The Titans have really played better as of late, but they are still a 2-7 football team.  The Eagles are coming off a dominant win over the Washington Redskins.

The Titans will try to run the football with Travis Henry (586 yards rushing) and Vince Young (176 yards rushing) against the soft run defense of the Eagles that has allowed 120.9 yards rushing per game.  After the Titans establish the running game, look for them to run some play-action passes with Drew Bennett (494 yards rec.) and TE Bo Scaife being Young’s main targets.

The Eagles will do what they do best, which is throw the football.   Donovan McNabb (2,534 yards passing) has to like what he’s been watching all week in preparation for this football game.  The Titans have allowed 223.4 yards passing per game and allow the opposing QBs to have a rating of 95.7 on the season.  Look for McNabb to attack them deep with Reggie Brown and Donte’ Stallworth, and short with Brian Westbrook and LJ Smith.  The Eagles will run the ball after they build a lead with Westbrook and Buckhalter carrying the load and melting the clock.

The Eagles should thrash the Titans as long as they handle the Titans running game.

The Eagles totally dominated this football game.  Donovan McNabb completed 12 of 26 passes for 222 yards and a TD, he also carried the ball 4 times for 12 yards.  Brian Westbrook was outstanding today, carrying the ball 22 times for 113 yards (5.1 ypc) and caught 3 passes for 37 yards.  Correll Buckhalter carried the ball 8 times for 20 yards (2.5 ypc) and returned a Reggie Brown fumble 37 yards for a TD.  Donte’ Stallworth was on fire with 6 catches for 139 yards and a TD.  Reggie Brown caught 2 passes for 38 yards.

CB Sheldon Brown led the way on defense with 4 tackles and a 70 yard interception return for a TD!  The Eagles allowed the Redskins to rush for 146 yards on 31 carries (4.7 ypc).  The Redskins completed 16 of 32 passes for 132 net yards passing.

The Eagles really needed this win.

Both of these teams have been huge disappointments as the Redskins have lost 3 of their last four games while the Eagles have lost three in a row.  This is a huge game for both teams if they are to make a second-half playoff run. 

Look for the Redskins to run the football alot in this game.  The Eagles have allowed 117.8 yards rushing per game this season, so Clinton Portis (498 yards rushing) and LeDell Betts (283 yards rushing) should have running room.  The Redskins need to be effective running the ball to control the clock and slow the pass rush on Mark Brunell as the Eagles already have 26 sacks this season.  If the Redskins are successful running the ball it should open up the play action passing game for Mark Brunell who has to be happy to have Santana Moss back.  Moss has the speed to scare the Eagles defense.

When the Eagles have the ball, they will be throwing alot at the poor secondary of the Redskins.  Donovan McNabb (2,312 yards passing with 16TDs) will have a good game against the Skins, and he will be looking short to TE L.J. Smith and deep to Reggie Brown.  Brian Westbrook (500 yards rushing, 401 yards receiving) will cause huge problems for the Redskins linebackers who don’t have alot of speed.

I think the Eagles are the better team, but they have lost 3 in a row so it’s hard to say.  The Redskins have a chance here if they run the ball well and keep their defense off of the field.

Donovan McNabb has done his part this season, now the rest of the team needs to help out.  McNabb has completed 58.5% of his passes for 2,312 yards passing with 16 TDs and 5 INTs.  McNabb has a QB rating of 97.3 which is outstanding.  One area that McNabb could improve on is getting rid of the ball quicker or running the ball more to avoid sacks.  McNabb has been sacked 20 times already this season.  McNabb is a fine runner, carrying the ball 28 times for 200 yards (7.1 ypc) and 3 TDs.  McNabb may be the best all-around QB in the NFL.

I know this sounds crazy, but the Eagles have been scoring too fast on offense.  The Eagles are rolling up 393.4 total yards offense and 25.8 points per game, but only possess the ball for 26:42 of each game.  Donovan McNabb has been fantastic this season passing for 2,312 yards and 16 TDs.  The Eagles still need to find a way to keep the ball longer before scoring.  The defense is allowing 316.1 total yards per game and 20.0 points per game.