Game Preview - Week 6: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets

New York Jets: Why did the Jets acquire Thomas Jones during the offseason? After getting just 25 carries over the last two games, Jones is asking himself that same question. "Most feature backs in this league, they get the ball 20 or 25 times a game," Jones said. "Unfortunately, we haven't been able to do that the last couple of weeks." What's curious is the lack of touches late in games. Jones had only three carries in the second half last week, and never touched the ball after the first play of the fourth quarter… and the Jets had the lead at that time. Whatever the reason, Jones is quickly becoming a fantasy afterthought and the Jets are becoming a bottom-tier team in the league.

Start: WR Laveranues Coles
Consider: WR Jerricho Cotchery, RB Thomas Jones
Sit: QB Chad Pennington, RB Leon Washington, TE Chris Baker

Philadelphia: Will he or won't he? Running back Brian Westbrook has been practicing this week but his status for Sunday is still unknown. Whether or not Westbrook plays, the Eagles should take advantage of weak Jets pass defense. Kevin Curtis or Reggie (the invisible man) Brown could actually be a decent fantasy play this week. Tight End L.J. Smith is testing his injured groin during practice and may suit up. Keep him on your bench anyway until he proves he can stay on the field for a whole game. Working the Eagles favor this week… Andy Reid is 8-0 after a bye and the Eagles are 7-0 all-time versus the Jets.

Start: QB Donovan McNabb, RB Brian Westbrook(inj), WR Kevin Curtis
Consider: WR Reggie Brown
Sit: TE L.J. Smith (inj) TE Matt Schobel, Eagles-D/ST

Krueger's Rankings/Projections

Philadelphia Eagles
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 10	Donovan McNabb	Pass: 225, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 9	Brian Westbrook	Rush: 70, 1 Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 35	Correll Buckhalter	Rush: 30, 0 Rec: 1-5, 0
WR 13	Kevin Curtis	Rec: 5-80, 1
WR 30	Reggie Brown	Rec: 5-65, 0
WR 62	Jason Avant	Rec: 3-30, 0
TE 21	Matt Schobel	Rec: 2-20, 0

New York Jets
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 15	Chad Pennington	Pass: 230, 1 Rush: 5, 0
RB 30	Thomas Jones	Rush: 45, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
RB 38	Leon Washington	Rush: 15, 0 Rec: 2-15, 0
WR 24	Laveranues Coles	Rec: 7-90, 0
WR 26	Jerricho Cotchery	Rec: 6-80, 0
TE 23	Chris Baker	Rec: 2-20, 0

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Past Results and Remaining Schedule

Philadelphia Eagles
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	GB	A	L 13-16	-3
2	2007-09-17	WAS	H	L 12-20	-8
3	2007-09-23	DET	H	W 56-21	+35
4	2007-09-30	NYG	A	L 3-16	-13
5		Bye
6	2007-10-14	NYJ	A	W 16-9	+7
7	2007-10-21	CHI	H
8	2007-10-28	MIN	A
9	2007-11-04	DAL	H
10	2007-11-11	WAS	A
11	2007-11-18	MIA	H
12	2007-11-25	NE	A
13	2007-12-02	SEA	H
14	2007-12-09	NYG	H
15	2007-12-16	DAL	A
16	2007-12-23	NO	A
17	2007-12-30	BUF	H

New York Jets
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2007-09-09	NE	H	L 14-38	-24
2	2007-09-16	BAL	A	L 13-20	-7
3	2007-09-23	MIA	H	W 31-28	+3
4	2007-09-30	BUF	A	L 14-17	-3
5	2007-10-07	NYG	A	L 24-35	-11
6	2007-10-14	PHI	H	L 9-16	-7
7	2007-10-21	CIN	A
8	2007-10-28	BUF	H
9	2007-11-04	WAS	H
10		Bye
11	2007-11-18	PIT	H
12	2007-11-22	DAL	A
13	2007-12-02	MIA	A
14	2007-12-09	CLE	H
15	2007-12-16	NE	A
16	2007-12-23	TEN	A
17	2007-12-30	KC	H

Offense Stats Comparison

	PHI Offense	NYJ Offense	NFL Average
Points for	12.5	17.3	21.0
Rushing yards	114.0	63.0	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	4.75	3.01	4.07
Completion %	58.1%	65.5%	62.2%
Passing yards	203.0	208.0	214.2
Passing yards per completion	10.70	9.49	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.21	6.21	6.59
Interceptions	0.0	1.3	1.0
Fumbles lost	1.5	0.0	0.7
Sacked	3.0	2.0	2.1

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2007 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 and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Defense Stats Comparison

	PHI Defense	NYJ Defense	NFL Average
Points against	18.0	27.7	21.0
Rushing yards	64.5	121.3	111.1
Rushing yards per attempt	3.35	3.96	4.07
Completion %	57.3%	67.8%	62.2%
Passing yards	188.0	233.7	214.2
Passing yards per completion	10.95	11.63	10.59
Passing yards per attempt	6.28	7.88	6.59
INT return	1.0	0.7	1.0
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.3	0.7
Sacks	2.5	0.3	2.1

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Team vs. Team History

Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Jets
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2003	8	2003-10-26	NYJ	PHI	17-24	PHI

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 and 2005 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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