These two teams always seem to play good games regardless of records.  The Redskins and a very banged up team right now but they have proved the last two weeks to be a very dangerous opponent so the Eagles better not overlook them.  The Redskins will likely try to run a pretty balanced offense this week.  Rock Cartwright will be the main man in the running game for the Redskins and he is a good player despite opening the season #3 on the depth chart.  Jason Campbell will likely be under a heavy rush from the Eagles who already have 30 sacks this season so the passing game will likely be kept short.  That means that the Redskins WRs and TEs are going to have to be willing to go over the middle and it will be interesting to see if they have the stones to do so as it’s a pretty soft bunch.

Head Coach Andy Reid of the Eagles is so set in his ways that the Eagles will likely continue to throw the ball a lot this week despite the fact that the Redskins are only allowing 161.6 yards passing per game this year.  The thing that will help Donovan McNabb the most this week as he has deep weapons in Desean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin and short guys in TE Brent Celek and RB Lesean McCoy in the passing game.  That will make it hard for the Redskins to key on anyone in the passing game.  The Redskins are allowing 128.4 yards rushing per game (4.4 ypc) so Lesean McCoy could have a big game if the Eagles give him the ball enough.

PREDICTION:  EAGLES 20, REDSKINS 14

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-4) and Chicago Bears (4-5) are facing off at Soldier Field Sunday, and both teams have been looking bad lately.  The Bears have looked a lot worse, and their quarterback Jay Cutler has been playing awful.  That doesn’t meant he Eagles can relax though, as they are still without Brian Westbrook and will be without him for the next few weeks due to his concussion symptoms still lingering.  LeSean McCoy will get the bulk of the carries, but the Eagles have not been running the ball much so I don’t know if he will get the ball all that much.  McNabb has had to throw the ball a ton, and it has lead to some interceptions.  The Bears give up only 195 passing yards per game, so McNabb will need be careful with his throws as the Bears have a decent secondary.

The Eagles’ defense needs to look to get some turnovers, as that is about the only thing the Bears have been doing lately.  Jay Cutler threw 5 interceptions last week and the Bears only managed to score 6 points.  Cutler will be trying to limit those interceptions, so he will most likely throw a lot of short passes and screens.  Matt Forte has been ineffective as a runner, but he has been great for Cutler on screen passes.  He caught 8 passes for 120 yards last week, so the Eagles need to be ready for the screen pass.  This is a tough one to pick for me, as both teams have been playing poorly lately.  With the Bears seemingly falling apart though, I will go with the Eagles in this one.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Philadelphia Eagles 28, Chicago Bears 24

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-3) are heading to the west coast to take on the San Diego Chargers (5-3) Sunday.  The Chargers have been playing very well lately, so this should be a very close game for the Eagles.  Donovan McNabb needs to make sure he doesn’t throw any interceptions in this one, as any turnover will most likely turn into points for the other team.  McNabb threw two last game against the Cowboys, which was the main reason they lost.  If McNabb plays like he did last week than the Eagles will be in trouble.  The running game will get a boost with Brian Westrbook coming back, but LeSean McCoy may still get the bulk of the carries.

Phillip Rivers and the Chargers offense have not had the luxury of a great running game, like they have had in recent seasons.  That doesn’t mean the Eagles can forget about LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles, who are both dangerous in both the running game and the passing game.  Still, the passing game is where the Chargers are successful, so they need to limit the big plays.  They average 265 passing yards per game, so the secondary better be ready to be challenged early and often.  I’m expecting a very close game, but with the Chargers having the home-field and coming off three straight wins, I’m going with them in this one.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Philadelphia Eagles 28, San Diego Chargers 31

The Philadelphia Eagles are hosting the Dallas Cowboys and it should be a very exciting game.  Donovan McNabb and company have been playing well and are coming off a great game in which they crushed the Giants.  If McNabb and the offense can put some points on the board like they did last week then they will be in good shape.  The Cowboys have an electric offense though, so the Eagles may need to score like last week if they want to win.

The Eagles defense needs to try and stop the Tony Romo-Miles Austin connection.  Austin has been the surprise of the year as the wide receiver has been running all over the field catches passes and burning defenses.  If the Eagles let Austin have another big game they will probably lose.  Romo has been playing great the last few games too, as he has eight touchdowns and zero interceptions in his last three games.  I’m not sure the Eagles offense will be able to keep up with the Cowboys’, so I’m picking the Cowboys in this one.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  Dallas Cowboys 35, Philadelphia Eagles 31

The Philadelphia Eagles (4-2) are hosting the New York Giants (5-2) Sunday and Philly fans have quite a sports weekend against New York coming up, as the World Series is going on between the Phillies and Yankees.  The Eagles will need a much better effort out of their running game than what they have been getting lately, as Brian Westbrook and LeSean McCoy combined for only 50 yards last game.  Wide receiver DeSean Jackson has been battling a foot injury, but looks to be ready to go Sunday, so McNabb should look to hook up with Jackson for some more big plays.  Jackson is averaging 20 yards per catch and has three touchdowns this year.

The Eagles defense will have a challenge in stopping the Giants running attack, which averages 142 rushing yards per game.  Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw lead that attack.  Eli Manning is coming off a three interception game, so the Eagles should try and force Eli into some more mistakes like he made last week.  He is a talented quarterback though, so they really do need to try and pressure him or he will sit in that pocket and pick apart the secondary.  This should be a close game, but I think Eli Manning will lead the Giants to a close victory.

FINAL SCORE PREDICTION:  New York Giants 30, Philadelphia Eagles 28