Eagles at Buccaneers predictions for Week 4 of the NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles (2-1) will travel to Tampa to face the Buccaneers (2-1) on Sunday at 1 p.m. at Raymond James Stadium.
Let’s get to the predictions:
Reuben Frank (0-3)
Nothing has come easy for the Eagles this year. They needed a 16-play field goal drive late in the fourth quarter to put away the Packers in the opener. They gave up a 70-yard play in the final minutes to lose to the Falcons. They needed a miracle 61-yard Dallas Goedert catch and run with a minute left to finally get past the Saints. Going back to last year, they’ve now gone 14 straight games without getting a win by more than one possession. Tough way to go about your business. Tough way to win. I expect Sunday to be more of the same. The Eagles made huge strides on defense in New Orleans, but I’m not sure that means they have everything figured out. And they’ve shown they can move the ball even without their top receivers, but I’m not sure how sustainable that is. So I’m going to go with another close, relatively low-scoring game that won’t be decided until the final 47 seconds. Another big game for Saquon Barkley against the Bucs’ 25th-ranked run defense, an interception-free game for Jalen Hurts against a Bucs defense that has only two INTs all year. A touchdown for Jahan Dotson. And maybe even a few sacks from edge rushers against a team that ranks 31st in sacks allowed. It’ll be close again, but the Eagles escape the Gulf Coast with a win and get to the bye 3-1.
Eagles 21, Buccaneers 20
Dave Zangaro (1-2)
The Eagles have struggled with the Bucs before and it won’t be easy going into this game with a few key injuries. But they had an impressive win against the Saints last week and I think they will be able to handle the Bucs, who are even more banged up. Jalen Hurts has to protect the football better than he has through three games and he also has to handle the heavy blitzing…
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Publish date : 2024-09-28 11:00:00
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