Let's Talk About the Eagles

[SHOWTIME]

Looks like we catch a break not having to face Goedert. He's out for the next four weeks with a fractured forearm.

Eagles’ TE Dallas Goedert has a fracture in his forearm and will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine if there is any further damage, as well, per sources. Either way, Goedert is set to miss time and is an injured reserve candidate. pic.twitter.com/rd9Lnw1fsA

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 6, 2023

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Originally Posted by KCJake

Chris Penn
Sean LaChapelle

Ouch !

I’m a Lake Dawson man myself.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Chief Pagan

I think winning 17-14 on a late game pick six would fit the narrative better.

i'd LOVE to see this team go on a '95 Chiefs run

and then Mahomes explodes in the playoffs

[ThyKingdomCome15]

I bet $100 on the Chiefs.

[ArrowHeader]

**** Philly. Time for Jalen to remember who his daddy is.

[BWillie]

I hope Nick Sirianni is assaulted by cheese steaks stuffed up his ass

[tredadda]

I bet this game means more to Philly than KC. You can guarantee they had this game circled since the schedule came out. Not saying that the Chiefs don't want to win it, but regardless of outcome, KC still has the win that matters. Philly is gonna do everything they can to not only win, but win big. Nothing would be grander than for KC to win and put doubt in Philly. This game has the potential to be one of those "Chiefs broke them" type of games.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by tredadda

I bet this game means more to Philly than KC. You can guarantee they had this game circled since the schedule came out. Not saying that the Chiefs don't want to win it, but regardless of outcome, KC still has the win that matters. Philly is gonna do everything they can to not only win, but win big. Nothing would be grander than for KC to win and put doubt in Philly. This game has the potential to be one of those "Chiefs broke them" type of games.

This would be 5-0 for Andy against Philly and 3-0 against Sirianni and Hurts.

[Marcellus]

Defensively we have a pretty big advantage. Eagles are very middle of the road except against the run which they are really good.

On the flip side they suck against the pass so I have faith Andy will cook up a good game plan.

[jettio]

A lot of the Eagles have not played at Arrowhead, so that national anthem Home of the Chiefs will blow some minds.

ESPN should show Jalen Carter as he hears that.

[Smed1065]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Actually, I'm done arguing about the passing attack. It is what it is. Either KC will take advantage of their secondary, as many teams have this season, or they won't.

But that DL is as good as pretty much any in the league, significantly better than MIA, and apparently, we had some trouble with their pass rush. I'm inferring that from what I've read since I didn't actually get to see the MIA game. I'm guessing our quick passing game needs to be on point for this one.

However the Chiefs generate points, whether they run it or throw it, they just need to score more points than what they've been averaging over the last month.

If KC can be more efficient on offense than they have been recently, at least get back to what they were doing through the first 4-5 weeks, Chiefs probably win, assuming the defense continues to dominate.

Guessing it'll be something like 23-20 if PHI continues to have issues with their passing game and our offense can exploit their issues in the secondary, while keeping them honest with a consistent rushing attack. Only issue with that, is the fact that PHI has the best run defense (yds/gm), and our rushing game is ranked something like 18th?

My hope is that the bye will give Andy and our passing attack whatever it is they need to take a couple steps upwards and forwards. Andy's been a wizard about coming off the bye his entire career, so I feel relatively confident about that.


Anyway, should be a pretty tight game, but we should learn a lot about our team overall regardless.

I trust Andy after a bye. Checks record.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I hope Nick Sirianni is assaulted by cheese steaks stuffed up his ass

Or Hippos.

[Direckshun]

I'm kind of leaning more and more KC this game. I was thinking the Eagles had the edge, but I've seen All 22 of a few Eagles games, and this is not the Eagles team of last year, despite very similar personnel.

1. Jalen Hurts is not Jalen Hurts when you blitz him well, and that's Spags' strength. And Spags is undefeated this year.

2. AJ Brown is a top 3 WR this year, but he's the only weapon that can really beat you this year. Devonte Smith is really good but I don't think he's Pro Bowl caliber right now. And the Chiefs specialize this year in neutralizing elite WRs, so the Eagles are going to need weapons to step up.

3. The Eagles best hope is to grind us down with the run game, and I do think they can do that if they commit to it -- I think they will try, and have some success. Sirianni has not shown a propensity to stay committed to the run all season, and again, I just think he's an overrated coach.

4. The Eagles are a bit underrated in some parts of their defense -- I don't think their corners are that bad, so long as they're on the boundary. Where their secondary is getting chewed up is across the middle, and the Chiefs would rather pass there this season than anywhere else.

The X factor, for me, is how well we can counter the Eagles DL. Reid usually has very strong gameplans for that, and he's coming off a bye.

I still think the Eagles, given the right set of mistakes and a typically crap game from Chiefs WRs, can take this game.

But I think the Chiefs have the edge.

[BleedingRed]

I'm going to be at this game, really excited! I've never been to NFL game primetime!

Sitting in 123 too so great view

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

I'm kind of leaning more and more KC this game. I was thinking the Eagles had the edge, but I've seen All 22 of a few Eagles games, and this is not the Eagles team of last year, despite very similar personnel.

1. Jalen Hurts is not Jalen Hurts when you blitz him well, and that's Spags' strength. And Spags is undefeated this year.

2. AJ Brown is a top 3 WR this year, but he's the only weapon that can really beat you this year. Devonte Smith is really good but I don't think he's Pro Bowl caliber right now. And the Chiefs specialize this year in neutralizing elite WRs, so the Eagles are going to need weapons to step up.

3. The Eagles best hope is to grind us down with the run game, and I do think they can do that if they commit to it -- I think they will try, and have some success. Sirianni has not shown a propensity to stay committed to the run all season, and again, I just think he's an overrated coach.

4. The Eagles are a bit underrated in some parts of their defense -- I don't think their corners are that bad, so long as they're on the boundary. Where their secondary is getting chewed up is across the middle, and the Chiefs would rather pass there this season than anywhere else.

The X factor, for me, is how well we can counter the Eagles DL. Reid usually has very strong gameplans for that, and he's coming off a bye.

I still think the Eagles, given the right set of mistakes and a typically crap game from Chiefs WRs, can take this game.

But I think the Chiefs have the edge.

1. Agree that Hurts is not a tremendous passer against the blitz. He reminds me a lot of Alex Smith - when things are on schedule, he's effective. When it's off, his effectiveness drops. The separator is how much more dangerous Hurts is as a primary running threat, well, that and him being more willing to take chances than Smith was.

2. I think the Chiefs CBs actually match up really well against the Eagles. I'd like to see Sneed follow Brown, with safety help frequently available, and McDuffie matched up against Smith. Smith is a crisp route runner with quickness, and McDuffie seems to match up really well against that type of player.

3. Grinding the run game is definitely the best prescription against this Chiefs' D; getting the Eagles off schedule and avoiding short yardage is even more critical due to their efficiency in short yardage.

4. I think the Eagles DL is pretty good. They are not special on the back 7 this year, though. Age is showing a bit on the boundary corners, their slot situation isn't great, their LBs aren't as good as last year, and the safeties aren't, either.

If KC keeps things clean and executes, it's a win. If they're -2 or worse in TO margin or have a penalty-ridden game, it's a loss.

I generally expect crispness and a strong plan and good execution from them, coming off a bye. So that's what I'm expecting.

[kepp]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Hope the Chiefs win 17-14 on a 65-yard FG just to piss them off.

Or 21-17 where Mahomes scores the last TD with seconds left as the whole team pushes him into the endzone.