The Philadelphia Eagles are perfect through eight NFL games for the first time in team history. Here’s what football’s past tells us will happen next.
A perfect regular season is incredibly rare, only completed twice by the 1972 Miami Dolphins and the 2007 New England Patriots.
The Dolphins continued their run into the playoffs, winning the franchise’s second-straight Super Bowl. The Patriots weren’t so lucky when Eli Manning led the Giants to a game-winning touchdown in the final minute to deny Tom Brady a fourth ring.According to Caesars Sportsbook the Eagles have a 25-to-1 chance of running the table and finishing 17-0.
While that may seem like steep odds, they benefit from a relatively easy second half of the schedule. Four of their remaining nine games are against teams with losing records. Their toughest games left? Road matchups against the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants -- both of whom are 6-2 -- and fighting for a spot behind the Eagles in the NFC East.There’s no exact science to the Eagles playoff path, especially in a competitive division that includes both the Giants and Cowboys. However, the Eagles are quickly approaching playoff territory.
Just last year, Philadelphia snuck into the playoffs with a 9-8 record. While that was cutting it dangerously close, the Eagles should be more than safe if they finish the second half of the season above .500.
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