NFL Preview: Philadelphia Eagles vs Atlanta Falcons
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, September 14, 2015
Where: Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia
Televised: ESPN
Where: Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia
Televised: ESPN
Odds: The line opened with Philadelphia being a 1 point favorite and now the Eagles are listed as 2.5 point favorites. The OU line opened up at 52.5 and has been bet up to 55.
The Eagles last year had a 10-6 record, but that still wasn't enough to get them in to the playoffs. This year it should be a different story. The Eagles looked very sharp in the preseason, especially their first team offense, which will now be run by Sam Bradford. This is the perfect offense form Bradford to run as he ran a no huddle attack at Oklahoma and is more comfortable in the offense. He should really do fine and having the newly acquired Demarco Murray toting the ball for him and a plethora of weapons as the the WR position I expect him to put up some big numbers this year. The biggest improvement for the team may be an upgraded defense that looked pretty good in the preseason. This is a much more complete team than they were a year ago.
The Atlanta Falcons had a very rough season a year ago and it led to the firing of HC Mike Smith. The The Falcons then went out and grabbed former Seattle DC Dan Quinn as their head coach. It was a very good hire for this team which really was lacking on the defensive side of the ball. Quinn made the Seahawks defense into one of the best units in the league the last couple years and he looks to do the same here. They will be improved, but it won't happen overnight as he really needs a draft or two to get his players in here. The offense has no such issues and should be explosive again this year as Matt Ryan will through to a bevy of WRs that have big play potential. This should be a fun team to watch this year.
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[489] Philadelphia -2.5 over Atlanta
Ok I will go with the Eagles here. The Falcons will be improved this year, but still that defense will take time to come around and I don't think that facing this Eagles attack that looked unstoppable in preseason will help matters for them. The Eagles looked very crisp in running their offense in the preseason and this is the kind of offense hat was built for Bradford, who ran an uptempo offense at Oklahoma. Philly just has too many weapons for one of the worst defenses in the league last year to stop. On the other side we have an Atlanta offense hat will get their points, but they are facing a Philadelphia defense tat is much improved. I just can't see Atlanta getting enough stops to win this one.
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