Potential NFC representative in the Super Bowl

[KingBoots8]

Full disclosure: I am not looking past the next game. We have to dethrone the kings to get a shot in a Super Bowl, but that doesn’t mean we can’t discuss the other side of the coin: NFC teams remaining in the playoffs.

 

 

Next week we determine who is going to the Super

Bowl, and it’s a very interesting matchup between the Eagles and Commanders. I don’t think anyone expected Washington to still have a shot, but here they are. They just shocked the Lions, and you have the Eagles who many people expected to be here. They’re more similar than you think:

 

Offense:

Philadelphia Offense Ranking: 8th (27.2 ppg)

     - 7th best scoring, 29th in passing, 2nd in rushing

Washington Offense Ranking: 7th (28.5 ppg)

     - 5th best scoring, 17th in passing 3rd best rushing 

 

I know Daniels and the Commanders have outplayed expectations, but I was shocked to see how good they’ve been. They have ran wayyyyy better than I noticed, and Daniels was the best QB this weekend. On the flip side, you have Barkley who ran like a man possessed this last season. He just ran for over 200 on the Rams, and 119 vs Green Bay (in a game where to slid to kill the clock rather than rack up another TD and maybe 50 more yards. If you can find a way to stop either Barkley or Daniels you have a shot, but that’s no small task

 

 

Defense: 

 

Philadelphia Defense Ranking: 1st (17.6 ppg)

     - 11th best rush YPG, 1st in passing YPG

Washington Offense Ranking: 18th (23.3 ppg)

     - 30th best rush YPG, 20th in passing YPG

 

Philadelphia is stacked. They have a ton of playmakers and depth all over the field and pose (in my opinion) a much bigger challenge than the Commanders. They are a very physical team and will capitalize on any mistake. It felt like they blocked quite a few Stafford passes at the line yesterday, and Josh has sometimes struggled with that in previous years.

 

Commanders are far easier to exploit in my view. They can be mauled up front, and if they focus on stopping the run it leaves Josh with the opportunity to take over with his arm. I think they’re better than their ranking, but not by much.

 

 

I ultimately have more confidence in stopping Washington than Philly. Saquon is unrelenting and the real difference maker for Philly, and I am not sure we can stop the run against him for a full game. I think a rookie, when the lights are at their brightest, is more likely to make a mistake. Eagles have been there before, the Commanders are playing with house money at this point as nobody expected them to make it this far.

 

I think now that Snyder is gone I am fine with Washington having success. It would be nice to possibly avenge a previous SB loss, so there’s that too.

What are your thoughts on the NFC teams?

[Gregg]

Want no part of Barkley and the Eagles OL. Give me Washington if the Bills make the Super Bowl.

[Sweats]

Doesn't matter to me as long as any team other than KC wins the Super Bowl.........i don't think i could listen to another year of Nick Wright's Mahome's ball washing, tea bagging nonsense.

[Saint Doug]

I want Washington. Revenge is best served cold. Very cold. 

[NoSaint]

5 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Want no part of Barkley and the Eagles OL. Give me Washington if the Bills make the Super Bowl.

If hurts is hobbled, it’ll help a lot. That said, I’d take the commanders first 

[Heavy Kevi]

Commanders, please!

[stevestojan]

29 minutes ago, Saint Doug said:

I want Washington. Revenge is best served cold. Very cold. 

Jeez. That would be some cold, stale, revenge. 
 

I’m here for it. 

[zow2]

I just feel like Baltimore was the most complete team we will see...  doesn't mean the Bills will beat KC or the NFC rep, it's just they all have more flaws than Baltimore in my opinion.  Obviously, turnovers, penalties, 3rd down efficiency and special teams, etc.. can swing any game in the right or wrong direction.  You just never know.  Winning the SB even from this point still takes some luck.

[Dunkirk Donski]

6 minutes ago, zow2 said:

I just feel like Baltimore was the most complete team we will see...  doesn't mean the Bills will beat KC or the NFC rep, it's just they all have more flaws than Baltimore in my opinion.  Obviously, turnovers, penalties, 3rd down efficiency and special teams, etc.. can swing any game in the right or wrong direction.  You just never know.  Winning the SB even from this point still takes some luck.

