Five bold Eagles predictions ahead of primetime clash with Falcons

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Desean Jackson will have more yards than Julio Jones

As Desmond Trufant will likely be following Alshon Jeffery, Desean Jackson will once again look to take advantage of his matchup with a CB2. Julio Jones usually gets over 100 yards against the Eagles, but DJax will go beyond that tonight.

Jordan Howard will average over 5 yards per carry

I wanted to say Howard gets >100 yards, but that would only be relevant in a scenario where he gets sufficient carries to do that. Instead, Howard will keep his solid-average from last week going, getting over 5 yards per carry vs Atlanta.

Brandon Graham and Fletcher Cox record a sack each

BG was terrific against the Redskins, and will get on the sack sheet tonight. Cox is getting back to speed, still dealing with a toe injury, but usually has it his way against Falcons. With Lindstrom out, Cox and Jernigan could eat.

Falcons will not sack Carson Wentz

The OL did a terrific job versus a blitz-happy 3-4 Redskins team. This week presents a faster 4-3 team, but that won’t matter. The big boys keep Wentz clean.

Wentz throws 4 TDs

He was robbed of it last week as the final TD was considered a lateral. In a dome, in a groove, Wentz will light the place on fire, getting what is rightfully his – 4 TDs.

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