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The Washington Football Team has a new name this season which you just read in this sentence. They also have a new coach and a bunch of young players who will start both on offense and defense. Their chances of winning many games don’t look great, but they have some playmakers in Terry McLaurin and Antonio Gibson who could be fun to watch.
The Eagles have a solid team if they can somehow keep them healthy for a whole season. The offensive skill positions are mostly dealing with an injury or two, but it looks like Carson Wentz, Miles Sanders and Zach Ertz should all be good to go in Week 1. Jalen Reagor and Alshon Jeffery will both miss this game, which will put more of a burden on JJ Arcega Whiteside and Greg Ward at the receiver position.
TV Info
Date: September 13
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Channel: FOX
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Notable Statistical rankings (Football Outsiders)
Eagles (2019): 16th vs. Pass, 4th vs. Rush
Washington (2019): 24th vs. Pass, 24th vs. Rush
DraftKings Sportsbook odds
Eagles: -6
Washington: +6
Total: 43
Pick: Eagles
The Eagles are getting healthy, as Lane Johnson, Miles Sanders and Jalen Reagor all look like they’ll be able to go on Sunday. Washington has a couple exciting offensive players, but a weak offensive line that will get moved around by the Eagles stout defensive line.
Injury report
Eagles
Wednesday
DNP: DT Javon Hargrave (pectoral, hamstring), WR Alshon Jeffery (foot)
Limited: DE Derek Barnett (hamstring), T Lane Johnson (ankle), WR Jalen Reagor (shoulder), RB Miles Sanders (hamstring)
Thursday
DNP: DT Javon Hargrave (pectoral, hamstring), WR Alshon Jeffery (foot)
Limited: DE Derek Barnett (hamstring), T Lane Johnson (ankle), RB Miles Sanders (hamstring), RB Corey Clement (quadricep)
Full: WR Jalen Reagor (shoulder)
Washington
Wednesday
Limited: T Saahdiq Charles (calf), LB Thomas Davis (calf), CB Kendall Fuller (knee)
Full: DE Jonathan Allen (knee), WR Antonio Gandy-Golden (concussion)
Thursday
DNP: LB Thomas Davis (calf)
Limited: CB Kendall Fuller (knee)
Full: DE Jonathan Allen (knee)
Fantasy football start/sit advice
Eagles
DeSean Jackson, Wide receiver, $4,900
The Eagles will start their season without receivers Alshon Jeffery and Jalen Reagor, which will give Jackson a good shot at production. His upside his huge, but as a deep threat, he’s still somewhat risky and more suited for non-PPR and GPPs.
Greg Ward, Wide receiver, $4,200
Ward is in a similar boat as Jackson, as he is healthy and should have more targets than usual with two prospective starters out. He’s not going to have the upside of Jackson, but has PPR value on the cheap.
Washington
Antonio Gibson, Running back, $4,000
Gibson is going to be a hot commodity with Adrian Peterson getting cut and there’s some good reasoning behind that hype. But, we need to be ready for him not to get the usage we’d like, as Washington does have three other running backs who have reportedly looked good in camp. The good news is that Gibson is a playmaker and he will be involved, we just don’t know how much. In DFS, he makes for a good GPP play due to his upside.
Terry McLaurin, Wide receiver, $5,600
McLaurin should be a must start in all leagues until he shows us otherwise. He is easily the best offensive player on the team right now and should be treated as such when it comes to his workload.