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Eagles at Bengals predictions for Week 8 of the NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles (4-2) are heading to Cincinnati to face the Bengals (3-4) on Sunday afternoon.
Let’s get to the predictions:
Reuben Frank (1-5)
I have no idea what to expect from the Eagles Sunday in Cincinnati. If they can keep doing the things they’ve been doing – sacking quarterbacks, getting big production from Saquon Barkley, turnover-free games from Jalen Hurts – they will win and find their way to 5-2. But the Bengals aren’t the Browns or the Giants. Despite that 3-4 record, they’re a good team with an explosive offense, an elite quarterback, a world-class edge rusher and a wide receiver who’s almost as good as A.J. Brown. This is a challenging matchup. The Bengals have played some very good teams tough – they lost by one to the undefeated Chiefs in Kansas City, they lost by five to the 5-2 Commanders and they lost by three to the Ravens, who’ve won five straight. But their three wins are over teams that are a combined 4-17. The Eagles have never won in Cincinnati. They’re 0-4-1 on the banks of the Ohio River and 3-9-1 all-time vs. the Bengals with the last win coming in 2000 at the Vet. Too early to say they’ve turned the corner, but I like a lot of what I’ve seen the last couple weeks. Big one Sunday but I’m going with the Birds.
Eagles 26, Bengals 24
Dave Zangaro (3-3)
This one feels like it could go either way. I’m definitely not expecting a blow out for either team in this one. The Eagles have two straight wins coming off the bye against the Browns and Giants but will face a team with much more firepower in Cincinnati on Sunday. It’ll be a great test for a defense that has feasted the last two weeks against inferior opponents. If they can do it against the Bengals in this game, it would be a huge boost the rest of the way. But it’s unlikely they’re going to be able to completely shut down Joe Burrow and the Bengals.
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Publish date : 2024-10-26 11:00:00
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