NFL Game Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 1

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 1

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GB SEA	16 36
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BUF CHI	23 20
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TEN KC	26 10
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OAK NYJ	14 19
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NO ATL	34 37
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NE MIA	20 33
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MIN STL	34 6
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JAC PHI	17 34
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CLE PIT	27 30
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CIN BAL	23 16
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WAS HOU	6 17
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SF DAL	28 17
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CAR TB	20 14
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IND DEN	24 31
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NYG DET	14 35
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SD ARI	17 18
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Prediction: Eagles 28, Jaguars 13
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 25	Chad Henne	Pass: 240, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25	Toby Gerhart	Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 53	Denard Robinson	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 36	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 5-60, 1 TD
WR 60	Marqise Lee	Rec: 3-50, 0 TD
TE 26	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 24	Josh Scobee	FG: 2/2 XP: 1/1
DEF 27	Defense / ST

Philadelphia Eagles
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 5	Nick Foles	Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 1	LeSean McCoy	Rush: 110, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 43	Darren Sproles	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 5-30, 0
WR 15	Jeremy Maclin	Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
WR 45	Riley Cooper	Rec: 5-60, 0 TD
WR 67	Jordan Matthews	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15	Zach Ertz	Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
TE 23	Brent Celek	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
DEF 2	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jaguars QB Chad Henne has played in 25 games with 19 starts in 2 seasons with Jax., passing for 5,325 yards & 24 TDs. Originally drafted in Rd. 2 by Miami in 2008, has 2 career 3,000-yard seasons, including 3,241 yards in 2013... In 4 seasons with Min., RB Toby Gerhart rushed for 1,305 yards & 5 TDs on 276 carries (4.7 yards/att.). Also had 77 rec. for 600 yards (7.8 yards/rec.) & 3 TDs. In 6 career starts, averages 91.3 scrimmage yards per game (548 total; 405 rush, 143 rec.)... WR Cecil Shorts III led team in catches (66) & yards (777) in 2013. In past 6 vs. NFC, has 485 rec. yards on 33 catches (14.7) average, including 2 100-yard games. TE Marcedes Lewis has TD catch in 4 of past 5. Needs 3 rec. to become 4th player in club history with 300 rec. His 25 TD catches rank 3rd in Jags history... DE Chris Clemons spent 2 seasons with Phi. (2008-09). Had 10+ sacks in 3 of 4 seasons with Sea. (2010-13).

Eagles Won NFC East last year. CHIP KELLY became 1st rookie head coach in franchise history to win division title... Team set franchise records for points scored (442), total net yards (6,676) & touchdowns (53) in 2013. Club had 4,110 pass & 2,566 rush yards & joined 1998 SF as only teams with 4,000+ pass & 2,500+ rush yards in season... Pro Bowl QB Nick Foles led NFL in rating (119.2), avg. gain (9.12) & TD pct. (8.5) in 2013. Had 27 TDs & 2 INTs, best TD/INT ratio in NFL history. Foles' 119.2 rating was 3rd best mark in season in NFL history... Pro Bowl RB LeSean McCoy led NFL with 1,607 rush yards & 2,146 scrimmage yards last year, both franchise records. 1st Eagle to lead NFL in both categories in same season since HOFer STEVE VAN BUREN in 1948. Since 2011, RB Darren Sproles leads NFL RBs with 232 rec., 1,981 rec. yards & 16 rec. TDs... WR Riley Cooper had career-high 47 catches, 835 yards & 8 TDs last year. Averaged 17.8 yards per catch, 3rd best mark in NFL... LB DeMeco Ryans led team with 127 tackles in 2013. LB Mychal Kendricks had 4 sacks & 3 INTs last year, 1st Eagle to accomplish feat in season since 1996. Led NFL with 4 defensive FR. LB Trent Cole led team with 8 sacks in 2013. Has 79 career sacks, 2nd most in team history.

Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	PHI	A
2	2014-09-14	WAS	A
3	2014-09-21	IND	H
4	2014-09-28	SD	A
5	2014-10-05	PIT	H
6	2014-10-12	TEN	A
7	2014-10-19	CLE	H
8	2014-10-26	MIA	H
9	2014-11-02	CIN	A
10	2014-11-09	DAL	H
11		Bye
12	2014-11-23	IND	A
13	2014-11-30	NYG	H
14	2014-12-07	HOU	H
15	2014-12-14	BAL	A
16	2014-12-18	TEN	H
17	2014-12-28	HOU	A

Philadelphia Eagles
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2014-09-07	JAC	H
2	2014-09-15	IND	A
3	2014-09-21	WAS	H
4	2014-09-28	SF	A
5	2014-10-05	STL	H
6	2014-10-12	NYG	H
7		Bye
8	2014-10-26	ARI	A
9	2014-11-02	HOU	A
10	2014-11-10	CAR	H
11	2014-11-16	GB	A
12	2014-11-23	TEN	H
13	2014-11-27	DAL	A
14	2014-12-07	SEA	H
15	2014-12-14	DAL	H
16	2014-12-20	WAS	A
17	2014-12-28	NYG	A

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	CB Aaron Colvin (knee) TE Clay Harbor (calf)
Doubtful	DE Chris Clemons (knee)
Questionable	RB Storm Johnson (ankle) TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle) DT Roy Miller (knee) WR Cecil Shorts (hamstring)
Probable	DT Sen'Derrick Marks (shoulder) WR Allen Robinson (hamstring) K Josh Scobee (groin)
IR	WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)

Philadelphia Eagles
Out	QB Mark Sanchez (shoulder)
Questionable	WR Josh Huff (shoulder) CB Jaylen Watkins (hamstring)
Probable	WR Riley Cooper (ankle) RB Chris Polk (hamstring) WR Brad Smith (groin)
IR	DE Joe Kruger (shoulder, 8/30/2013) WR Jeremy Maclin (knee, 7/30/2013) WR Brad Smith (ribs, 8/30/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison

	JAC Offense	PHI Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	19.0	29.3	23.4	PHI
Rushing yards	110.5	177.0	116.8	PHI
Rushing yards per attempt	4.20	5.58	4.26	PHI
Completion %	60.1%	64.1%	61.2%	PHI
Passing yards	209.5	218.7	228.9	PHI
Passing yards per completion	9.54	12.31	10.71	PHI
Passing yards per attempt	5.73	7.89	6.56	PHI
Interceptions	0.8	0.3	1.0	PHI
Fumbles lost	0.3	0.3	0.6	-
Sacks allowed	2.8	3.7	2.4	JAC
3rd down conversions	36.8%	39.1%	38.3%	PHI
4th down conversions	50.0%	57.1%	50.5%	PHI
Time of possession	27:15	29:50	30:22	PHI

Defense Stats Comparison

	JAC Defense	PHI Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	23.8	21.0	23.4	PHI
Rushing yards	110.5	75.3	116.8	PHI
Rushing yards per attempt	3.85	2.95	4.26	PHI
Completion %	61.9%	60.2%	61.2%	PHI
Passing yards	238.5	271.3	228.9	JAC
Passing yards per completion	10.41	11.89	10.71	JAC
Passing yards per attempt	6.44	7.16	6.56	JAC
INT return	1.3	1.3	1.0	-
Fumble recoveries	0.3	1.0	0.6	PHI
Sacks	2.8	2.7	2.4	JAC
3rd down conversions	39.1%	38.5%	38.3%	PHI
4th down conversions	66.7%	55.6%	50.5%	PHI
Time of possession	32:45	30:10	30:22	PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	JAC	PHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	5.9	3.1	9.5	JAC
Yards per kick return	26.6	22.0	23.1	JAC
Yards allowed per punt return	7.5	13.1	9.5	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	16.9	22.4	23.1	JAC

Misc Stats Comparison

	JAC	PHI	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	5.8	4.3	5.9	PHI
Penalty yards	51.3	37.7	50.2	PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

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Team vs. Team History

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2002	5	2002-10-06	PHI	JAC	25-28	JAC
2006	8	2006-10-29	JAC	PHI	13-6	JAC
2010	3	2010-09-26	PHI	JAC	28-3	PHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.