Eagles Emerge as Favorites Against Packers Tonight

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00:00Eagles check in tonight.

00:01They are actually, in some spots, a slight favorite all of a sudden.

00:07Their pick and others, they're flipping.

00:11They're going to close as a favorite in Philly, actually.

00:14Everywhere is Green Bay pick or Philly booked as a slight favorite right now,

00:18which is just remarkable.

00:20I mean, why is it remarkable?

00:21They match up well against the Packers.

00:24I mean, I think we're forgetting, you know, the Packers lost to Carolina.

00:30They lost, obviously, in the playoffs to Philly,

00:34and they lost week one last year.

00:36So, I mean, at their best, if Green Bay is at their best

00:41and Philly is at their best, I think Philly wins by a touchdown.

00:44I mean, that's just bottom line.

00:46I know it's Lambeau.

00:47I know it's a tough environment.

00:49But, again, the way they were able to run the football with Saquon

00:52against New York and the offensive line, they're coming out of a bye week.

00:56You'd think that now this is it.

00:58They smell the light at the end of the tunnel.

01:01You're going to get Jalen Hurts in Philly's best effort.

01:03It's a really tough spot because Green Bay, coming off of that loss to Carolina,

01:08you should be getting their best effort.

01:09Yeah, but what is their identity?

01:11At least we know, okay, Philly's identity is they want to run

01:14and work off a play action, and they can throw it better than they did last year.

01:18But what is the identity of Green Bay and Jordan Love?

01:21Is it Jordan Love throwing 300 yards a game, or is it going to be what they did last year

01:28when their backs were against the wall and run Josh Jacobs' 80% of the productivity?

01:33Okay, so offensive identity, I hear you.

01:35Who's the number one for Green Bay?

01:36Is it Watson?

01:37Is it Golden?

01:39Is it Dobbs?

01:40Is it Wicks?

01:40The problem was they had a number one, and he was one of the best players in the league

01:44this season in Tucker Craft.

01:45And he's now out for the year.

01:46Right.

01:46And you come into this game, and both Matthew Golden and Dontavian Wicks are on the injury report.

01:50I don't know if either guy's going to be up tonight.

01:52So is Zach Tom, one of the better offensive linemen on this football team.

01:55The Eagles not only bring over Jalen Phillips at the deadline,

01:58Nolan Smith activated for this game.

02:00So that Philly pass rush all of a sudden, you have a little bit of juice.

02:03Eagles are going to still be without Cam Juergens,

02:05but they didn't have him against the Giants,

02:06and it was the best game they had as a rush offense all year.

02:08Juergens not had a good season.

02:10I think it's a tricky game.

02:11But the more I stare down the barrel at total, 45 and a half,

02:15I'm thinking it's light.

02:16I'm thinking it's light.

02:17I don't know.

02:19You love a side here tonight?

02:22I mean, it's Eagles.

02:23I like the side better than I like the total.

02:26Because here's the thing.

02:28It wouldn't shock me if the Eagles look to run it down their throat,

02:31and we get under this 40,

02:33and it looks similar to what we had in the playoff win.

02:36Yeah, I hear that.

02:37I mean, where they win it by 12, it's an ugly game,

02:39and Saquon and Jalen are doing all the legwork.

02:42I think this is a spot where if Philly wins, right,

02:48top of the NFC, shouldn't be much of a debate.

02:51But if Green Bay loses, that conversation gets real muddy.

02:55Yeah, it does.

02:55Like, all of a sudden, we just talked about,

02:56oh, who's going to – they would have the fewest wins.

02:59They'd have less wins than the Niners and the Chicago Bears.

03:01So things get really interesting.

03:02We'll see you next time.

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