 There is perhaps no more difficult a team to predict than the Philadelphia Eagles. One week they can be playing amazing football on both sides and win 40-17 and the next they can sputter in every facet of the game and falter 22-48. The 5-3 Eagles are in second place in the NFC East and need to find an identity soon. The schedule only gets more difficult the final eight opponents include two must-win division rematches as well as a game against the Chargers, the 49ers, and Broncos. The offense goes as Donovan McNabb goes. If he is ailing then the offense does painfully little, especially with running back Brian Westbrook ailing. In fact, getting some sort of a consistent running game would prove invaluable to this team. McNabb is not as quick as he used to be, so for him to have to scramble against dozens of blitzing packages is a huge albatross. Of course, for McNabb to get more time to throw the deep ball to DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin the offensive line needs to do its job and block. The Eagles line has been terrible far too often in the past few weeks, and this is partially why the team has turned the football over so much. The Eagles defense has been pretty phenomenal, only allowing more than 20 points once (the 48-22 loss to the Saints). This unit ranks eighth in scoring defense, 10th in total yards allowed, 11th in passing defense, and 10th in rushing defense. They even have the second most takeaways in the NFL with 22. Little more can be asked from this unit. The remaining team schedule has just three games at home at Lincoln Financial Field, so find your Philadelphia Eagles tickets and cheer on the possible NFC East champions.
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