After embarrassing the Cowboys 34-6 in Dallas, eagles He should quickly turn the page for an important matchup against the Washington Commanders in the battle for first place in the NFC East on Thursday night. The Birds’ victory over the Cowboys was the team’s fifth straight win after an early bye week and saw them overtake the Commanders for the division lead.

The Eagles are currently 3.5-point favorites over the up-and-coming Commanders (7-3), who won three straight games before suffering a tough loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week.

The Eagles, meanwhile, enter this primetime NFC East battle with an impressive 7-2 record. Will rookie point guard Jayden Daniels lead the Commanders to victory in a tough matchup on the road? Or will be jalen hurts and the Eagles retain first place in the division? Here are the opinions of experts in local and national media.

Researchers beat writers

As always, we start with our own Eagles beat writers. What do they think about matching with commanders? Here’s an excerpt from EJ Smith’s prediction, which is exactly what Philly fans want to see…

Here’s a look at Smith’s prediction and how our other three Eagles writers predicted it: Check out all our predictions here.

National media predictions

Now, here’s what people around the country think about the Eagles’ chances this week…

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Local media predictions

Here’s what media in the Philadelphia area think will happen on Sunday: