Eagles Face Challenges Against Bucaneers Amid Injuries

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00:00So let's start with your, of course, Eagles.

00:05We have to start with them first because you're such a homer for the Eagles.

00:09Yeah.

00:10Well, this is a one o'clock game in Tampa and this is the site of where they got smoked

00:14and embarrassed in the playoffs at Raymond James Stadium against the Bucs.

00:18Now they did beat them in week three last year, rather handily, but in the playoffs

00:23as you know, they were in the midst of their six out of seven losses and it was awful.

00:28They now have changed both coordinators, Vic Fangio had a great game plan against the Saints

00:32last week.

00:33Just phenomenal.

00:34Boy, did they shut that zone running game down of the Saints.

00:38And now when you look at the Bucs, by the way, they're coming from terrible home loss

00:42against the Broncos.

00:43They were awful.

00:44In fact, they never led in that game.

00:46Now, what I find fascinating is, first of all, the line opened up, the number opened

00:50up at the Eagles and we're going to get into their injury situation, which is significant.

00:55Their Eagles were minus two and a half.

00:57Okay, now it's down to one and a half.

00:58Again, a disclaimer, it always depends on what book you're looking at, but right now

01:02it's about one and a half and the total is 43 and a half.

01:07The Bucs could not move the ball last week.

01:09They only had seven points.

01:10The Eagles couldn't score.

01:11So the under is the play there.

01:13If you're looking at a number, it's obviously it's under.

01:15Now, why do I say that?

01:17Let's get to the Eagles' issues on offense.

01:20A.J. Brown has his hamstring injury.

01:22Scott, he hasn't practiced in nearly three weeks.

01:25He got hurt prior to the Atlanta game on a Saturday practice.

01:30He's not practiced since then.

01:32It's highly unlikely he plays tomorrow's last day of practice.

01:35Here's the other problem.

01:36Devontae Smith, their other great receiver, making $25 million a year, unfortunately had

01:41that concussion where he got hit by two players, as you saw.

01:45So that does worry me a little bit.

01:48And then Lane Johnson's got the concussion.

01:50So Scott, how in the world are the Eagles a favorite here in this game?

01:55I don't know.

01:56I don't know.