ATLANTA (6-3) at PHILADELPHIA (4-4)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox
OPENING LINE - Pick-em
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Atlanta 6-3; Philadelphia 4-4
SERIES RECORD - Eagles lead 17-14-1
LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Eagles 26-24, Sept. 14, 2015
LAST WEEK - Falcons beat Buccaneers 43-28; Eagles lost to Giants 28-23
AP PRO32 RANKING - Falcons No. 6, Eagles No. 13
FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (10), PASS (2)
FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (26), RUSH (7), PASS (31)
EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (17), PASS (28)
EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (18), PASS (6)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Falcons have won last three meetings. … Falcons QBs Matt Ryan and Matt Schaub both went to high school in Philadelphia area. … Ryan leads NFL with 2,980 yards passing and 23 TD passes, has passer rating above 100 in nine of past 11 games. … WR Julio Jones leads NFL with 970 yards receiving and has 51 catches, including five TDs. He has 264 yards receiving and three TDs in past two games vs. Philadelphia. … DE Adrian Clayborn has four sacks in last three games. … LB Vic Beasley has team-high 7 ½ sacks. … K Matt Bryant has made all 31 extra-point tries and is 20 of 21 on field goals. … Eagles play second home game in seven weeks. Eagles are 3-0 at home. … Eagles have scored 20-plus points in 10 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL. … QB Carson Wentz passed for career-high 364 yards last week. … WR Jordan Matthews had 10 catches for 102 yards in last meeting. … RB Ryan Mathews has run for TD in two straight games. … LB Jordan Hicks has interception in two straight games. He has eight takeaways (four picks, four fumble recoveries) in 16 career games. … WR Bryce Treggs had 69 yards receiving in NFL debut last week. … K Caleb Sturgis had streak of 18 consecutive field goals snapped on a blocked field goal vs. Giants. Fantasy Tip: Jones against suspect secondary is major mismatch.
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