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Prediction: Eagles 28, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 25 Chad Henne Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25 Toby Gerhart Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 53 Denard Robinson Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 36 Cecil Shorts Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 60 Marqise Lee Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 26 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 27 Defense / ST  
 
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Nick Foles Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1 LeSean McCoy Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43 Darren Sproles Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 15 Jeremy Maclin Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 45 Riley Cooper Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 67 Jordan Matthews Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15 Zach Ertz Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 23 Brent Celek Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
DEF 2 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars QB Chad Henne has played in 25 games with 19 starts in 2 seasons with Jax., passing for 5,325 yards & 24 TDs. Originally drafted in Rd. 2 by Miami in 2008, has 2 career 3,000-yard seasons, including 3,241 yards in 2013... In 4 seasons with Min., RB Toby Gerhart rushed for 1,305 yards & 5 TDs on 276 carries (4.7 yards/att.). Also had 77 rec. for 600 yards (7.8 yards/rec.) & 3 TDs. In 6 career starts, averages 91.3 scrimmage yards per game (548 total; 405 rush, 143 rec.)... WR Cecil Shorts III led team in catches (66) & yards (777) in 2013. In past 6 vs. NFC, has 485 rec. yards on 33 catches (14.7) average, including 2 100-yard games. TE Marcedes Lewis has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Needs 3 rec. to become 4th player in club history with 300 rec. His 25 TD catches rank 3rd in Jags history... DE Chris Clemons spent 2 seasons with Phi. (2008-09). Had 10+ sacks in 3 of 4 seasons with Sea. (2010-13).

Eagles Won NFC East last year. CHIP KELLY became 1st rookie head coach in franchise history to win division title... Team set franchise records for points scored (442), total net yards (6,676) & touchdowns (53) in 2013. Club had 4,110 pass & 2,566 rush yards & joined 1998 SF as only teams with 4,000+ pass & 2,500+ rush yards in season... Pro Bowl QB Nick Foles led NFL in rating (119.2), avg. gain (9.12) & TD pct. (8.5) in 2013. Had 27 TDs & 2 INTs, best TD/INT ratio in NFL history. Foles' 119.2 rating was 3rd best mark in season in NFL history... Pro Bowl RB LeSean McCoy led NFL with 1,607 rush yards & 2,146 scrimmage yards last year, both franchise records. 1st Eagle to lead NFL in both categories in same season since HOFer STEVE VAN BUREN in 1948. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 232 rec., 1,981 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... WR Riley Cooper had career-high 47 catches, 835 yards & 8 TDs last year. Averaged 17.8 yards per catch, 3rd best mark in NFL... LB DeMeco Ryans led team with 127 tackles in 2013. LB Mychal Kendricks had 4 sacks & 3 INTs last year, 1st Eagle to accomplish feat in season since 1996. Led NFL with 4 defensive FR. LB Trent Cole led team with 8 sacks in 2013. Has 79 career sacks, 2nd most in team history.


Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PHI A    
2 2014-09-14 WAS A    
3 2014-09-21 IND H    
4 2014-09-28 SD A    
5 2014-10-05 PIT H    
6 2014-10-12 TEN A    
7 2014-10-19 CLE H    
8 2014-10-26 MIA H    
9 2014-11-02 CIN A    
10 2014-11-09 DAL H    
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 IND A    
13 2014-11-30 NYG H    
14 2014-12-07 HOU H    
15 2014-12-14 BAL A    
16 2014-12-18 TEN H    
17 2014-12-28 HOU A    
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 JAC H    
2 2014-09-15 IND A    
3 2014-09-21 WAS H    
4 2014-09-28 SF A    
5 2014-10-05 STL H    
6 2014-10-12 NYG H    
7   Bye      
8 2014-10-26 ARI A    
9 2014-11-02 HOU A    
10 2014-11-10 CAR H    
11 2014-11-16 GB A    
12 2014-11-23 TEN H    
13 2014-11-27 DAL A    
14 2014-12-07 SEA H    
15 2014-12-14 DAL H    
16 2014-12-20 WAS A    
17 2014-12-28 NYG A    

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  CB Aaron Colvin (knee)
 TE Clay Harbor (calf)
Doubtful  DE Chris Clemons (knee)
Questionable  RB Storm Johnson (ankle)
 TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle)
 DT Roy Miller (knee)
 WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring)
Probable  DT Sen'Derrick Marks (shoulder)
 WR Allen Robinson (hamstring)
 K Josh Scobee (groin)
IR  WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)
   

Philadelphia Eagles
Out  QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder)
Questionable  WR Josh Huff (shoulder)
 CB Jaylen Watkins (hamstring)
Probable  WR Riley Cooper (ankle)
 RB Chris Polk (hamstring)
 WR Brad Smith (groin)
IR  DE Joe Kruger (shoulder, 8/30/2013)
 WR Jeremy Maclin (knee, 7/30/2013)
 WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Offense 
PHI
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 19.0 29.3 23.4 PHI
Rushing yards 110.5 177.0 116.8 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.20 5.58 4.26 PHI
Completion % 60.1% 64.1% 61.2% PHI
Passing yards 209.5 218.7 228.9 PHI
Passing yards per completion 9.54 12.31 10.71 PHI
Passing yards per attempt 5.73 7.89 6.56 PHI
Interceptions 0.8 0.3 1.0 PHI
Fumbles lost 0.3 0.3 0.6 -
Sacks allowed 2.8 3.7 2.4 JAC
3rd down conversions 36.8% 39.1% 38.3% PHI
4th down conversions 50.0% 57.1% 50.5% PHI
Time of possession 27:15 29:50 30:22 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Defense 
PHI
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 23.8 21.0 23.4 PHI
Rushing yards 110.5 75.3 116.8 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.85 2.95 4.26 PHI
Completion % 61.9% 60.2% 61.2% PHI
Passing yards 238.5 271.3 228.9 JAC
Passing yards per completion 10.41 11.89 10.71 JAC
Passing yards per attempt 6.44 7.16 6.56 JAC
INT return 1.3 1.3 1.0 -
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.6 PHI
Sacks 2.8 2.7 2.4 JAC
3rd down conversions 39.1% 38.5% 38.3% PHI
4th down conversions 66.7% 55.6% 50.5% PHI
Time of possession 32:45 30:10 30:22 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   JAC   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 5.9 3.1 9.5 JAC
Yards per kick return 26.6 22.0 23.1 JAC
Yards allowed per punt return 7.5 13.1 9.5 JAC
Yards allowed per kick return 16.9 22.4 23.1 JAC
  Misc Stats Comparison

   JAC   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.8 4.3 5.9 PHI
Penalty yards 51.3 37.7 50.2 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather


Team vs. Team History

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2002 5 2002-10-06 PHI JAC 25-28 JAC
2006 8 2006-10-29 JAC PHI 13-6 JAC
2010 3 2010-09-26 PHI JAC 28-3 PHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.