Eagles open up as 3.5-point home underdogs to the Patriots in Week 11

The Philadelphia Eagles open up as 3.5-point home underdogs to the New England Patriots on Sunday.

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The Philadelphia Eagles return home on Sunday for a huge matchup with the defending Super Bowl champion, New England Patriots. Despite the Birds current 5-4 record and rest from the bye week, Philadelphia opens up as 3.5-point road underdogs according to odds from BetMGM.

The numbers speak for themselves as the New England Patriots have won an NFL-leading 14 games coming out of a bye week since the 2010 season.

The Patriots are an NFL-best 47-9 (83.9 percent) following a loss since 2003, while the Philadelphia Eagles are 6-4 following their bye week since 2010 as well.

The Eagles have won two in a row to get above .500 at 5-4 and are getting healthy at the right time.

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Eagles officially announce the Jordan Matthews signing

Philadelphia Eagles sign Jordan Matthews

The News broke almost a week ago, but on Monday, the Philadelphia Eagles officially announced the signing of wide receiver Jordan Matthews.

Matthews was one of the receivers we thought the Eagles might have interest in, seeing hows he’s close friends with star quarterback Carson Wentz and is familiar with the Birds offense.

The Eagles announced last Monday that DeSean Jackson was undergoing surgery for a core muscle injury and his timeframe is 4-6 weeks to an indefinite amount of time.

Last season in limited action for the Eagles, Matthews had 20 catches for 300 yards and 2 TDs.