The Eagles are eight point underdogs in Sunday's NFC Divisional playoff game at the New Orleans Saints with an over/under around 51. The Saints destroyed the Eagles 48-7 in Week 11, they're coming off essentially two weeks off, and they're at home. It's certainly a tough spot for the Birds.
Here are the Eagles-Saints predictions from some of the 94WIP hosts.
"Sorry, but Drew Brees is just too good for Eagles D."
"The home field is too much to overcome."
"The defense."
"The Saints are terrific, but their offense did regress in the last month. Eagles offensive line, defensive line, and secondary have all improvd. But the main factor: I can't bring myself to pick against Nick Foles. Not now. The Eagles win the game."
"Highest scoring game of the weekend, but it won't be as close as it looks."
"The Eagles defense gets two early turnovers off of a rusty Drew Brees. Saints are unable to overcome their early struggles."
"Nick Foles outduels Drew Brees."
"Nick Foles leaves the field with the lead again and the Eagles defense closes the deal with a last minute stand of Drew Brees' offense."
"Hey, I was wrong on seven of my 16 Eagles game predictions this season, so here's hoping I'm wrong one more time. But the Saints in the dome? That's a tough draw."
"This is such a different Eagles team than the one that lost in Week 11 to the Saints. Ready for another Nick Foles legendary moment. The game comes down to the team with the last possession. And the winner is...