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