DBSoT wrote:The Patriots take away a good portion of my enjoyment for the playoffs. It is a waste to root for any other team. I honestly don't even care about the next two weeks of football coverage. The Patriots will win by 15+ points and it likely won't even be that close.
I honestly doubt it will be that big of a blowout. I don't know if I'd pick the Eagles to win, but I think they've shown that they aren't a pushover, even with Wentz out and Foles in. I'd actually expect a game very similar to the AFC Championship that the Pats just won. A combination of defense and a ball control offense will keep the game close and give Philly a chance to win it, and then in the end with the game on the line can the defense get one more stop, or can Foles lead one big drive at the end of the game where they need to throw to win the game?
I said it about the Jags and I think it's true with the Eagles, these types of teams have given the Pats problems for years. play strong defense with a great line that can get pressure without blitzing, like the Eagles can, stop the run and on the other side of the ball take advantage that the Pats run defense isn't that great to control the ball and see what happens. It's what the Giants used to beat New England twice in the Super Bowl.
Now, the fact that it's Nick Foles and not Eli Manning at the end of the game could be a problem, or the fact that Brady is so good in the two minute defense, when defenses are limited in the coverage they can use in a constant hurry up mode, could be problematic, but I would guess that the game is a one possession game one way or the other halfway through the fourth quarter, what happens from there could go the Pats way.