Eagles’ Offense Soars Against Redskins
The Philadelphia Eagles unveiled their fast-paced offense under head coach Chip Kelly for the first time last night against the Washington Redskins, and they did not disappoint. The Eagles ran 53 total plays in the first half, the most since 1998, and piled up 322 yards. They slowed down dramatically in the second half, but the first half blitz was enough to earn them a 33-27 victory. They were 3.5 point underdogs coming into Washington.
“I’ve never been a part of anything like it,” Eagles quarterback Michael Vick said. “When the first quarter was over, I thought we was about to go to go into halftime. It was unreal. The only thing I could tell myself was, ‘It’s going to be a long season.’ ”
“That was the first time I’ve used oxygen since college. It wears on you, but I think it wears on the defense a lot more,” Eagles center Jason Kelce said. “I think we’ll see a few more guys coming up with cramps, regardless of whether those are real or not.”
Despite the offense’s success, both head coach Kelly and center Kelce think they can increase the tempo of the attack even more.
“I know we can go faster,” Kelce said. “I think we went at a really good speed. There were times when we really put the foot on the pedal and were flying around out there, and there were times we eased it back a little bit. We definitely have plays we can still go faster with.”
“When you play that many snaps, you have to make sure you don’t run your own team into the ground,” Kelly said. “You always sense fatigue in the fourth quarter, no matter what team you’re on or what you did. The big thing is not to be as fatigued as the team you’re playing against.”
“I felt like it was slow,” the first-year Philadelphia Eagles coach said Tuesday. “I’m not joking. We need to do a better job. We left the ball on the ground too much. We didn’t get the ball to the officials. We could have sped things up from a process in between plays. That’s something we need to work on.”
Here were the betting trends for both teams heading into last night’s game, courtesy of OddsShark.com.
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins: -3.5 point favorites
Philadelphia Wins 33-27
Philadelphia Eagles Trends:
When playing in September are 6-4
When playing on grass are 2-8
After being outgained are 2-8
When playing within the division are 5-5
Washington Redskins Trends:
When playing in September are 5-5
When playing on grass are 7-3
After being outgained are 6-4
When playing within the division are 6-4
A few Eagles at Redskins trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Philadelphia’s last 10 games on the road
Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Philadelphia’s last 12 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington’s last 6 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Washington’s last 12 games when playing at home against Philadelphia
