Week 2 NFL Game Picks

Why settle for just Eagles content? We all love the NFL, and a lot of us like betting on games, or at least trying to predict who will win their games or cover the spread. The Birds Blitz has an account over at BettingPros, and it allows us to make NFL game picks and post…

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Doug Pederson talks Wentz, rookies, injuries, and more

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson spoke to the media on Monday, one day after his team laid an egg against the Washington Football Team in the opener. In today's Zoom call with reporters, he was asked questions about Carson Wentz, the rookie wide receivers, DeSean Jackson's playing time, and the status of the team's eleventy-billion…

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Miles Sanders, Lane Johnson expected back for Week 2?
Miles Sanders missed Week 1. Could he return for Week 2?

Miles Sanders, Lane Johnson expected back for Week 2?

Miles Sanders, Lane Johnson, and a seemingly unending list of other players missed the team's Week 1 loss to the Washington Football Team. And on top of that, more players left Sunday's game with injuries. While Sanders was ruled out by the team on Saturday and didn't even travel with the team, Johnson worked out…

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Eagles Week 1 Inactives

Every Sunday, NFL teams release their list of inactive players roughly 90 minutes prior to kickoff. or the Eagles, we already knew that Alshon Jeffery, Derek Barnett, Javon Hargrave, and Miles Sanders will be out. As of early Sunday morning, it still sounded like Lane Johnson was going to play. Unfortunately, that is not the…

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Lane Johnson ‘expected to try to play’ vs. Washington
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Lane Johnson ‘expected to try to play’ vs. Washington

Eagles starting right tackle Lane Johnson is expected to try to play today against the Washington Football Team, according to a report from NFL Insider Mike Garafolo. Johnson is officially listed as questionable after being limited in practice because of an ankle that he quietly had surgically repaired back in August. With Brandon Brooks done…

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Miles Sanders, Derek Barnett ruled OUT for Week 1
Miles Sanders missed Week 1. Could he return for Week 2?

Miles Sanders, Derek Barnett ruled OUT for Week 1

Well, this is not the news Eagles fans were hoping for on a Saturday afternoon. The Eagles just announced that running back Miles Sanders and defensive end Derek Barnett have been downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday's Week 1 matchup against the Washington Football Team. Neither player is even traveling with the team, which…

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Eagles release Week 1 injury report

Every Friday afternoon during the regular season, NFL teams will release their "official" injury report and include designations for injured players. There is no longer a "probable" designation that used to be abused by teams, so players either carry no designation, are questionable, or are doubtful to play. And despite what many people think, those…

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