Things are looking up for the Eagles. They’ve got their injured receivers coming back, and they’ll be playing the league’s easiest schedule over the next month.
A.J. Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion) are ready to go. That should help to re-ignite the passing game. They’ve already got one of the league’s hottest running backs, with the Saquon Barkley signing paying off in spades thus far.
It should all be enhanced through mid-November by the easiest schedule. Browns, Giants, Bengals, Jaguars, Cowboys. Those are Philly’s next five opponents.
If we’re going off wins and losses, those five teams currently have a win-loss record of 8-17 – over twice as many losses as wins. Two other teams will play their next five against teams that currently (collectively) won less than 40 percent of their games: Vikings, Chargers.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, WINS (next 5 G) | |||
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Team | W | L | Pct |
Philadelphia | 8 | 17 | .320 |
Minnesota | 8 | 15 | .348 |
LA Chargers | 9 | 15 | .375 |
Miami | 10 | 15 | .400 |
Cincinnati | 10 | 14 | .417 |
Buffalo | 10 | 14 | .417 |
Cleveland | 10 | 13 | .435 |
Chicago | 11 | 14 | .440 |
Seattle | 11 | 14 | .440 |
NY Giants | 11 | 13 | .458 |
New England | 11 | 13 | .458 |
Houston | 11 | 13 | .458 |
Tennessee | 11 | 12 | .478 |
Atlanta | 12 | 13 | .480 |
Baltimore | 12 | 13 | .480 |
Las Vegas | 12 | 13 | .480 |
Washington | 12 | 13 | .480 |
New Orleans | 12 | 12 | .500 |
Arizona | 12 | 12 | .500 |
Pittsburgh | 13 | 12 | .520 |
LA Rams | 13 | 12 | .520 |
Kansas City | 13 | 12 | .520 |
NY Jets | 13 | 12 | .520 |
Green Bay | 13 | 11 | .542 |
Denver | 13 | 11 | .542 |
Carolina | 14 | 11 | .560 |
Jacksonville | 14 | 10 | .583 |
Tampa Bay | 15 | 10 | .600 |
Dallas | 14 | 9 | .609 |
Indianapolis | 15 | 9 | .625 |
Detroit | 16 | 8 | .667 |
San Francisco | 17 | 8 | .680 |
Philadelphia’s upcoming opponents not only are losing a lot of games, they’re also allowing a lot of points – 25.4, on average, for those next five opponents. That’s the most in the league, with only three other schedules within a point per week of that range (Dolphins, Vikings, Giants).
Note that the Vikings, who also have a key offense this year, have a schedule in the near future that’s almost as easy as Philadelphia’s. Good month to be holding players with horns/wings on the sides of helmets.
For both of these charts, I’m blending what defenses have done so far with the next five games on each team’s schedule – that’s Weeks 6-10 for some, but Weeks 6-11 for those with a bye in that window.
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, POINTS (next 5) | |
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Team | Avg |
Philadelphia | 25.4 |
Miami | 25.1 |
Minnesota | 24.8 |
NY Giants | 24.7 |
Atlanta | 24.4 |
Cincinnati | 24.1 |
Chicago | 23.9 |
Seattle | 22.9 |
Baltimore | 22.7 |
Green Bay | 22.7 |
Pittsburgh | 22.4 |
Las Vegas | 22.2 |
Washington | 22.1 |
Dallas | 22.0 |
Cleveland | 22.0 |
San Francisco | 21.9 |
Buffalo | 21.9 |
LA Rams | 21.4 |
Denver | 21.4 |
New England | 21.3 |
LA Chargers | 21.3 |
Kansas City | 21.2 |
New Orleans | 21.2 |
Tampa Bay | 21.1 |
Detroit | 21.0 |
Houston | 20.8 |
NY Jets | 20.7 |
Indianapolis | 20.6 |
Carolina | 20.1 |
Tennessee | 19.8 |
Jacksonville | 19.6 |
Arizona | 18.1 |
—Ian Allan