EAGLESPLAYBOOK | VEGASVIC Eagleshavetoo manyproblems to beat Jets

JETS (-2) over Eagles Is it the water? Arethe Birds just the Sixers with afew moreguysonthe roster? Aroster that seems to shrink every time Ifinish anoth- er sentence. RB DeMarco Murray nowlisted as VEGAS VIC questionable ... Kiko Alonso and Cedric Thornton areout. Mychal Kendricks in trou- ble. Chip Kelly delusional! Still cannot believe Murray gobbled up only 7yards against the Cowboys last week. Seven yards! Whereare RANKINGS you, Evan Mathis?Please come home, Todd OFFENSE DEFENSE Herremans.And if the Chipper thought Sam Tot. RPTot. RP Arizona 10 13 12 22 10 28 Bradford wasthe answertohis prayers, uh- Atlanta 622327 929 oh. With a72.3 passer rating, four intercep- Baltimore 20 21 14 11 11 t-18 tions and twotouchdowns, not even abless- Buffalo 15 32728231 Carolina 27 731578 ing from His Holiness Pope Francis would Chicago 8519 7t-22 4 shakeupthis disaster. The only bright spot for Cincinnati 7415 6137 Philly is that Darrelle Revis might be out and Cleveland 30 16 t-29 t-19 32 5 RB Chris Ivory is nowaquestion mark. The Dallas 5205319 Denver 322926217 1 only wayIwould drop some green on the Ea- Detroit t-25 31 11 30 t-28 24 gles is if they ride up to the Meadowlands in Green Bay 16 921213112 the Popemobile! Houston 12 24 8122611 Indianapolis 22 26 13 13 t-22 13 SEAHAWKS (-15) over Bears Jacksonville 21 17 18 9520 Last week, we used the Packers over Seattle Kansas City 23 12 25 15 823 Miami 24 30 10 23 27 16 as our Best Bet,and came away with asweet Minnesota 29 832t-19 25 15 “W.” This week, we turn the tables and tab the CHARLESFOX /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER New Orleans 925625 24 t-18 Seahawks in that slot. If youthink the 15-point Eaglescoach ChipKelly’s shipistaking on water. New England 228129 t-28 22 N.Y. Giants t-17 19 16 31 332 spread is aproblem, don’t. It actually looks a N.Y. Jets t-17 10 t-22 10 14 17 little low. Actually,inmypower ratings, Seat- Oakland t-13 23 9322030 tle is 20 points better. (And don’t ask me to CARDINALS (-6.5) over 49ers PANTHERS (-3) over Saints Eagles t-25 32 7241825 sharemyratings, ’cause it ain’t gonna hap- Pittsburgh 118226 12 27 And the beat goes on. When we used Arizo- With the line still at minus-3 —and Drew Seattle 19 11 20 17 15 21 pen.) lovestomakeastatement, na as our Best Bet in Week 1, we offered up Brees coming in with abum rotator cuff — San Diego 315414 21 14 and what better place than at home, where some amazing Carson Palmer stats. And the Carolina is on my mind. San Francisco 4217 16 626 the ’Hawks have compiled astaggering 26-2 St. Louis 31 27 t-22 18 30 10 numbers just continue to amaze. Palmer led RAVENS (-2.5) over Bengals recordthe last three seasons. Playing against TampaBay 28 14 t-29 8196 the Cardinals to a9-1 start last season, but suf- Howabout a35-7 recordathome the last Tenneessee t-13 624416 3 Jimmy Clausen,who is 1-10 as astarter with fered aseason-ending ACLtear. He’s healthy Washington 11 128142 60.0 passer rating (the lowest among the 67 fiveseasons, and howabout aWfor Balti- now, the Cards have raced out of the gate at more. QBs with at least 300 attempts since 2010) 2-0, and my man Carson has nowwon 15 of his TURNOVERS Raiders (+3.5) over BROWNS should makefor another easywin in front of last 17 starts. Showsome love for my neigh- NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE the loudest crowdinthe NFL. bors in the desert and buy alittle ’Zona. LikeOakland’s Derek Carr overeither Josh Takeaways Giveaways Net McCown or Johnny Football.But gonna keep Int. Fm. Tot. Int. Fm. Tot. Diff. Colts (-3) over TITANS Jaguars (+14) over PATRIOTS Green Bay 213 011+2 this light. Youcannot careabout every game, and I Carolina 314 202+2 