Sunday Night - Eagles vs Cowboys

[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]I don’t post much, usually just a lurker. Thought I’d give some insight coming from an Eagles homer and maybe get some healthy discussion going.[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Keep seeing a lot of talk about how Dallas will dominate and come out firing on all cylinders. Well, does anyone remember last year when the Eagles had a 10 point lead in Dallas (I remember vividly because I was at that game) in the 4th quarter and then Dougy P decided to get too cute and do that backwards pass to Sproles which pretty much setup the comeback, along with a fake punt that they won’t fall for again, I hope. Trust me, Pederson hasn’t forgotten about that and still talks about that game to local reporters and admits to bad play calling. This year, he doesn’t have that problem. He’s been pretty spot on with his game plan and strategies. This Philly team just has that aura, and I think you need to be a true Eagles fan to understand what that means, bc we haven’t felt this in about 10 years or so. They want to win for each other, that locker room is full of close knit players who want to go to war each week with one another. With seeing all of this Dallas love, I don’t get it? Injuries are injuries, I get Elliott, T. Smith, Lee, Bailey and Heath are out for the Cowboys, but the Eagles are also without J Peters, Sproles and Hicks, which if you ask me are the leaders of their specific groups too. Both teams are beat up but I think this Eagles team out of the Bye coming in to play their division rival on Sunday night national television, this defense is going to dominate. Darby is back from the ankle injury, might not be 100% but he still brings additional playmaking ability to the backend. This front seven will wreak havoc on that Oline which will force extra blockers to stay in which ultimately limits the playbook ever so slightly. I think it comes down to Dallas’ defense, and if they can get to Wentz and keep that offense off the field, they might be able to keep this close. But if the Eagles O gets into a groove, God bless because this may turn ugly quick.[/FONT][/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]Would love to hear others opinions, maybe talk me out of putting a large bet on the birds tonight!

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Quick 2 cents... PHI on road... PHI won at WSH week 1. Week 1 results take with a grain of salt. Then lost at KC. Beat LAC by 2, and CAR by 5 but only after keuchly went down. They couldnt score until then. Now they gotta win in DAL by a TD.

The injuries you listed for Philly aren't new. Lee out and Elliott out are new this week. Huge difference. Also missing Heath and the Eagles coming off a bye.
I got the game at -4.5 2 days ago, and it has since climbed to -6.

I've been wrong plenty of times, but I smell an Eagles blowout.

The Dallas injuries and suspensions are far, far more significant and are more recent.
The only issue is the Eagle's focus and intensity, will they be flat at 7-1? It happens. If they come to play off the bye it is an Eagles blowout.

dallas injury to lee is main concern, that sucks. i love dallas in this spot though to cover.
first off gotta love the home dog with back against the wall in a divisional game.
i think the fact that they at least had some reps without zeke was critical, they should improve from last week to this week on that. the loss in atlanta looked bad but it was win or season over for atlanta. philly has played 2 teams with winning records this year, carolina and kc. carolina game cam newton was awful. say philly d was good, fine but he was throwing picks that werent even close and he wasnt under pressure on the last one. plus they had the ball with a chance to go down and win the game. those 2 teams were also the only ones with mobile qbs, and dak should be able to find room to run and convert some first downs with his legs.
i think the bye hurts philly at least from a rhythm standpoint. offensively they were great the last few games, maybe the week off hurts at least to start the game. philly schedule has been easy and blowing bad teams out but id say its a fg game either way. ill take the points and sprinkle a little on the ml but waiting since its climbing

Don't assume a team is going to have a blowout game because they're coming off a bye week. Some teams play far better at home then they do on the road. This Eagles team is playing well but they went 1-7 on the road last season.

I understand that a play on Dallas makes sense here, however, this Eagles team has an aura. They have remained focused every game and have improved every game especially after they discovered a running game after their only loss to KC in week 2. I'm from Philly but the numbers made sense for me to bet against the Eagles when they were coming off a big division win against the Giants to go across country as a small dog to the Chargers, the numbers made sense to bet against them against the Panthers as a 3 point dog on Thursday night football on a short week on the road after blowing out Arizona the prior week. The numbers made sense to bet the Redskins plus 6 in week 7 as the Eagles would surely let down after their big win over the Panthers in a division game against the revenge minded Redskins. After this win and cover they would surely let down against the lowly Niners giving 13 points...but they didn't. The Broncos come to town as a 7 point dog after getting embarrassed by the Chiefs on Monday Night Football...surely the Eagles wouldn't be focused enough to cover again...well we know what happened there. I don't care what the logical play is ...I have lost 5 wagers against this team based on this same thought process...don't fall for this wounded division rival, desperate for a win crap as it just won't matter. The Eagles have defied this approach all year. Take the Eagles or pass.

Bruins4Life said:

The injuries you listed for Philly aren't new. Lee out and Elliott out are new this week. Huge difference. Also missing Heath and the Eagles coming off a bye.
I got the game at -4.5 2 days ago, and it has since climbed to -6.

I've been wrong plenty of times, but I smell an Eagles blowout.

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I think the line at -6 is teaser protection. There's a ton of NE/PHI teaser plays today. At -3.5 PHI can still cover a 6pt teaser with a loss. At -6 they have to win SU.