Serious question:  why do you think Philly has more flaws than Baltimore?  I haven’t followed Philly and don’t follow the the NFC at all.  Thanks in advance, 

 

Double D

[H2o]

We also just showed that we could do enough against the league's #1 offense to beat any team left on the board. It doesn't matter. Philly or Washington. I like Daniels. The young man is just poised beyond his years. Still, I think we match up better against their defense. They haven't faced a QB like Josh. Hurts is alright, but Josh is on another level. I also think our defense matches up just fine with them. With Philly, they are like Baltimore light because Hurts is nowhere near Lamar. Contain Barkley and make Hurts beat you with his arm. No one better even mention the game from a couple seasons ago because we all know the refs were killing us in the first half throwing flags every time we breathed. That was also the game where Gabe zigged when he should have zagged. I like our chances against either if we get past KC on Sunday. 

 

 

[zow2]

1 minute ago, Dunkirk Donski said:

Serious question:  why do you think Philly has more flaws than Baltimore?  I haven’t followed Philly and don’t follow the the NFC at all.  Thanks in advance, 

 

Double D

 

Philly is good, especially on D but they ranked like 29th in passing.  They had like 65 yards passing vs the Rams yesterday.  I know Saquon is tremendous but they don't seem as well rounded as the Ravens, who can run and throw.

[co_springs_billsfan]

I want no part of Philly in the super bowl.  Even the possibility of "Bills lost a super bowl to the entire NFC East" is too much for me

[Albany,n.y.]

Philly is similar to Baltimore. You have to gameplan to stop their RB. One down, one to go.  

[No_Matter_What]

We are not losing in SB no matter who the opponent is.

 

I wasn't around here in 90s so I don't feel any need to revenge vs Washington. They are actually my favorite team in NFC. On the other hand, I dislike Philly.

 

So I want Commanders to advance.

 

[Steptide]

The irony that if the bills make the super bowl, they will play a team from the NFC east. More ironic that if it's the eagles, it'll be the one team they haven't faced in a superbowl from that division. Truth is stranger than fiction. 

[SoTier]

10 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Philly is good, especially on D but they ranked like 29th in passing.  They had like 65 yards passing vs the Rams yesterday.  I know Saquon is tremendous but they don't seem as well rounded as the Ravens, who can run and throw.

 

They have either struggled to throw downfield or haven't attempted to pass downfield for much of the last half of the season despite having AJ Brown and Devonta Smith.   Even before Hurts was injured in the third quarter, all their passing was within a few yards of the LOS.  I think that Brown had 1 catch yesterday.

[Another Fan]

I want to say the Eagles are the only team in the league Josh never beat?

 

I remember the 19 game in Buffalo Bills got their butts kicked

 

Then last years game 😕 But at least it started the Brady OC era 

Edited 1 hour ago by Another Fan

[Fan in Chicago]

21 minutes ago, zow2 said:

 

Philly is good, especially on D but they ranked like 29th in passing.  They had like 65 yards passing vs the Rams yesterday.  I know Saquon is tremendous but they don't seem as well rounded as the Ravens, who can run and throw.

And we showed decisively yesterday that we could limit the damage of a strong runner and running team. Gives me confidence that Barkley won't be enough for the Eagles against us

[BigAl2526]

I think Philadelphia as a lot of similarities to Baltimore: a big, strong offensive line, dominant running game and a tough physical defense.  There are some differences.  Hurts is not the runner that Jackson is.  That's not to say he can't run.  He's good at it, just not quite as fast and the Eagles don't depend on Hurts running in the way that Jackson does.  Barkley is not quite as big as Henry, but he's faster and more elusive.  I'd much rather face the Commanders.  Hurts got banged up some in the game against the Rams.  I don't know if it is enough to keep him out of the NFC championship game.  I doubt it, and he would have a couple weeks after that to heal up for the Super Bowl. 

[Dr.Mantis_Toboggan]

Obviously you’d prefer to face the rookie QB in the Super Bowl and not the team that was just terrible officiating away from winning it all just two years ago. However, I’m almost certain Philly wins this one, I can’t see Washington going into their house and beating them again, this isn’t Detroits make shift defense of backups backups they are dealing with in the conference title game.

Edited 25 minutes ago by Dr.Mantis_Toboggan