PHILADELPHIA (1-0) at ATLANTA (0-1)
Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EDT, NBC
OPENING LINE - Eagles by 2
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 0-1; Philadelphia 0-1
SERIES RECORD - Eagles lead 20-14-1
LAST MEETING - Eagles beat Falcons 18-12, Sept. 6, 2018
LAST WEEK - Eagles beat Redskins 32-27; Falcons lost to Vikings 28-12
AP PRO32 RANKING - Eagles No. 5, Falcons No. 21
EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (11), PASS (11).
EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (2), PASS (28).
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (20), RUSH (24), PASS (15).
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (7), RUSH (29), PASS (1).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Eagles have won three straight over Falcons, giving up just 37 points. … Doug Pederson has led Eagles to 34-20 record since start of 2016, including playoffs. His .630 winning percentage is highest in franchise history. …
Eagles QB Carson Wentz was 12 of 13 for 197 yards and three TDs on third down in Week 1. Overall, Philadelphia converted 11 of 17 third downs. … WR DeSean Jackson has 31 TDs of 50-plus yards, trailing only Jerry Rice (36) on career list. … Falcons are 2-0 in home openers at Mercedes-Benz Stadium but only 9-7 overall since moving into $1.5 billion facility. … Philadelphia’s Darren Sproles leads all active RBs in catches (550), yards receiving (4,832) and TDs receiving (32). … Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery had first career TD rushing last week. … Eagles DT Fletcher Cox has 3 1/2 sacks in past four games vs. Atlanta, including playoffs. He had 7 1/2 sacks on the road in 2018. … Philadelphia TE Zach Ertz has 442 catches since 2013. … Falcons lost first-round pick G Chris Lindstrom (broken foot) in Week 1. He’ll be out at least eight weeks. … Atlanta had three turnovers in loss to Vikings, including pair of interceptions by QB Matt Ryan. … Ryan is three touchdowns away from tying John Elway for 11th on the league’s career list with 300 TD passes. … Falcons have lost 11 of last 18 games, stretch that began with 15-10 setback at Philadelphia in NFC divisional playoffs during 2017 season. … WR Julio Jones needs 102 yards to pass Roddy White for most receiving yards in Falcons franchise history. … Fantasy tip: Jackson could be strong play against Atlanta secondary that allowed 304 yards last wek.
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