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I read a report that said that Philly's secondary is banged up -- to the point where EJ Biggers (remember him?) is starting and some undrafted rookie is likely to be their nickel. Our receivers ought to eat them alive. I think a key matchup will be Reed v. Kendricks, although if Reed is blanketed, I hope Cousins shows the flexibility to spread the ball to Garcon and Crowder (and take some deep shots with DJax, of course -- we won last time without him, but we will need him this week). Garcon has really been the man -- someone said he's the current Steve Smith -- makes really hard catches in traffic and gets pounded, but keeps coming back. I agree with the assessment. Had some clutch catches v. the Bills. Crowder could really be a difference maker in this game, I think -- Reed and DJax will command a LOT of attention from the Eagles, and we need to show that there are plenty of other weapons who can beat them -- guys with good YAC and hands. Would love to see some 4 WR sets on first down, just to mix it up.

It would also be great to establish a rushing game (outside of the long run by Alfmo last week, it was pretty quiet). I think with Cox in the middle, our best bet is to try to get to the edge (a little harder if Moses is out), which probably means more Matt Jones than Alfmo. We need enough of a run game to open up the pass -- just like with the Bears and Bills.

Worried about Cox wreaking havoc on the interior of our line. We will need to account for him; the other defenders aren't nearly as disruptive.

We could use another boost from a good special teams play. Ross -- looking to you for a nice return at some point, please.

This game has me nervous -- the Eagles have been giving up points like mad recently, and so we ought to be able to score. But can we keep them from scoring and getting behind our D like they did last time? Winning on the road in Chicago is one thing: that barely registers as a hostile crowd and they were already out of contention. Philly will be a very different environment. And I hate that so many of the sports pundits are now calling for the Skins to with the division. I preferred being the underdog.