It’s expected that the race to the bottom will be slow and painful. But it’s also the case for the race to the top of the woeful NFC East.
During their Week Nine bye, the Philadelphia Eagles’ futures odds actually improved. Hey, that’s just how things are in 2020. When they returned, the Eagles reminded backers and fans who they were. They didn’t put up much of a fight in a lackluster 27-17 loss to the New York Giants.
PA online sportsbooks had the Eagles as 3.5-point favorites. The Birds failed to convert any of their nine third down attempts and never led during the game.
Twitter showed no mercy on the Eagles’ poor play and head coach Doug Pederson‘s questionable play-calling.
Eagles disappoint bettors and fans
Figures at FanDuel for Eagles vs. Giants:
- 51% of the money was on the Giants (-5) to cover the spread
- 58% of the money was on the Giants on the moneyline
- 75% of the money was on the OVER (44.5)
At BetRivers, the Giants (+5, +200 ML) were backed by 29% of ML handle and 39% of spread handle.
The Eagles disappointed fans and backers. They moved to 3-6 ATS. The Giants are 7-3 ATS.
Doug Pederson’s play-calling
What was once a thing of beauty has now turned to a source of ire for fans.
Jim Schwartz and Doug Pederson competing for Worst Playcaller of the Week pic.twitter.com/vQz8xO8Jtg
— eli (@Soto_518) November 15, 2020
Doug…please let someone else call plays.
— Made For Philly (@MadeForPhilly) November 15, 2020
Wentz’s woes
It was another rough day for quarterback Carson Wentz, who threw for 208 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. He finished the day with a QB rating of 72.8.
“Carson Wentz takes the snap and looks to throw downfield” pic.twitter.com/aM8CIlH6y0
— Corey D (@coreydunn51) November 15, 2020
Carson Wentz didn't play hero ball today.
Carson Wentz followed the gameplan to a T today.
Carson Wentz showed just how bad Doug Pederson's gameplan are.The Philadelphia Eagles not hiring an offensive coordinator was easily a worst move than drafting Hurts in the 2nd round
— pops (@PAPAxC4) November 16, 2020
No one:
Absolutely no one:
Doug Pederson: pic.twitter.com/zgOQ0xUth8
— Tyler Nicoletto (@T_John2) November 15, 2020
Best Tweets about awful NFC East
Despite the loss, the Eagles are still in first place in the NFC East.
He could still win the NFC East https://t.co/98ZhlCd2iB
— Dustin Gouker (@DustinGouker) November 14, 2020
“The cowboys are still in the hunt in the NFC East” @1053SS pic.twitter.com/2GD5r5UJr5
— Trey Evans (@TheLeader_21) November 16, 2020
Daniel Jones against rest of the league vs. Daniel Jones against the NFC East pic.twitter.com/m7kgzAm4Gl
— jeremy (@PopHelium) November 15, 2020
Lead image credit: AP Photo/Don Wright
