Lions at Eagles: Philly expert spills the Birds secrets
4. How do you believe the absence of DeSean Jackson and possibly Alshon Jeffery will impact the game?
GK: Here’s the thing. We’ve seen Wentz win without both of these guys. Now, they were never both on the same team, and before last week, Wentz has never had to play without his top two receivers.
Still, Wentz made things happen. Nelson Agholor is very capable. So is Mack Hollins. Can Arcega-Whiteside find his role on this team? He hasn’t yet. That may be the difference. You can also figure that Zach Ertz will get a heavy workload in this one.
5. What’s your prediction for the game? And what’s your final score prediction?
GK: When it’s all said and done, the Lions are coming off of an emotional win at home. The Eagles, an emotional loss on the road. ‘The Birds’ get to play this one in the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Field, a place where they’ve traditionally had success under Doug Pederson’s watch.
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In the end, I just believe Philly’s the better team, even though they’ve had some issues with the Lions over the course of recent history. That will be some of the tale leading up to Sunday, but it won’t matter at kickoff. Give me an Eagles win in this one by a score of 27-20