Can the Eagles surpass their projected win total?
Jay Croucher and Drew Dinsick discuss whether the Philadelphia Eagles can exceed their projected 10.5 win total during the 2026 NFL season.
Video Transcript
Okay, Drew, let's talk Philadelphia Eagles win total.
It is set at 10 and a half, juiced to the under minus 140.
This is year six of the Nick Sirianni experience, and what an experience it has been.
There have been Super Bowls, there have been catastrophe seasons.
No team is better at having an 11-win season feel like a disaster than the Philadelphia Eagles.
Now, they have gone over this total four years in a row, which doesn't, doesn't feel like it, but they have done that.
Will they do it for a fifth year in a row, Drew?
I say yes, and the fact that you're getting out of plus money actually makes this one of the, my favorite win total bets, I guess.
I see the Eagles as a high-floor team.
Between the defensive personnel and the scheme that they run under Vic Fangio, this defense is going to be one of the top five in the NFL, in my opinion.
And that combined with a little bit of a softer schedule than they usually have, I think is gonna pave the path for 11 or 12 wins for this team.
Whether or not they ultimately get a top seed in the NFC or just are in the mix as a wild card, to me depends more on the Dallas Cowboys, who I see as a high-ceiling team with the offensive potential, maybe taking them past the Eagles.
But, for me, I'm not a buyer in the current, or, you know, the, the next generation of this offensive, system until we see it, you know, really mature and see some wide receiver and, other receiving threats develop besides Devonta Smith.
And so I do think that there is a little bit of a cap on what they can accomplish in terms of championship aspirations, but, they will be in the mix, in my opinion, largely fueled by, what I think is gonna be a pretty awesome defense to watch, week in, week out.
Yeah, certainly a very high floor on the Eagles.
Just the talent every year is outrageous.
The roster, looks insane once again.
Don't feel super strongly about this, but I'm going to lean slight under and say this is a 10 and 7 wild card team.
The main reason, there's two reasons.
One, very high on the Cowboys, and if you're high on the Cowboys, you have to be, I think, a little kind of tempered, on the Eagles in terms of just those two match-ups, that division.
I think the Giants as well have upside as well.
The Commanders with Jayden Daniels at quarterback, there is some upside there.
So I think it is a tougher division than some might expect.
And then secondly, the defense, which i- in my head, I kinda thought this was a top five unit last year.
It was actually tied for 10th in EPA per play, as a defense with the Saints.
So I think this will be an excellent defense, but I'm not sure it's as close to the Houstons and Seattles of the world as, some people might think.
But overall, I think this is a very solid team, just more of a 10 and 7 team, than a runs-away-with-the-division type of team.
