The Game By Game Eagle Prediction

Why deal with suspense for the upcoming Eagles season, when FTT can tell you the results months in advance? Consider it a public service. Your bookie hates us.

Game 1 - In Green Bay. I've actually got tickets, and will be taking the Shooter Mom, who routinely kills the guys in her pool and is prone to reaming out idiot hosts on WIP. The fatalist in me says they blow the game, but the Pack sucks. Eagles 27, Green Bay 17.

Game 2 - Washington at home. A healthy Portis is a worry, but the Birds don't usually have trouble stopping the run until the second half of the season. Eagles 24, Washington 17.

Game 3 - Detroit at home. I love how highly people are rating Jon Kitna in fantasy this year. This just in... he's Jon Kitna. Eagles 31, Detroit 21.

Game 4 - Giants, in Jersey. The game before the bye is rarely a good one in the Reid Era. New York 24, Eagles 17.

Game 5 - Jets, in Jersey. The game after the bye is usually a good one in the Reid Era. Eagles 31, Jets 17.

Game 6 - Bears, at home. I think Chicago falls apart this year, and the history of teams losing the Super Bowl isn't a good one in the year after. Eagles 24, Bears 10.

Game 7 - Vikings, in Minnesota. Classic trap game in a dome. Guaranteed heartbreaker. Vikings 20, Eagles 17.

Game 8 - Dallas, at home. Let's face it -- Dallas isn't winning a game in Philly until Owens is gone. Eagles 28, Dallas 17.

Halfway Mark: 6-2, 2-1 in the division.

Game 9 - Redskins, in Washington. If it's Game 9, Gibbs has thrown a QB under the bus, and Portis is hurt. Ugly game, win. Eagles 16, Redskins 13.

Game 10 - Miami, at home. A sterner test than expected, simply because the AFC is just much better. But the Fish D is getting long in the gills. Eagles 20, Miami 16.

Game 11 - Patriots, in New England. A SNF game where two of the top teams in their conferences square off. Sadly, the AFC talent gap shows up. Pats 34, Eagles 20.

Game 12 - Seahawks, at home. This never goes well. Many people jump off the bus as the team has it's first back to back losses of the year; it also doesn't help that December is clearly the toughest month on the schedule. Speculation starts to swirl about McNabb here. Hawks 27, Eagles 13.

Game 13 - Giants, at home. If you've got a do or die game, it always helps to have Eli Manning on the other side of the field. Eagles 27, Giants 17.

Game 14 - Dallas, in Dallas. Eagles win simply because Reid is that much better than Wade Phillips. Eagles 34, Cowboys 27.

Game 15 - Saints, in New Orleans. Eagles back into a division title, but the inability to stop Brees and Co. is highly worrisome, as is the fact that with the loss, the team may have to travel here in the playoffs. Saints 31, Eagles 27.

Game 16 - Bills, in Philadelphia. Reid plays scrubs against a team that won't make the playoffs. Eagles 20, Bills 10.

Overall: 11-5, 5-1 in the division, division champion, #3 seed, NFC Championship Game loser.