The Eagles and Commanders square off on Thursday night. With offensive playmakers on both sides, who'll take first place in the NFC East?
The Eagles and Commanders square off on Thursday night. With offensive playmakers on both sides, who'll take first place in the NFC East?
Commanders standout rookie Jayden Daniels is a dual-threat quarterback, and the Eagles haven’t faced someone quite like him this season. Can they slow him down like the Pittsburgh Steelers did last week? Let’s forget the standings stuff, though. This is a test to see if the elements of the Eagles defense that are holding up so well are really strengths or not.
With Marshon Lattimore inactive on Thursday for a second straight game, the Commanders’ secondary is suspect, particularly at cornerback. Their run defense has been a weak spot, too, allowing an average of 142.1 rushing yards per game . As long as the Eagles defense continues to play like they have coming out of the bye week and the offense generates explosive plays, I think they will continue to pull away with the lead in the NFC East.
Running backs Brian Robinson and Austin Ekeler form a two-headed monster in the backfield, but Daniels has to be accounted for in the zone-read game. The Steelers did a good job of keeping Daniels in check on Sunday. He had his fewest yards rushing — 5 — and completed just 50 percent of his passes.
This is a big one for the Eagles, who could go up two games in the loss column against the Commanders, who have a slightly easier schedule coming home than the Eagles do. Especially given next week’s road game in Los Angeles, which isn’t currently in the playoff picture but has wins over the Vikings and 49ers and took the first-place Lions to overtime.
On the other side of the ball, the Commanders have been beatable on the ground. They’re allowing 142.7 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 28th in the NFL. Sounds like the right recipe for the Eagles to continue their run-first approach and let Barkley take over.Thursday night’s game between the Commanders and the Eagles has the potential to reveal a lot about both teams.
Daniels’ top option in the passing game is McLaurin, who leads the team with 711 yards and six touchdowns on 47 receptions. Outside of McLaurin, the Commanders’ receiving corps isn’t all that formidable. Robinson and Ekeler have been productive in the run game, but Daniels is arguably the bigger threat.
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