The stingy, streaking Eagles will play 4 in their closing 5 video games in Philadelphia, beginning with Sunday’s discuss with from the Carolina Panthers.
The Eagles (10-2) are 8-0 since their bye week, preserving combatants to averages of 15.3 issues and 241.3 overall yards consistent with recreation all the way through that span whilst gathering 30 sacks and 12 takeaways and giving up simply six landing passes.
Linebacker Zack Baun leads the Eagles with 118 tackles — 30 greater than he gathered all the way through his first 4 NFL seasons (2020-23) with the New Orleans Saints blended.
“I feel numerous guys in this protection and this crew were underdogs for a very long time, having a chip on their shoulder,” Baun stated after Sunday’s 24-19 highway win towards the Baltimore Ravens.
“I do know I’ve, and … numerous those linebackers additionally. (We are) simply enjoying competitive. We need to grind on groups, and we need to put on them out.”
Fueled by means of MVP candidate Saquon Barkley, the Eagles were dressed in combatants out on offense, too. Barkley leads the NFL with 1,499 dashing yards after gaining 107 towards the Ravens, his 8th 100-yard recreation this season to check Wilbert Bernard Law Montgomery’s 1981 crew report.
Philadelphia is one shy of matching the franchise’s report nine-game profitable streak set in 1960 and coupled in 2003 and 2017. The Eagles may clinch a playoff spot with a victory or a tie and a few assist.
The Panthers (3-9) arrive at Lincoln Monetary Box with a 1-4 highway report and a two-game dropping streak. Either one of the ones defeats have been by means of 3 issues, together with closing weekend’s 26-23 time beyond regulation loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Carolina’s closing 4 video games were made up our minds by means of a complete of 10 issues.
The Carolina offense ranks thirtieth within the league in scoring (18.1 issues consistent with recreation) and overall yards (292.3 consistent with recreation) heading into the assembly with Philadelphia’s No. 1 protection (282.8 yards consistent with recreation).
Regardless of the daunting problem that awaits on Sunday afternoon, there’s reason why for optimism for the Panthers.
2nd-year quarterback Bryce Younger has proven flashes of why he was once the No. 1 pick out in 2023, enjoying a few of his absolute best soccer since regaining his beginning function in Week 8. He has now not thrown an interception in his closing 3 begins and has no less than one landing cross in 5 instantly video games.
Younger finished a career-high 26 of 46 passes for 298 yards towards the Buccaneers, together with the go-ahead TD cross to Adam Thielen with 30 seconds left in law. He additionally rushed for a landing.
“Simply decisiveness and having a plan,” Carolina trainer Dave Canales stated when requested what he is observed from Younger in contemporary weeks. “Issues that we speak about throughout the week, that come alive on recreation day, and they have got been in those vital scenarios for the closing two weeks, evidently … so, I like simply how decisive and the mechanics of all the ones issues were.”
Out of doors linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (leisure/knee) was once the one Panthers participant who didn’t observe Wednesday. Tight finish Ja’Tavion Sanders (neck), cornerback Caleb Farley (shoulder), and linebackers Josey Jewell (hamstring) and D.J. Wonnum (knee) have been restricted.
Eagles large receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) was once a complete player, and cornerback Darius Slay (concussion) was once restricted on Wednesday. Smith has overlooked the closing two video games, and Slay didn’t play at Baltimore. Tight finish Dallas Goedert (knee), safeties Reed Blankenship (concussion) and Sydney Brown (knee), and receiver Britain Covey (neck) didn’t observe.
The Eagles are 8-5 all-time towards the Panthers, together with within the playoffs. Philadelphia received the newest assembly 21-18 on Oct. 10, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C.
–Box Stage Media
