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It’s hard to believe, but we are already onto the Week 2 edition of “Monday Night Football.”
The Philadelphia Eagles play host to the Atlanta Falcons to wrap up the second week of the season, and the two teams are coming off wildly disparate results in their respective season openers. The Eagles hung on for a 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paolo, Brazil, in the first-ever Friday night opening-week game, while the Falcons dropped a dispiriting game to the Pittsburgh Steelers by a final of 18-10.
Will the Eagles improve to 2-0? Will the Falcons bounce back? We’ll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, heres a look at how you can watch the game.
Where to watch
Date: Monday, Sep. 16 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia)
Channel: ESPN | Stream: fubo
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Eagles -5.5; O/U 46 (via SportsLine consensus odds)
When the Falcons have the ball
High hopes for Atlanta’s offense with Kirk Cousins at the helm were quickly dashed last week as the Falcons limped to just 226 total yards and 10 points in their season-opening loss to the Steelers. More concerningly, they could not run the style of offense many assumed they’d use, as Cousins seemingly couldn’t operate from under center: he lined up in shotgun or pistol on 48 of 50 snaps, according to TruMedia. He also looked incredibly labored whenever forced to move off his spot. As ESPN’s Ben Solak noted, Cousins moved an average of only 3.1 yards per dropback, the lowest mark of his career by more than a full yard.
Considering that Cousins is 36 years old and coming off a torn Achilles, it wouldn’t exactly be surprising if he struggled to execute from under center, but a total inability to do so is not viable for much longer. Cousins has been at his best throughout his career when working the under-center play action passing game; and if the Falcons are…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-09-16 11:20:23
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