The bottom dwellers of the east, Philadelphia Eagles, will be heading back to the meadowlands in week 6. This time they won't be playing the Giants, but will be facing an AFC opponent in the Jets(1-4). The Eagles will try to get rid of the horrid memories they have at the meadowlands from week 4 and possibly try and allow Mcnabb to actually have enough time to throw the ball. History is on their side, the Eagles are 8-0 under Andy Reid after the bye week, and are 7-0 against the Jets in their franchise.
The Bye week was huge for the eagles, giving them enough time for some of their players to heal. Westbrook, the spark that starts this offense, will be healthy enough to play, and should have a huge game. The Jets defense is 25th in rushing in the league allowing 125.7 yards per game. Also, LJ smith and Tra Thomas will be starting. This should help a struggling Philly offense to start rolling.
The Jets are also having many offensive issues of their own. The Jets crowd is starting to believe Chad Pennington, the starting QB for the Jets, should no longer be the starter. This could be a good thing for the eagles. Since the game is at the Jets, if the Eagles can force some early turnover off the Pennington, the crowd might turn on their home team. If this can happen the Eagles should be able to pick up their second win of the year.
I believe the eagles will end up winning this game against a struggling Jets team. Westbrook should have an enormous game rushing for over 100 yards. I see the eagles winning this one 24- 13, improving to 2-3 on the year.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
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