Players that will miss this game:
49ers:
- QB Jimmy Garappolo
- RB Raheem Mostert
- RB Tevin Coleman
- WR Richie James
- TE Jordan Reed
- C Weston Richburg
- DE Dee Ford
- DE Nick Bosa
- DT Solomon Thomas
- LB Dre Greenlaw
- CB Richard Sherman
- CB Emmanuel Moseley
- CB Ahkello Witherspoon
Eagles
- WR Jalen Reagor
- WR DeSean Jackson
- WR Alshon Jeffery
- TE Dallas Goedert
- LT Jason Peters
- LT Andre Dillard
- G Brandon Brooks
- G Isaac Seumalo
- DE Vinny Curry
- CB Avonte Maddox
- CB Trevor Williams
What can we expect from Nick Mullens?
- Has thrown an INT in 7 of 10 games played in his career
- Thrown for 220+ yards in each start of his career
- Mullens on 3rd down: 48/82 5 TD’s 6 INT’s 69.3 Passer Rating
Can Carson Wentz bounce back from a nightmare start to the 2020 season?
- Thrown 40+ times every game
- 2+ turnovers every game
- Wentz in the 2nd half: 34/60 268 passing yards, 1 TD (rushing), 4 INT’s
What changed?
- Wentz in 2019: Didn’t thrown an interception 11 of 16 games
- Arguably was the MVP in 2017 (33 TD’s in 13 games)
- 32-24 record coming into 2020
Can the Eagles offense help bail Wentz out?
- Miles Sanders has 20+ touches in 5 of his last 7 games
- The impact of losing Desean Jackson and Dallas Goedert cannot be understated as they both combined for 38 targets through 3 games
- Carson Wentz does have a 104.7 passer rating when targeting Greg Ward (19 targets)
Which dominant defense will step up?
- 49ers are tied for the fewest amount of passing TD’s allowed in the NFL coming into Week 3 (2)
- Eagles are the only team in the league that has generated just 1 turnover
- Both teams allow 4.8 yards per play which is tied for 3rd in the NFL
- Eagles are great at stopping the run but susceptible to teams with diverse rushing attacks: (allow 3.4 ypc overall, but the Rams were able to rush for 191 yards with 7 different players in Week 2
Who’s defensive line will make the bigger impact?
2020 numbers | Eagles | 49ers |
Pressures | 23 | 27 |
Sacks | 8.5 | 5 |