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Eagles at Commanders predictions for Week 16 of the NFL season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles (12-2) will travel to face the Washington Commanders (9-5) at Northwest Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Let’s get to the predictions:
Reuben Frank (8-6)
You’ve got to give the Commanders credit for their best season in a long time. They’ve reached the playoffs for the first time since 2020, clinched their first winning season since 2016, need one win in their final three games to reach double digits in wins for the first time since 2012 – five coaches ago. And they finally have a promising young quarterback. What they don’t have is a quality win. The nine teams they’ve beaten (including the Giants twice) are a combined 35-91 and none have a winning record. There are nine NFL teams with four or fewer wins, and the Commanders are 6-0 against them and 3-5 against everybody else. Washington is 0-4 vs. winning teams, one of only six NFL teams that doesn’t have a win over a team currently over .500. The Patriots, Saints, Jaguars, Bengals and Panthers are the others. Going back to the end of the 2022 season, the Commanders have lost 13 straight vs. winning teams and going back even farther they’re 7-50-1 in their last 58 games vs. winning teams. The Eagles, meanwhile, are 5-1 vs. winning teams this year, tied with the Chiefs for the best mark in the league, and they’re an NFL-best 18-5 vs. winning teams since opening day 2022. When I look at those two trends, I start thinking of scores like 30-17. So I’m going Eagles get their 13th win and 11th in a row.
Eagles 30, Commanders 17
Dave Zangaro (9-5)
Could the Eagles lose to the Commanders? Sure, in the same way that any team can lose on any given Sunday. But I’d be surprised. The Eagles are the best and most complete team in the NFL right now. That doesn’t mean they can afford to take the Commanders lightly and their focus is important, but if they play the way they’re capable of…
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Publish date : 2024-12-21 12:00:00
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