Week 14; New York Giants; 10-3:
Without Odell Beckham Jr, I don’t know what the New York Giants are going to do. Eli Manning is not who he once was, especially without adequate weapons. Sure, he has Saquon Barkley, who will have a good day on the ground, but that won’t be enough as it proved twice last year. The Philadelphia Eagles will have an answer for Eli Manning and they will work to put a cap on the productivity of Barkley. In this home game, I have the Eagles winning by a wide margin.
Week 15; at Washington Redskins; 11-3:
I sing the same sentiments I stated about the Washington Redskins earlier on. At this stage in the season, I think some starters will begin to get some rest depending if the first round bye has been locked up by the Philadelphia Eagles yet. This game could be a little closer if that is the case, but I wouldn’t mind having the starters play this entire game as well to “secure the bag” so to speak.
Week 16; Dallas Cowboys; 11-4:
The real reason I have the Philadelphia Eagles splitting with the Dallas Cowboys this season and losing this game is simply because by week sixteen, I don’t think this will be a high stakes game for the Eagles. I would begin to rest starters that are highly important like Carson Wentz, Jordan Howard, Alshon Jeffery, Zach Ertz, and DeSean Jackson after the first half on offense. On defense, I would expect to see more of Malik Jackson than Fletcher Cox and more of Vinny Curry on the defensive line. In the secondary, seeing some of the flourishing secondary get playing time would be beneficial, to which I would expect players to be substituted throughout the season in certain defensive looks to keep the team fresh. In the second half, there isn’t harm in showing Nate Sudfeld some playing time alongside Josh Adams, Mack Hollins, Dallas Goedert, and even some rotation on the offensive line to rest the starters.
Week 17; at New York Giants; 12-4:
This game can go either way, but I think that the depth on defense is good enough to keep the New York Giants close with the Philadelphia Eagles even if the second team Eagles are playing most of the game. The important starters should maybe play a quarter at most in this game and then immediately to second-team players. If the Eagles can take the lead in the first quarter and then find way to put some points on the board throughout the rest of the game, the Eagles could even still win this game. This is more of a toss-up, so take the season at a 12-4 or 11-5 depending on how meaningful this game is for the Eagles at the end of the season against the Giants.
