NFL
Preseason Preview: Philadelphia Eagles at Green Bay Packers
Written
By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday,
August 29, 2015
Where: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Where: Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Televised: Locally
Odds: The Green Bay Packers opened as 3, but money has come in heavily on the Eagles and now they are 5 points favorites for this one. The OU line has come down a little as it opened at 49 and is down to 47.5 in most shops.
The Eagles are 2-0 in the preseason so far and neither game has been close as they beat the Colts by 23 and the Ravens by 26. The offense has looked better that ever so far as they have scored 76 points in the 2 games on 444 ypg. Chip Kelly has this offense going and they will again be hard to stop in the regular season. Matt Barkley looked very good in week one, while it was Mark Sanchez that had the better game last week. This offense isn't all about the pass as they have run for 182.5 ypg so far and last week vs the Ravens they had 238 yards rushing in the game. Scary to think how good this offense will be with Demarco in there for the whole game. The defense has allowed just 27 total points through the two games and this team with solid defensive play will also e a scary thought for the rest of the NFL.
The Packers have gone 1-1 in the preseason so far, but they may have been dealt the most severe blow of all the teams when they lost Jordy Nelson for the year last week in their loss to Pittsburgh. Jordy is one of the best receivers in the league and Rodgers will miss him. They still do have Randall Cobb, who can put up big numbers, but getting someone to fill the shoes of Nelson will not be easy. Luckily for Green Bay that they still have a couple of games to work someone into that roll and that may be Davante Adams, who caught 66 balls for 446 yards last year. 3rd round pick Ty Montgomery will also have plenty of ball thrown his way. They Packers and Rodgers still feel that they have enough weapons to make this offense go. The defense has played well so far, allowing just 261.5 ypg and 17 ppg, but they will really be up against it in this game.
Gotta feel that this game will see many points. I know that Nelson is out and that's probably a reason for the OU line to come down a bit, but I feel that the absence of Nelson will force the Packers to take to the aerial game even more as they have to develop that 2nd WR. They will get a lot of chances to run their offense as the Eagles uptempo game affrds other teams more chances to get the ball. The Eagle offense has look unstoppable so far and now we should see most of the 1st team into the second half. They will get their points, while I will also be expecting a god amount of points from the Packers. I like shootouts and this one looks like it has the makings of one.
I am going Over the total of 47.5 here.
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