Gonna give Andrew Luck one morechance. DOLPHINS (-3) over Bills Minnesota 134 112+2 Why? History.Scroll back to last season and would be shocked if New England’s motor was N.Y. Giants 213 011+2 Miami whipped the Patriots in last year’s Seattle 044 213+1 you’ll notice that Indy ripped off fivestraight on high for this one. After shutting up Rex Ry- home opener (33-20), and will givethe same Atlanta 213 202+1 wins after opening up at 0-2. So the 0-2 does an and the Bills, gotta believethe Pats post TampaBay 134 224E the “W,” but let Jax hang around for aback- treatment to Buffalo. Arizona 303 123E not worry me. Want some morenumbers from Eagles 224 415—1 2014? The Horseshoes stomped the Titans at door cover. LIONS (+3) over Broncos New Orleans 033 224—1 home, 41-17, then went down to Nashville and COWBOYS (+1.5) over Falcons Detroit (0-2) is desperate for a“W,”and des- St. Louis 112 033—1 San Francisco 101 022—1 pounded out a27-10 W. Luck is now6-0 Don’t bury the ’Boys just yet. Surethey’ve perate teams usually rock, especially in home Chicago 112 303—1 straight up against Tennessee since his rookie lost some crucial pieces to their puzzle, but openers. Detroit 224 325—1 year in 2012, and 5-0-1 against the spread. You it’s gonna be the defense and afabulous 14-5 Washington 011 213—2 SPREAD RECORDS Dallas 213 235—2 feel lucky? recordasanunderdog that will carry the day. CONFERENCE Through Week 2/vs.Spread in Friday’s Daily News Takeaways Giveaways Net Chiefs (+7) over PACKERS RAMS (+1) over Steelers NFC W-L-P O-U-P AFC W-L-P O-U-P Int. Fm. Tot. Int. Fm. Tot. Diff. Arizona .2...... -0-0 2-0-0 Baltimore...... 0-2-0 1-1-0 N.Y. Jets 4610 202 +8 So much noise surrounding last week’s NFC Pittsburgh is already looking ahead to Thurs- daynight with Baltimore, which is whySt. Loo Atlanta .2...... -0-0 0-2-0 Buffalo .1...... -1-0 1-1-0 Denver 437 202+5 Championship Game rematch. So much ener- Carolina.2 ...... -0-0 2-0-0 Cincinnati.2 ...... -0-0 1-1-0 Cincinnati 235 022+3 sneaks into the winner’s circle. Chicago .0...... -2-0 2-0-0 Cleveland.1 ...... -1-0 2-0-0 New England 404 022+2 gy expended by both teams. Green Baygot its Dallas .1...... -1-0 1-1-0 Denver..2...... -0-0 1-1-0 Buffalo 235 303+2 revenge and protected home field. Exactly VIKINGS (-2.5) over Chargers Detroit.0...... -2-0 1-1-0 Houston.0 ...... -2-0 2-0-0 Miami 202 011+1 what we thought, but nowwe’returning to- Minnyhas coveredeight of the last 11 out- Green Bay...... 2-0-0 1-1-0 Indianapolis.0 ...... -2-0 0-2-0 Pittsburgh 011 101E Minnesota.1 ...... -1-0 0-2-0 Jacksonville.1 ...... -1-0 2-0-0 Oakland 112 213—1 ward Andy Reid and his delicious recordasan side the NFCNorth, and, with Adrian Peterson N.Y. Giants.1 ...... -1-0 1-1-0 Kansas City.1 ...... -1-0 2-0-0 Cleveland 134 145—1 underdog. He has guided KC to eight covers in carrying the mail, makeitnine of 12. New Orleans.0 ...... -2-0 1-1-0 Miami .1...... -1-0 1-1-0 Kansas City 213 235—2 Eagles .0...... -2-0 0-2-0 N.Y. Jets .2...... -0-0 1-1-0 San Diego 224 336—2 the last 11 games as a’dog. Coulda used that Buccaneers (+6.5) over TEXANS San Francisco.1 ...... -1-0 1-1-0 New England.1 ...... -0-1 1-1-0 Jacksonville 101 213—2 73 percent coverrate when he washerein Not looking for the outright upset, but Seattle .0...... -2-0 1-1-0 Oakland.1 ...... -1-0 2-0-0 Houston 101 213—2 St. Louis .1...... -1-0 1-1-0 Pittsburgh.1 ...... -0-1 1-1-0 Baltimore 202 314—2 town, but we’ll be happytomakesome cash Jameis Winston should keep Tampaclose TampaBay.1 ...... -1-0 1-1-0 San Diego.1 ...... -1-0 1-1-0 Tennessee 202 044—2 with his Chiefs. enough to coverthe spot. Washington.1 ...... -1-0 0-2-0 Tennessee.1 ...... -1-0 2-0-0 Indianapolis 101 538—7

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