Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants

Blogged under Bloglockers, Front Page, This Week's Matchup Report by ravenhater on Friday 15 December 2006 at 8:17 pm

The Eagles have won two games in a row.  The Giants snapped a 4 game losing streak with a win last week in Carolina.

Look for the Eagles to put alot of pressure on the Giants LB’s by getting the ball to Brian Westbrook running and receiving.  Westbrook has 1,619 yards rushing & receiving so far this season.  The Giants run defense has been pretty tough allowing 100.4 yards rushing and 3.8 yards per carry so far this season.  The Eagles will also throw alot, because that’s their style.  Jeff Garcia (97.4 QB rating) should have time to throw and he’ll be looking for Westbrook & Smith short.  As soon as the safeties creep up, Garcia will go deep to Reggie Brown (39 rec, 712 yards) and Donte Stallworth (34 rec, 669 yards).

Look for the Giants to run the ball alot.  The Eagles allow 142.5 yards rushing per game and 4.5 yards per carry.  So look for Tiki Barber (1,282 yards rushing) and Brandon Jacobs (385 yards rushing) to both have huge games.  Eli Manning will probably use play-action to freeze the linebackers and slow the pass rush.  When he throws it will likely be directed at Jeremy Shockey or Plaxico Burress.

This game will go to whichever QB plays better.

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