AdamJT13;2517300 said:
The past two championship teams both went 2-2 in the final four games of the regular season. And neither of them were resting their starters when they lost.
The difficult part is getting that last win and going 2-2.
If Zoners don't want to read a detailed statistical breakdown about the eagles which ends in a
prediction that the eagles win, stop reading now....
The eagles are a very formidable opponent. When the eagles lose they usually keep the games real close (L 37-41 (4), L 20-24 (4), L 17-23 (6), L 31-36 (5), L 7-36 (29 - without McNabb), L 3-10 (7)). Excluding the game without Donavan, they lose by an average of 5.2 points. They play their opponents tough until the end.
It gets worse for the cowboys. The eagles play significantly better at home than on the road. While this seems normal for most teams, the eagles should really be highlighted. The eagles are 5-2 at home (3-4-1 on the road). They scored 206 at home (166) and allowed 112 (171). They are a completely different team.
Not only that, the teams the eagles have lost against, are all above 0.500. They haven't stumbled against any losers (*cough* rams). They have lost to the Cowboys (9-6), Bears (8-6), Commanders (8-7 twice), Giants (12-3), Ravens (10-5). That shows that this team plays hard every week, and are not overrated/underrated. They might still lose to teams which are better then them, but one mistake by their opponent and the game can be theirs to win. If you saw the Commanders game, they were less than a yard from tying it. Combine this with the fact that they keep games close, and you have a hot team who might be able to get far into the post season.
The eagles defense has been improving since the beginning of the season. In the past 3 weeks they allowed an average of 9 points a game (14 -> 10 -> 3). While the cowboys offense has been playing tough opponents, right now, eagles defense is one of the tougher the cowboys have seen this year.
I know its early in the week, but here's the prediction from my simulator (56-23 since i started)... Eagles 37 - Cowboys 20. I just don't see how its possible.
I would gladly be wrong though.
