Eagles
The Eagles history against the Bengals, particularly in Cincinnati, is not pretty. In 12 meetings, the Eagles have just three wins against the Bengals, none coming in Cincinnati.
With five games remaining, three at home, now it is time to see if the Eagles will play with pride as many are performing on the field for jobs in 2017 or if they will unravel.
Despite all the negativity surrounding the Eagles, there is one positive to take away from these past few weeks: their rookie class is contributing.
In what can be accurately described as a transitional season, the Eagles have digressed after Week 3. The team has struggled to regain its form from the first month of the season and have no identity on offense. The top person to blame for the overall team decline and failing offense is head coach Doug Pederson.
Carson Wentz hasn’t played well over the past few weeks, but he also is not getting any help from the guys around him.
Now at 5-6, the Eagles season is effectively over, as they have five games remaining and have shown no signs of breaking out of this slump they are in. Here are this week’s grades.
The Green Bay Packers were riding a four-game losing streak entering Monday night’s game in Philadelphia, and they put it to bed with a good rebound performance as the Eagles defense failed to get off the field and mistakes and penalties hurt them throughout the game. The end result was a 27-13 defeat to the Packers, effectively ending their season by dropping them to 5-6.
The Eagles are struggling to keep up with the Packers in the first half of their Monday Night Football matchup.
The Eagles are 4-0 at home this season with convincing wins in each of their games at Lincoln Financial Field. Surprisingly, the Green Bay Packers have a record below .500 at 4-6 and the Eagles will look to take advantage of a damaged club on Monday night.
The Eagles look to do more home cooking against a struggling Green Bay Packers. Here are six players to watch in Eagles-Packers on Monday night.