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The Philadelphia Eagles, mired in a three-game losing streak, got a much-needed blowout victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, 31-0, to move to 9-5.
Jalen Hurts smacked A.J. Brown helmet-to-helmet after a touchdown pass for a celebration that seemed to release the pent-up tension that came tethered to a losing streak. Nick Sirianni tossed an arm around Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles coach yelled some happy words at the QB who weathered recent criticism as the season started to bend toward a collapse.
It came in the form of Kenny Pickett and the wretched Raiders. Jalen Hurts and the Eagles knew exactly what to do with it. They got well immediately, ending their three-game losing streak with a 31-0 beating of perhaps the worst team in football.
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Las Vegas Raiders today at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is 1:00 p.m. ET. Lane Johnson is expected to return to practice this week, according to Ian Rapoport. Rapoport wrote,
The Eagles are 12.5-point favorites, per the latest Eagles vs. Raiders odds from DraftKings, and the over/under for total points scored is 38.5. The Eagles are -917 money line favorites (risk $917 to win $100),
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They went 67 yards in 13 plays on their first drive to take an early 7-0 lead on the Raiders. Tight end Dallas Goedert scored on a 4-yard pass from Jalen Hurts with 7:09 gone in the first quarter. The Eagles converted all three third downs they faced on the opening drive.
The Minnesota Vikings have a season that is seemingly on the ropes, with the corner ready to throw the towel in. However, they are not going down without a fight, as they showed in Week 14 against the Washington Commanders.