Eagles at Bucs
(NFL) Eagles (PHI) vs. Buccaneers (TB),
Point Spread: 1.50 | -108.00 Buccaneers (TB) (Home)
Result: Win
NFL back-and-forth is as familiar as the sunrise, as efforts like the Bucs put forth last Sunday vs. Denver are the sort that rarely seem to repeat int he next game (especially for decent teams, of which Tampa Bay qualifies). These two haven't met since the NFC wild card round last January when the Bucs rolled, 32-9. The Birds were slumping at the time but there was nothing fluky about the result. For Sunday, would also expect Baker Mayfield to have better success locating top target Mike Evans, usually an integral part of the Tampa Bay attack but held to one catch by the Broncos' Pat Surtain II last week. Philly was fortunate that a busted coverage in the Saints secondary led to the big play to Dallas Goedert that allowed Philly to steal a win vs. the Saints last week, but Jalen Hurts was mostly hounded in the playoffs by the Todd Bowles defense, which usually has an idea how to deal with mobile QBs. Play Bucs