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Getting hot in December: Forecasting Philadelphia Eagles’ last four games

By Alex DeMarzo

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks down the tunnel to the field before taking on the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks down the tunnel to the field before taking on the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 02: The Houston Texans defense celebrates after an interception in the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at NRG Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 02: The Houston Texans defense celebrates after an interception in the second quarter against the Cleveland Browns at NRG Stadium on December 2, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Houston, the Eagles may have a problem.

In the second to last week of the 2018 regular season, the Eagles are back home to play the Houston Texans, a squad that may be the hottest team in the entire NFL.

Since starting the season 0-3, the Texans have rattled off nine consecutive wins and find themselves comfortably leading the AFC South.

There is a strong possibility Houston could be 11-3 when they fly to Philly. They are slated to play the Indianapolis Colts in Week 14 and New York Jets in Week 15.

Similar to the Los Angeles, Houston has playmakers on both sides of the ball. Offensively, they have one of the league’s top receivers with DeAndre Hopkins, averaging nearly 100 receiving yards per game. Defensively, they are led by two vicious pass rushers with J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney. Watt has 11.5 sacks this seasons and Clowney has 7 through 12 games.

This game is certainly winnable for ‘The Birds’ but they must lockdown Hopkins to force Deshaun Watson to look at his other receivers and the Eagles offensive line will need to play as well as they did against Washington last week.

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