The game of the week is set!
This Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST, the (2-1) Jacksonville Jaguars face off against the undefeated (3-0) Philadelphia Eagles at Philly’s Lincoln Financial Field.
Doug Pederson, who led the Eagles to their only Super Bowl victory, returns for the first time as an opposing head coach.
Both teams are facing their toughest opponent thus far. The Eagles must prove that they deserve to be one of the top teams in the league (according to the power rankings). Defensively, the Eagles rank among the top 10 leaguewide in both yards and points allowed. Offensively, Jalen Hurts ranks fourth in EPA per dropback among all quarterbacks in the league.
But this is also technically a trap game for the Eagles. They are favored by 6.5 points. The Jaguars’ offense has been on a roll after beating their last two opponents by 20+ points, and their defense leads the league in turnover differential.
This game has so many great matchups, we needed more than one article on it. My colleague Doug Farrar has written about how the Eagles can win this game.
Here are the keys to victory for the Jaguars if they want to come away with an upset win against the Eagles!