The Philadelphia Eagles (6-2) exit the bye week and travel to Lambeau Field for a showdown with the Green Bay Packers (5-2-1).
“Monday Night Football‘ features a battle between NFC division leaders and will cap off Week 10.
Jalen Hurts and the Eagles have won back-to-back games and are ready to unveil a number of new additions to their defensive unit following the NFL trade deadline.
The Packers had a nightmarish Week 9, losing at home as big favorites to the Panthers. To make matters worse, starting tight end and leading pass-catcher Tucker Kraft suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the defeat.
Despite a myriad of injuries offensively, the Packers are slim 1.5-point favorites in this one, with the Over/Under set at 48.5 total points.
Eagles vs. Packers odds, prediction
The Packers will be thin at wide receiver and are expected to lean on Josh Jacobs a ton. With Kraft out, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, and Dontayvion Wicks are also carrying an injury designation and will be limited Monday night.
Jacobs entered Week 10 second among running backs behind Jonathan Taylor, with 10 rushing touchdowns. Matt LaFleur and the Packers are expected to employ a run-heavy scheme on Monday, targeting an Eagles defense that allows 120 yards per game and ranks 19th against the run.
Saquon Barkley, like Jacobs, bolted to a new team during free agency, and the decision paid dividends.
The ex-Giant, however, is having a down year across the board, producing just four touchdowns total so far and 519 yards rushing.
In addition, one aspect that has been the subject of plenty of discussion this season is Hurts’ inability to find star receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith downfield. Philly’s offense has been inconsistent at times, as the wideout tandem has combined for only five touchdowns this season.
Cue Dallas Goedert and his surprising seven receiving touchdowns on the year.
The South Dakota State product has slowly become an auto redzone option for Hurts and Philadelphia. His touchdown total leads all Eagles pass catchers, and he is currently tied for second in the NFL, behind Davante Adams.
Defenses tend to key in so much on the Tush Push, other playmakers, Barkley, Brown, and Smith; his 6-foot-5 frame can sometimes go unaccounted for.
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Green Bay is in the middle of the pack in terms of tight end coverage. The Packers have allowed five touchdowns to the position through Week 9, as the Cardinals’ Trey McBride found the endzone twice in Week 7 against them.
Goedert has a 100 percent red zone rate, meaning each of his seven targets within 20 yards of the goal line this season has equalled pay dirt. I expect this trend to continue, and I’m taking Goedert to cross the pylon.
The Play: Dallas Goedert, Anytime Touchdown Scorer (+220, DraftKings)
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