winner this thursday = NFC favorite

[art vandelay]

there is no dominant team in the NFC. of the three one-loss teams, GB is too much of a one-man show. carolina's defense and cam are back to form so i won't panic if the eagles lose this one, but whoever wins is on the inside track for home field throughout.

i was expecting a borderline playoff team, and a 3-2 start, maybe 5-4 before the bye would have been good enough. 5-1 would be well beyond my expectations, and 4-2 would still put them in good position for a home game.

[slag]

Get back to me when my brother is chewing on my ear about how bad the drivers are on I-95, while simultaneously chewing on a turkey leg.

[Dim Bulb]

I was expecting 2-5 start

there is no dominant team in the NFC. of the three one-loss teams, GB is too much of a one-man show. carolina's defense and cam are back to form so i won't panic if the eagles lose this one, but whoever wins is on the inside track for home field throughout.

i was expecting a borderline playoff team, and a 3-2 start, maybe 5-4 before the bye would have been good enough. 5-1 would be well beyond my expectations, and 4-2 would still put them in good position for a home game.

So I'm wrong. Everything would have to go exactly right for the Eagles to pull off an away win on Thursday night.

The DWPE* is set at 5% for this game.














* "Dimmy Win Percentage Expectation"

[JuTMSY4]

yeah, it's too early

Get back to me when my brother is chewing on my ear about how bad the drivers are on I-95, while simultaneously chewing on a turkey leg.

In the FF era, this game went 1 of two ways:

1) Panthers eek out victory thanks the FF's ineptitude during the late game. Teams meet again in NFC CG and FF is again inept either failing to run the ball or leaving too much time on the clock (usually both).

2) Eagles whoop Panthers. thanks to monstrous run game setting up a few big passing plays. They meet again in the playoffs Blount terrorizes the Panthers with a few big ground plays again befored FF realizes that while running the ball worked so well in the previous game and 1st half, he thinks that they think that he thinks that they think he just keep running it. So he passes repeatedly in the second half, only to salt away a 14-3 lead.

did I get that right?

[Raptor]

Like Slaggy said....

.....get back to me later too much season left, hell, we are not even halfway.

[art vandelay]

they're beyond my expectations too, though i never thought they'd be 2-5 bad.

that being said i don't think things look great for them on thursday. they would have to play their best game of the pederson area. i'll put the odds of a win at 35%. if cox plays i think they'll limit cam the way they have the past couple times aroud, and at least keep it close.

[Loki]

Aaron Rogers says pffft

[art vandelay]

i think the panthers are a more complete team. and, if the eagles were to top the panthers (which i'm not saying they will), i think that would be grounds to also say they're a more complete team.

the prospect of facing aaron rodgers in the playoffs is daunting, but the packers are much more of a one-man team than your typical contender. it's also pretty popular to criticize mccarthy, but maybe too much blame falls on him, as opposed to the team's personnel woes.

[Sect 236]

They choked away the Super Bowl, but, Atlanta is still out there and I think they're a more complete team than the Eagles.

If the Eagles stay hot, home field will be imperative. GB and ATL are much different teams at home. For the Eagles to beat those teams, I think the road to Minneapolis will have to go through The Linc.

[Corkey_for_President]

That dude is AMAZING.

[Corkey_for_President]

Home field advantage in modern day NFCCGs for us has been SHIT.

[DEERSPINE GUY]

PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE, ONLY 5 GAMES IN AND TALKIN ABOUT NFC TITLE GAME. CHILL.

ONE GAME AT A TIME.

[art vandelay]

yeah, despite some close games and a loss to buffalo, atlanta is still good.

to respond to your and DSG's posts, this thread is more about how good carolina is than anything else. they look like the best team in the NFC. but if the eagles exceed my expectations this week, which would require an even better regular-season effort than the indy game in 2010 (that was at home), they would leapfrog a few teams in the NFC ranks.

[TRENT]

Im sticking to my Preseason Prediction

10-6 possible home playoff game.

win or lose thursday a W against the Foreskins 11 days later would be a huuuuuge step in the right direction!

[Mt Iggle]

Agreed.
Thursday's game is worrisome - without Lane Johnson I am concerned.