Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh: Eagles Week 3 Preview

August 20, 2014   ·   Cody Swartz   ·   Jump to comments

The Philadelphia Eagles will get set to host the Pittsburgh Steelers in an interstate matchup this Thursday night. Philly is coming off a 42-35 loss to the New England Patriots, one which dropped Chip Kelly to 0-2 in preseason contests in 2014.
Meanwhile, the Steelers are fresh off a narrow 19-16 win over the Buffalo Bills, one which evened Pittsburgh at 1-1. The goal for Philly will have to be to get pressure on the Steelers’ offensive line—the Eagles rated just 20th in the NFL in sacks a year ago, and they’ve mustered just three this preseason. And the Steelers have a much stronger unit in the trenches than they’ve ever had before.

The Steelers are a different team heading into 2014. There’s reason to believe they can be much better, even a sleeper to win the entire AFC.
With starters getting more and more time as it grows closer to the regular season, it becomes closer to a matchup between two very talented teams, and n...

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