Eagles vs. Predictions Commanders for week 11 of the NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles (7-2) host the Commanders (7-3) in an NFC East battle Thursday night at the Linc.
Let’s get to the predictions:
Ruben Frank (4-5)
The Eagles’ victims in their five-game winning streak are the 2-7 Browns, 2-8 Giants, 4-6 Bengals, 2-8 Jaguars and 3-6 Cowboys. Five teams, a combined 13-35. The Eagles are playing excellent football, but they are only 1-1 against winning teams this year, beating the Packers and losing to the Falcons. So despite that gaudy 7-2 record and stylish five-game winning streak, they still have a lot to prove, and it starts with this intriguing matchup with a Commanders team that’s 7-3 but 1-2 against winning teams, with an early advantage. beat Arizona. Whoever wins this one will become the favorite to win the NFC East, and we’ll learn a lot about both teams on Thursday night. What Jayden Daniels and Dan Quinn are doing in Washington is impressive — this is a team that hasn’t had a winning record since 2016 and hasn’t won a playoff game since 2005. But I feel like they just came back to Earth. a bit, and they’re one Hail Mary against the Bears away from going 2-3 in their last five. These are two pretty even teams with similar records and explosive offenses, but the difference to me is that Washington’s defense is average. You can move the ball over them (they rank 21st in yards allowed per play), you can run over them (28th against the run), and you can move the sticks over them (23rd on third down). Fun matchup and I’m going with the home team.
Eagles 33, Commanders 30
Dave Zangaro (5-4)
This is exciting because we haven’t had many good matchups between the Eagles and Commanders in recent seasons. But this one deserves so much publicity. Part of me wishes both teams had a full rest for this game, but I think it really helps that the Eagles were able to rest their starters in the fourth quarter on Sunday, while the Commanders had to fight for 60 minutes in a loss against the Steelers. This could be a high scoring game because both offenses have the ability to put up points.
But the big difference in this game could be the emergence of Vic Fangio’s defense. I don’t expect them to hold the Commanders without a touchdown, but if they can make a few more stops than the other team, at least slow down Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin, I like the Eagles at home.
Eagles 31, Commanders 27
Mike Mulhern (7-2)
The Eagles enter Thursday as healthy as they have been all season. We should finally get a full idea of how explosive this offense can be with the return of Jordan Mailata. No more looking for help for Fred Johnson, who held his own admirably against a series of elite runners. It’s time to deploy their assortment of playmakers, including supporting weapons like Grant Calcaterra, Johnny Wilson and Jahan Dotson, who seem to be gaining more trust from Jalen Hurts with each passing week. The quarterback is playing at a high level thanks in large part to Kellen Moore. The Eagles offensive coordinator spent two seasons alongside Dan Quinn in Dallas and has an inside knowledge of how the Commanders head coach likes to attack Jalen Hurts and this offense. But Quinn doesn’t have the personnel he had with the Cowboys, and the Eagles have added yet another superstar in Saquon Barkley. This should be a big plus for the Birds.
The heavyweight fight will be the Eagles defense trying to stop Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. Vic Fangio has been confounding NFL quarterbacks longer than the rookie, and his group is playing like the best in the NFL. Zack Baun and Nakobe Dean are completely in sync at linebacker and there isn’t much room to throw against this secondary. Daniels has protected the ball extremely well, but I think he gets caught to help drive this game. The Eagles behave like the beasts of the NFC East. They’ll show why tonight.
Eagles 34, Commanders 24
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