Why Philadelphia Eagles Will Win the NFC Divisional Round
The 2022-2023 Philadelphia Eagles aren’t the 2022-2023 Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota was a nice team with a lot of weapons, but it also had the NFL’s second-worst defense – it made Daniel Jones look like Steve Young last week
As good as Jones has been when he’s right, he only threw for 300 yards three times – twice against the Vikings and once against Detroit. In the Week 14 loss to the Eagles – he didn’t play in Week 18 – he was held to 169 yards but ran for a score.
But that’s not the real issue for the Giants – if Jones is bombing away it means the running game isn’t working. They’re 4-6 when they don’t get to 130 rushing yards including two losses to the Eagles.
What was the real problem for Minnesota? It couldn’t get the D off the field. It was awful on third downs – it allowed the Giants to convert 7-of-13 chances – and the O had the ball for seven fewer minutes.
Time of possession isn’t that big a deal for the Eagles, but the third down stops will be there. The Giants only converted 8-of-27 tries in the two meetings and lost the ball control battle in both losses.
– Giants at Eagles Prediction, What’s Going to Happen