3 ways Chicago Bears can keep Philadelphia Eagles game close
2. Could Philadelphia Eagles look ahead to Dallas Cowboys?
This goes in hand pretty well with the first note. It is just a reality that Philadelphia has nothing to gain by winning this game with intense style points. The mantra is likely much more that they need to keep things safe, come out healthy, and get to their next game. They have much bigger plans than blowing out the Chicago Bears.
One of them is beating the Dallas Cowboys. The Philadephia Eagles happen to play Dallas next week in Dallas. The Eagles can win the division in their rivals’ home stadium next week. Of course, they have to win against the Chicago Bears, but it is easy for any player and coach to peak ahead just a bit to what is coming next.
At the very least this could cause the Eagles to come out slow, or not play their A-game. They could be looking ahead, and even this week they could be sneaking in some extra hours to gameplan against Dallas.
Meanwhile, Eberflus is all-in on the Eagles, and a staff he knows well. He could come out hot, and shock the Eagles. Even if the Eagles come back and win a tight one, there are more paths to this scenario than most fans would think when they first break things down.