Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
NFL Week 16 preview
OAKLAND (6-8) AT EAGLES (12-2) Monday, 8:30 p.m., ESPN OPENING LINE:Eagles by 9 SERIES: Tied 6-6 LAST MEETING: Eagles, 49-20, 2013 RAIDERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (19), RUSH (25), PASS (16). RAIDERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (15), PASS (23). EAGLES OFFENSE: OVERALL (3), RUSH (2), PASS (8). EAGLES DEFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (1), PASS (22). FANTASY TIP: WR Alshon Jeffery has been TD machine and already seems to be in sync with Nick Foles. ETC.: Raiders beat Eagles in Super Bowl following 1980 season. ... Oakland’s Derek Carr joined Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck as only QBs with at least 100 TD passes in first four seasons in NFL . ... RB Marshawn Lynch has 388 scrimmage yards and three TDs in three games vs. Eagles . ... WR Michael Crabtree has 25 TDs since 2015, fifth in NFL . ... Pro Bowl DE Khalil Mack seeks sack in sixth straight game . ... Oakland LB Bruce Irvin has five sacks, two forced fumbles in past four games . ... Eagles secure NFC’s No. 1 seed with a win or loss by Vikings at Packers . ... Eagles have first-round bye for only sixth time since 1970 and first since 2004 . ... Eagles need 37 points to set franchise record for most points in single season . ... Foles tied NFL record with seven TD Raiders back Marshawn Lynch (24) has 388 yards from scirmmage against the Eagles, all with Seattle. passes in last meeting vs. Raiders . ... Jeffery leads team with nine receiving TDs, including seven in last seven games . ... Pro Bowl TE Zach Ertz (8), Trey Burton (5) and Brent Celek (1) have 14 TDs combined, most by tight ends in one season in team history . ... Threeheaded rushing attack of LeGarrette Blount (717), Jay Ajayi (356) and Corey Clement (307) has combined for 1,380 yards rushing and seven TDs.
Rookie QB Mitchell Trubisky and WR Kendall Wright have chance to put up some big numbers. ETC.: Browns won on Christmas Eve last season, beating thenSan Diego Chargers . ... Browns rookie QB DeShone Kizer leads league with 19 interceptions . ... With 13-33 record in three seasons, John Fox could be coaching final home game for Bears . ... Jordan Howard ranks fourth in NFL with 1,069 yards rushing . ... Wright has 17 catches for 188 yards in past two games.
FANTASY TIP: RB Devonta Freeman has been in top form lately and faces defense that yielded 132 yards rushing to Falcons in Week 14. ETC.: Falcons 9-0 when scoring 20 or more . ... Julio Jones third in NFL with 1,215 yards receiving, has averaged 96.4 yards in his past seven vs. Saints . ... Saints are only team with three players who’ve surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards: RBs Mark Ingram (1,420) and Alvin Kamara (1,336), and WR Michael Thomas (1,085) . ...