49ers or Eagles — data or destiny?

The NFC’s cream of the crop will square off on Monday Night Football in Week 13. These two teams also happen to top Scott Pianowski’s latest fantasy power rankings — but which team will provide the most fantasy goodness, the Eagles or the 49ers? Scott and Jorge Martin play a little game of “Would You Rather” and take a side for which offense they like most in this matchup.

The Case for the Eagles

This week’s “game of the year” is yet another doozy. The 49ers go back to the Philly den of their playoff demise last January, and I’m scratching my head wondering how the 49ers are three-point road favorites in this one. And it has nothing to do with my residing on the south side of the LA-SF city rivalry.

The Eagles are 10-1 and just finished a seven-day stretch where they vanquished two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL: Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. Outlasted might be a better word to describe those games, but a win’s a win.

I’m going to start where the last game finished: Jalen Hurts’ sheer will. Hurts looked cooked at halftime last week against the Bills, but then it was like he put on his Superman cape and took the game over with three second-half touchdowns before the walk-off 12-yard TD run in overtime. He’s come up big in the biggest moments with his arms and legs, and he’ll be able to let loose against a 49ers defense that’s gotten beat by the best quarterbacks. Joe Burrow was surgical in throwing for 283 yards and three touchdowns in Week 8, and Kirk Cousins picked them apart to the tune of 378 yards and a pair of scores. Hurts will need to do it with his arm and legs, because the Eagles are going to give up some points via the air.

A.J. Brown has been quiet since his six-game streak of 125 yards or more. He’s due for an explosion, and San Francisco is going to be ripe for the taking after getting gashed for 100 yards or more by the likes of Ja’Marr Chase, Jordan Addison, Christian Kirk and Amari Cooper since Week 6. And I’m not going…

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Publish date : 2023-12-01 17:20:05

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