Know your Eagles enemy: The New York Jets

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History

The Eagles and Jets have face each other ten times in their history.  The Eagles have won all ten.

The last matchup came in 2015, with the Eagles winning 24-17. 

Predictions

The Eagles have a golden opportunity to build some momentum going into the Minnesota game in week six. A win at home will put them 2-0 at home, 3-2 on the season, and on a two game win streak. The Jets are a, for lack of a better term, dumpster fire. The Eagles will win, they will win handedly, and will pay homage to a certain final score against the Minnesota Vikings. 

Eagles win 38-7.

Stat line predictions:

  • Wentz: 31/38 400 yards 4 touchdowns
  • Howard: 14 rushes for 60 yards
  • Sanders: 12 rushes for 55 yards, first career touchdown
  • Sproles: 35 all purpose yards (moves into top five on all time list)
  • Jeffery: 6 receptions for 89 yards and 2 touchdowns
  • Agholor: 7 receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown
  • Ertz: 7 receptions for 90 yards and one touchdown
  • Graham: sack
  • Cox: two sacks
  • Barnett: two sacks
  • McLeod: Int

Last week’s predictions (actual stats in parenthesis):

  • Wentz: 22/33 215 yards (16/27 160 yards 3 touchdowns)
  • Howard: 12 rushes for 60 yards with one touchdown (15 rushes for 87 yards 2 touchdowns)
  • Sanders: 10 rushes for 47 yards with one touchdown (11 rushes for 72 yards)
  • Sproles: 40 total yards with one rushing touchdown.  Moves into fifth place on all time all purpose yards list. (4 yards)
  • Cox: sack (no)
  • Barnett: two sacks (1 sack, forced fumble)

 

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