NFL Week 8 Game Preview: Unbeaten Atlanta Falcons Put Record on the Line against Eagles

Date/Time: Sun, Oct 28 / 01:05:00 PM ET, Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The NFL Week 8 brings a critical test for the Philadelphia Eagles.  The Birds, who had the bye week to get acquainted with a new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, will host the last unbeaten team in the NFL: the Atlanta Falcons.

The game is a must win for Philadelphia. The Eagles are just one game behind the Giants in NFC East and a victory over the Falcons will give them a good a chance to clinch the division. But a loss to the Cowboys would potentially send them to the bottom of the NFC East and leave the team struggling for a wild-card spot at the end of the season.

The Falcons are 6-0 for the first time in the franchise history and are the NFL’s only unbeaten team for the first time ever.  Atlanta’s winning streak is also the longest single-season win streak since achieving an eight game streak in 2010. The team is also three games short from topping its longest single-season win streak (nine in 1980 and 1998).

Now, the undefeated Falcons are facing a .500 team this week, but that does not mean they are favored to win this game. Ok, the Falcons are the only team in the NFL with a perfect record. Yeah, they are strong and organized, but so far, they’ve started showing some weaknesses as the season progresses.

After a 40-24 win in the 2012 NFL Season opener against the unspeakably ugly Kansas City Chiefs, the Falcons beat the Broncos at home and the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.  However, Atlanta should've lost to Carolina on Week 4 and was only seconds away from suffering a setback against the Oakland Raiders on Week 6.   On top of that, 3 out of 6 victories were at the Georgia Dome, where Atlanta almost never loses with Matt Ryan.

Plus, Ryan and his team may have one more reason to worry besides Philly’s defense: Hurricane Sandy. While the stormy weather is not expected to hit the Philadelphia area until Monday, specialists say that Sandy has the potential to become a "Frankenstorm”. Pennsylvania Meteorologists added that heavy winds and flooding rains are likely to happen from Sunday into Halloween.

Game Odds:
Atlanta Falcons: +3-120, ML +130
Philadelphia Eagles: -3EV, ML -150
Game Total: 43.5, o/u-110

Odds on NFL show a though outcome for Atlanta. Falcons QB Matt Ryan is just 1-3 vs. Philadelphia. On top of that, the Eagles have outscored the Falcons 123-73 in those contests. In addition, the Eagles are13-0 under Andy Reid in games following a bye week, the longest winning streak since bye weeks were introduced by the National Football League.

In the most recent meeting between these two teams, the Falcons beat the Eagles 35-31; however, the Eagles hold 15-11-1 series edge.

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