Extreme Commanders

If the margin is 6 points or less and we get the ball last; I trust Jayden to beat the Eagles.

It will be close and Barkley will get off good runs. Will have to wait to later in the week, to predict the score

We can beat them. They did not impress me at all these last 2 games, but Barkley is a beast, you have to sell out in order to win. My prediction is

Good guys: 38
Shegales: 28

Hurts is still hurt and he is not a passing threat. They will lean on Barkley a lot.

TBH, Defense held their own vs the Lions on Saturday. I think they can do it again.

I think we have three major challenges in this match up. And none are their QB. It's barkley, and their o line and d line.

But JD has shown he can offset front four pressure even though the stats do show a drop off in his numbers when pressured. Yet he still does just enough. If we can run on them, a real "if", and move their d line, at least a fair number of plays, it will bode very well for us.

On our side we need dynami and everyone who might be thrown a ball to have one major focus: no drop passes. Once carrying the ball, the focus needs to be protecting it against punches. Turnovers will make all the difference.

We can, we will, do this but the iggles are ready to win and I don't expect it to be anything other than a very intense effort from them.

I think we have the team make up to be just as intense and while they have Barkley, we have Jayden. Most likely another game where we win in the closing minutes.

These guys got this.

How stupid do the Giants look for letting Barkley not just leave but to a division rival. I hope he haunts the Giants the rest of his career.
The last time we played the Eagles, Barkley ran well in the first half but we managed to hold him in check the second half. With Hurts hurting, we should see lots of Barkley and need to keep him from killing us with the run. We also need to keep A.J. Brown in check.
Cosmi is a big loss for us that may slow down our run game. I think it's going to be a shootout.

Us 31
Them 28

We don’t kick too many field goals and I’m worried that might cost us here…

SWIM wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:42 pm We don’t kick too many field goals and I’m worried that might cost us here…

We play to win. I love it.

Jalen Hurts lays an egg and his time as a starting qb comes to an end.

We winning.

Us: 34
Them: 31

The one DT that Philly has is nasty, Jalen CArter?

From ESPN.com

Early X factor: Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter. His ability to create interior havoc is critical for the defense. Including the playoffs, he has 6.5 sacks, 28 pressures and 14 tackles for loss this season. Carter will need to disrupt the pocket and make impact plays to limit Daniels and the Washington offense. -- Bowen

Why the Eagles will win: They have a talent advantage at almost every position outside of quarterback. The Eagles have better pass catchers, a better running back, a better offensive line, a better defensive line and better defensive backs. I'm not sure any of that is a question. Philadelphia might have had the superior linebackers when healthy, too, though with Nakobe Dean out, that position might flip to Washington. Still, the Commanders will need an otherworldly Daniels to win, as he has to make up for Philadelphia's advantages all over the field.

Plus, Daniels burned the Lions in part because Detroit's injuries forced it to take such a blitz-heavy approach. The slew of stars on the Eagles defense -- from Carter to Zack Baun to Darius Slay Jr. to Quinyon Mitchell -- is one reason Philadelphia can afford not to blitz often (18% rate entering the divisional round, fourth lowest), which should help in containing Daniels. -- Walder

Why the Commanders will win: Daniels is scorching hot, and coach Dan Quinn is acting optimally on fourth down. Let's start with the rookie quarterback, who posted a 91.8 QBR to shock Detroit and send the Commanders into the NFC Championship Game. Daniels showed repeatedly he cannot be blitzed, with a 90.1 QBR during the regular season against the blitz (second best), but the Lions tried anyway and were burned badly by that choice. But forget just facing the blitz: Daniels is playing incredibly. Since the Commanders' current seven-game winning streak began in Week 13, Daniels has an 82.3 QBR that ranks second only to Josh Allen (entering Sunday) in that span.


And part of what has made Daniels' offensive efficiency matter even more is that Quinn demonstrated he's willing to go for it on fourth down, keeping the ball in his star quarterback's hands. The Commanders faced four fourth downs Saturday where the ESPN Analytics model recommended going for it (there was a fifth that was neutral), and Quinn opted to go for it all four times. Those decisions -- not the outcomes, the decisions -- added a cumulative 7.8% of win probability to Washington's chances. That approach was huge, and it will continue to be as long as Quinn keeps the same mentality. -- Walder