PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
2022 Record - 14-3
Head Coach - Nick Sirianni
Offensive Rank - 3rd (389 YPG); Scoring - 3rd (28.1 PPG)
Defensive Rank - 2nd (302 YPG); Scoring - 7th (20.2 PPG)
Jalen Hurts is the starting quarterback and in 2022 he passed for 3,701 yards along with 22 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also rushed for 13 touchdowns and gained 760 yards for a 4.6 yards per carry average. The running game will have different faces in 2023 as Miles Sanders left in the off-season and in his place will be D'Andre Swift, who ran for 542 yards (5.5 YPC) and five touchdowns along with 48 receptions with three going for touchdowns while with Detroit. Rashaad Penny (346, 6.1, two TD with Seattle), Boston Scott (217, 4.0, three TD) and Kenneth Gainwell (240, 5.4, four TD) round out the backfield. DeVonta Smith (95, 1,196, seven TD), A.J. Brown (88, 1,496, 11 TD), Quez Watkins (33, 354, three TD) and Olamide Zaccheaus (40, 533, three TD with Atlanta) are the wide receivers. The tight end is Dallas Goedert, who had 55 receptions for 702 yards and three scores.
Veterans Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham lead the defensive front line along with Josh Sweat and linebackers Haason Reddick (16 QB sacks), Nakobe Dean, Nicholas Morrow and rookie Nolan Smith (Georgia) will round out the front seven. Top rookie draft pick Jalen Carter (DT - Georgia) will look to make an impact as well. The secondary has corners Darius Slay (three interceptions), James Bradberry (three INT), rookie Kelee Ringo (Georgia) and Greedy Williams along with safeties Terrell Edmunds and Reed Blankenship. K'Von Wallace and rookie Sydney Brown (Illinois) add depth.
OUTLOOK FOR 2023 - After reaching the Super Bowl last season, the Eagles will be looking to avoid the proverbial hangover that seems to plague the losing team in recent years. They lost a heart breaker to the Kansas City Chiefs on a late penalty flag (defensive holding) that allowed the Chiefs to run down the clock and get a winning field goal in the waning seconds of the game.
Head Coach Nick Sirianni will look to dual threat QB Jalen Hurts to lead the offense to another big season with so many weapons, especially in the passing game. After relying so much on one back (Miles Sanders) in the past, Philadelphia will have a backfield by committee it seems with four players who can do the job. The defense was tremendous a year ago, registering a league high 70 quarterback sacks and they intercepted 17 passes while compiling a plus-8 in the turnover category. The Eagles were also the best in the NFL defending against the pass.
If they can avoid injuries to key players on both sides of the football, there is no reason to believe they cannot get back to the Super Bowl again. Philly has a very tough schedule from November through mid December when they face six playoff teams (including Dallas twice) in a seven game stretch. That will be the true test for this team as to whether they can win the NFC East again. Once the playoffs arrive, they should be there and it's also possible they can get back to the Super Bowl and maybe win it this time.
TEAM SCHEDULE
Week One - at New England
Week Two - vs. Minnesota
Week Three - at Tampa Bay
Week Four - vs. Washington
Week Five - at L.A. Rams
Week Six - at N.Y. Jets
Week Seven - vs. Miami
Week Eight - at Washington
Week Nine - vs. Dallas
Week Ten - BYE
Week Eleven - at Kansas City
Week Twelve - vs. Buffalo
Week Thirteen - vs. San Francisco
Week Fourteen - at Dallas
Week Fifteen - at Seattle
Week Sixteen - vs. N.Y. Giants
Week Seventeen - vs. Arizona
Week Eighteen - at N.Y. Giants
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