Eagles-Falcons Capsule

By foxsports
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PHILADELPHIA (10-6) at ATLANTA (6-10)

Monday, 7:10 p.m. ET, ESPN

OPENING LINE - Eagles by 1

SERIES RECORD - Eagles lead 17-13-1

LAST MEETING - Falcons beat Eagles 30-17, Oct. 28, 2012

AP PRO32 RANKING - Eagles No. 11, Falcons No. 23

EAGLES OFFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (6)

EAGLES DEFENSE - OVERALL (28), RUSH (15), PASS (31)

FALCONS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (24), PASS (5)

FALCONS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (21), PASS (32)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Sam Bradford takes over as Eagles quarterback after being acquired in trade with St. Louis. Missed all of last season after going down with knee injury during preseason. ... Bradford hasn't played regular-season game since Oct. 20, 2013, when he originally tore left ACL in Rams' loss to Carolina. ... Falcons WR Julio Jones coming off best season of his career, with 104 receptions for 1,593 yards and six touchdowns. Was rewarded with five-year, $71.25 million contract that included $47.5 million in guaranteed money. ... Philadelphia has set franchise records for scoring in Chip Kelly's first two years as coach, putting up 442 points in 2013 and 474 last season. ... These were NFL's two worst teams against pass in 2014. ... Rookie RB Tevin Coleman, third-round pick from Indiana, will start for Falcons after second-year player Devonta Freeman missed all four preseason games with hamstring injury. ... Eagles are coming off season in which they led league with 23 forced fumbles and 16 recoveries. ... Philadelphia got seven touchdowns from special teams in 2014: three on blocked punts, two on punt returns, and two on kickoff returns. ... Falcons' offensive line is big question mark. LG Andy Levitre takes over starting spot less than week after being acquired from Tennessee. C Mike Person and RG Chris Chester are new starters as well. Fantasy watch: Falcons looking for big improvement in running game. It will be interesting to see how many carries Coleman gets, and how much playing time Freeman receives in backup role. Assuming he can stay healthy, Bradford should put up big numbers against Falcons' leaky defense.

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