Week 13 Preview: Eagles Get a Break at Miami

Week 13 Preview: Eagles Get a Break at Miami

Sunday, December 1 at Hard Rock Stadium, Eagles 10-point favorites

With Dallas falling to Buffalo on Thanksgiving, the Eagles are a win away from being tied for first place in the NFC (L)East.

Injury Report:

OUT

Philadelphia: Jordan Howard (RB, shoulder)

Miami:

QUESTIONABLE:

Philadelphia: Zach Ertz (TE, hamstring)

Miami: Ken Crawley (CB, shoulder), Steven Parker (DB, groin), Ken Webster (CB, ankle) 

I just want to start by saying that Jordan Howard does not have a stinger. The Eagles medical staff is once again misdiagnosing players and it’s really becoming frustrating. If this injury proves to be major, we may never see Howard in midnight green again. Zach Ertz was a new addition to the injury report this week with a hamstring problem. It’s not a good sign for his availability that Philadelphia called up practice squad TE Josh Perkins. Nelson Agholor, Alshon Jeffery, and Lane Johnson will all make their returns on Sunday. All of Miami’s injured players are defensive backs. It’s a position that has been ravaged since the beginning of the season. 

Analysis:

As bad as the Eagles have been, they’re ten-point favorites for a reason. The Dolphins are one of the worst teams in football and are coming off of consecutive 17-point losses. Their defensive backfield has been torn apart by injuries, and there’s no reason that the Eagles shouldn’t be able to move the ball with ease against them. Carson Wentz is coming off one of the worst games of his young career, but thanks to the return of two of his receivers in addition to the quarterback medicine that is the Dolphins defense, Sunday has all the makings of a bounce-back game. If the Eagles passing offense can’t explode against this team, then there’s no reason to even try and contend for a playoff spot.

The Eagles defense has been balling lately and nothing should change this week. Ryan Fitzpatrick carved us up last year, but the circumstances are nowhere near the same. I don’t have much analysis because there’s just no reason that the Eagles shouldn’t dominate this game. Expect to see the Birds tied atop the division standings after the game.

Prediction: Eagles 31, Dolphins 10

-By: Micah Jimoh

Writer/Interviewer