The Atlanta Falcons, driven by
quarterback Matt Ryan and wide recipient Julio Jones, meet the protecting Super
Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, who will begin reinforcement quarterback
Nick Foles instead of Carson Wentz, in a NFL Week 1 diversion on Thursday,
September 6, 2018 (9/6/18) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The diversion is the NFL season opener.
This is what you have to know:
Who: Atlanta Falcons versus Philadelphia
Eagles
What: NFL Week 1
Whenever: Thursday, September 6, 2018
Where: Lincoln Financial Field,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Time: 8:20 p.m. Eastern
Television: NBC
Livestream: NBC Sports Live
Line: Eagles - 2.5 (Over/under: 45)
Hawks Falcons picks
Hawks Falcons picks
The Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta
Falcons will go head to head for the NFL season opener on Thursday, Sept. 6,
2018 (9/6/18) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia https://twitter.com/nfllivetvv/ ,
Pa. Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles will begin at quarterback for the Eagles in Week
1 while Carson Wentz recoups from a torn ACL. The Falcons are driven by
quarterback Matt Ryan and head mentor Dan Quinn.
Hawks notes:
Hawks progressed to playoffs for second
back to back season in 2017. * QB MATT RYAN has 41,796 profession pass yards,
most by player in his first 10 seasons in NFL history. Gone for 4,095 yards in
2017, his establishment record seventh sequential season with 4,000+ pass yards
and tied for second longest streak in NFL history. In his previous 4 amusements
versus Phi., has 10 https://www.instagram.com/nfl/ TDs
versus 5 INTs for 100.3 rating. * RB DEVONTA FREEMAN totaled 1,182 yards from
scrimmage (865 surge, 317 rec.) and 8 TDs in 2017, his third continuous season
with 1,000+ scrimmage yards. RB TEVIN COLEMAN had 927 scrimmage yards and 8 TDs
(5 surge, 3 rec.) last season. * WR JULIO JONES drove NFC with 1,444 rec. yards
last season, his fifth profession season with 1,000+ rec. yards. Incl.
playoffs, goes for fifth in push with 100+ rec. yards versus Phi. WR MOHAMED
SANU had vocation high 67 gatherings last season. New kid on the block WR
CALVIN RIDLEY was No. 26 generally speaking determination in 2018 NFL Draft. *
LB DEION JONES was 1 of 3 players in 2017 (LUKE KUECHLY and TELVIN SMITH) with
100+ handles (138) and 3+ INTs (3). LB VIC BEASLEY, JR. had 2 sacks and FF in
last gathering. LB TAKKARIST MC KINLEY was just NFL freshman in 2017 with 5+
sacks (6) and 2+ FFs (2). Had sack in NFC Div. at Phi. S KEANU NEAL drove NFC
protections with 113 handles last season.
Hawks' Doug Pederson says Nick Foles will
begin Week 1
Hawks notes:
* EAGLES won first SB in establishment
history, overcoming New England 41-33 in SB LII. Positioned third in NFL
averaging 28.6 focuses per diversion last season. https://twitter.com/nfllivenfl/ * QB NICK FOLES earned SB LII MVP respects and
wound up third QB to begin and win SB subsequent to beginning 3 or less
recreations in reg. season. Finished 77 of 106 (72.6 pct.) for 971 yards (323.7
for every diversion) with 6 TDs versus 1 INT for 115.7 rating in 2017
postseason. * RB JAY AJAYI had 98 scrimmage yards (54 surge, 44 rec.) in 2017
NFC Div. versus Atl. Had 130 surge yards in his last diversion versus Atl.
(10/15/17 with Mia.). RB COREY CLEMENT had 100 rec. yards and TD get in SB LII.
RB DARREN SPROLES has 100+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his previous 3 versus Atl. *
TE ZACH ERTZ drove NFC TEs with 74 gatherings and 824 yards and had profession
high 8 rec. TDs last season. Falcons wound up eleventh group in NFL history
with 3 players with 8+ rec. TDs in same season - Ertz (8), WR ALSHON JEFFERY
(9) and WR NELSON AGHOLOR (8). Chosen new kid on the block TE DALLAS GOEDERT in
second round (49th by and large) of 2018 NFL Draft. Set South Dakota State
record with 92 gets in 2016. * DE BRANDON GRAHAM drove group with vocation high
9.5 sacks in 2017. Had sack in last gathering. DE MICHAEL BENNETT makes Phi.
make a big appearance. https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/
Had 8.5 sacks with Sea. last season. DT
FLETCHER COX had sack in 2017 NFC Div. versus Atl. S MALCOLM JENKINS has 4 PD
in his previous 3 versus Atl. LB NIGEL BRADHAM drove group with 88 handles in
2017. Had sack in 2017 NFC Div. versus Atl. - NFL Communications.
