What They're Saying About Eagles / Commanders

The best Eagles coverage is always local, but it’s helpful to get a national perspective as well.

Here’s a look at what they’re saying about your Birds against the Commanders this week:

From USA Today: two of four analysts picked the Eagles to win.

Eagles pick: "Although Jayden Daniels and Co. have shown some flaws recently, Washington has been a great story. The primary issue is that the Commanders haven’t defeated a team with a record over .500, and the Eagles are hitting their stride. I also think Philly’s defense makes things challenging for Daniels."

Commanders pick: "This one has potential game of the year written all over it. The Eagles have looked great, but they are easily susceptible to digging themselves into deep holes. The Commanders take advantage and get a major road win."

From Pro Football Network: Eagles 24 - Commanders 21.

"The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders are fairly even teams at this point in the season, so this game should be fascinating. Our PR+ metric grades them almost identically, with the Eagles having the edge defensively and the Commanders having the edge offensively.

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The edge here goes with the home team and the one with the better defense. The Eagles should also have the advantage of a veteran quarterback playing on a short week, but the coaching advantage likely resides with Washington and Dan Quinn. It shouldn’t be another shootout like we saw last Thursday, but it has the makings of another tight game."

Tuesday's injury report via @eagles on twitter

From CBS Sports: Eagles 31 - Commanders 24

"The Eagles have righted things on both sides of the ball. The offense has come alive. The Commanders are coming off a tough loss to the Steelers. Rookie Jayden Daniels has played well, but on the short week this is a tough ask. The Eagles win it."

From Sporting News: Eagles 27 - Commanders 24

"The Commanders' defense has been overachieving under coach Dan Quinn, but they are still vulnerable to downfield passing. The Eagles have been hot with Jalen Hurts spreading and stretching the field. Jayden Daniels can answer with some big plays of his own, playing off his team's own strong traditional rushing attack. Philadelphia has a little more firepower to outlast Washington in a thriller at home.

From Deadspin: Eagles will cover the (-3.5 point) spread.

"The Eagles allow 192.44 passing yards and 0.89 passing touchdowns per game. They haven’t allowed a passing touchdown since Week 8. Since Week 6, they’ve [allowed] just one. Also, since Week 6, they’ve held opposing quarterbacks to 169 yards or less in four of five games.

The Eagles are taking on Commander quarterback Jayden Daniels, who has over 400 rushing yards this year. They’re allowing less than 12 rushing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks.

Meanwhile, the Commanders are allowing 1.7 passing touchdowns per game and five over the last two games.

They’ve allowed 47 rushing yards or more in two of the last three games, and they’ll have to slow down Eagles Jalen Hurts, who’s second in the NFL in rushing touchdowns with 10. The Commanders also need to find a way to slow down Barkley. Against running backs, they’ve surrendered just under 117 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown per game.

The Eagles will win this and cover at home."