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NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons (0-1) vs Philadelphia Eagles (1-0)

TV: ESPN (8:15 PM ET): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:15 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner SXM App: Atlanta | Philadelphia

All-Time Series History Regular Season: PHI leads series, 18-14-1 (won 3 of past 4) Postseason: PHI leads series, 3-1 (won past 3)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 9/12/21: PHI 32 at ATL 6 Postseason: NFC-D 1/13/18: ATL 10 at PHI 15

HEAD COACHES:

Raheem Morris vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 21-39 (.350) Postseason: —

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 35-17 (.673) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

FALCONS NOTES:

• QB KIRK COUSINS has 39,626 career pass yards & can tie Drew Brees (152 games) as the 3rd-fastest player ever to reach 40,000 pass yards. Passed for 364 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 125.6 rating in his last game vs. Phi. (9/14/23 w/ Min.). Has 300+ pass yards & 100+ rating in 4 of his past 5 starts vs. Phi. Aims for his 4th primetime start in row with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. • RB BIJAN ROBINSON had 5 catches & 111 scrimmage yards (68 rush, 43 rec.) in Week 1, his 7th-career game with 100+ scrimmage yards. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 16 of his 18 career games. • TE KYLE PITTS had 7th-career rec. TD in Week 1. Made NFL debut in last meeting. • WR DRAKE LONDON needs 7 catches to reach 150 receptions for his career. • WR RAY-RAY MCCLOUD led team with 52 rec. yards in team debut last week. • DL GRADY JARRETT had 1.5 sacks & 2 TFL last week. Has 3.5 sacks & 5 TFL in his past 4 MNF games. • DL JAMES SMITH-WILLIAMS had career-high 2 TFL last week. • LB MATTHEW JUDON had half sack in team debut last week. Had sack in his last game vs. Phi. (9/10/23 w/ NE). Aims for his 4th in row on MNF with sack. • LB KADEN ELLISS led team with 9 tackles last week. Had 1.5 sacks & FF in his last game vs. Phi. (1/1/23 w/ NO). • LB NATE LANDMAN had 7 tackles in Week 1. Has TFL in 4 of his past 5 road games. Aims for his 9th in row on road with 5+ tackles. • S JESSIE BATES had 6+ tackles in 8 of his 9 road games last season. • S JUSTIN SIMMONS had PD in team debut last week. Had INT in his last game vs. Phi. (11/14/21 w/ Den.). • CB A.J. TERRELL has 28 PD in 31 career road games. • CB MIKE HUGHES had career-high 3 TFL last week.

EAGLES NOTES:

• QB JALEN HURTS had 311 yards (278 pass, 33 rush) & 2 TD passes in Week 1. Had 326 yards (264 pass, 62 rush) & 3 TD passes vs. 0 INTs for 126.4 rating in last meeting. Has 8 rush TDs in his past 5 MNF games & aims for his 6th in row on MNF with rush TD. Needs 2 rush TDs to tie HOFer Steve Young (43) for 3rd-most ever by QB. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 132 scrimmage yards (109 rush, 23 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in team debut in Week 1, his 2nd-career 3-TD game & 18thcareer game with 100+ rush yards. Aims for his 3rd in row on MNF with 100+ scrimmage yards & rush TD. Has 90+ scrimmage yards & rush TD in each of his 2 career games vs. Atl. • WR A.J. BROWN had 5 catches for 119 yards & rec. TD in Week 1. Since joining Phi. in 2022, ranks tied-3rd in NFL with 13 games with 100+ rec. yards. Had 94 rec. yards & 2 rec. TDs in his only career game vs. Atl. (9/29/19 w/ Ten.). Has 5+ catches in 5 of his 7 career MNF games. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had 7 catches for 84 yards last week. Had 6 catches for 71 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT had TD catch in last meeting. • LB ZACK BAUN became 1st player since 2000 with 15+ tackles (career-high 15) & 2+ sacks (career-high 2) on Kickoff Weekend. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had TFL & 1st-career PD last week. • LB JOSH SWEAT aims for his 3rd in row in primetime with TFL. • CB DARIUS SLAY had 2nd-career FF last week. Has PD in 3 of his past 4 MNF games. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL (rookie) had 5 tackles & 2 PD in NFL debut last week. • S REED BLANKENSHIP had 5th-career INT last week. Aims for his 4th in row on MNF with 6+ tackles.

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