 2016 to criticized and jostled around the league. While saying he doesn’t “put a lot of stock into” facing Hurts and the Eagles with new faces and a new coaching staff, facing Philadelphia for the first time is an opportune time for the 29-year-old to take stock of how he got here.

• Fortunately for the Commanders, they have two players very familiar with Hurts in former Alabama defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne. Like Sirianni, they’re not surprised by anything Hurts is doing. “We had to practice against him,” Payne said. “We had to get yelled at by Coach (Nick) Saban for containing him all the time, so I knew he was capable of doing all these things.”

• Philadelphia leads the league with 28 “explosive plays” — completions of 16 or more yards and runs of 10 or more. Washington gave up six such plays in a 36-27 loss at the Detroit Lions to drop to 1-1.

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