While the casual betting public likes the defending champions at that number-almost two-thirds (62 percent) of the tickets are on the Bucs-the sharper bettors believe the Eagles with the points is a great value. Shops have since adjusted the spread rather significantly, lowering Tampa to 7.5-point chalk as of Sunday morning. The line on this NFC Wild Card opener went up on the board with the Buccaneers favored by nine points. 2 team and have a wealth of experience on their side, but they could be pestered by these plucky Eagles in a game that might finish closer than the spread suggests. 3 with a 92.5 yards per game against average.Ĭonsidering the Buccaneers have only allowed 11 rushing TDs during the entire campaign and just two players-Khalil Herbert and Josh Allen-had more than 100 rushing yards against the team all season, it could be difficult for Philadelphia to establish the run today. The Bucs conceded a middling 238.9 yards and 26 touchdowns through the air, with opposing offenses opting to attack the vulnerable secondary rather than a rush defense that ranked No. Tampa’s defense has looked beatable at all times, but the team was largely susceptible to the pass in 2021.
The 44-year-old is coming into the playoffs hot, having thrown for nearly 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns against one interception and two sacks in the last three games.
1 in passing yards (307.6) per game.īrady’s 5,316 passing yards and 43 passing touchdowns were both unmatched this season. MVP favorite Tom Brady guided an offense that ranked No. The Bucs were impossible to stop when they possessed the football this year. Philadelphia will want to use that potent ground game to chew up clock and keep Tampa’s offense off the field. The team’s 25 rushing touchdowns led the NFL, with the 10 Hurts punched in pacing the QB position by a wide margin. The Eagles ran the ball 550 times in 2021-one off Tennessee’s league-leading number-with a whopping 418 of those carries coming after their Week 6 defeat against Tampa. 1 in the league by posting 159.7 yards per game on the ground this year, a figure buoyed by the team’s 185 rushing yards per game average since Week 7. Hurts isn’t wrong, as Philadelphia has transformed into one of the NFL’s top rushing teams in the months since. We've fine-tuned some things and we've gotten good at doing a lot of different things." Early on, we were kind of searching for who we were - what we wanted to do, how we wanted to do it.
"As an offense, we've kind of revolutionized and evolved in terms of who we are, our identity. The Bucs held a 28-7 lead deep into the third quarter, but Philadelphia closed within a single score before falling just short.Įagles QB Jalen Hurts claimed that Philadelphia’s offense has vastly improved since Week 6: The Eagles showed some heart in their last meeting with the Buccaneers, a game that Tampa only escaped with a win in after thwarting a frantic second-half comeback attempt. While the defending champion Bucs are heavily favored this afternoon, Philadelphia has been one of the NFC’s hottest teams over the last two months. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Getty Images Buccaneers chases quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on Octoin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 14: Inside linebacker Devin White #45 of the Tampa Bay.
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