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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Key players for Sunday Night Football vs. Falcons

By Justin Grasso

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ricardo Allen #37 of the Atlanta Falcons attempts to tackle Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 06: Ricardo Allen #37 of the Atlanta Falcons attempts to tackle Zach Ertz #86 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the second half at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 06: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons is sacked by Chris Long #56 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 06: Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons is sacked by Chris Long #56 of the Philadelphia Eagles during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

The Philadelphia Eagles are set to take on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football for Week 2 of the regular season.

For the first time in quite a long time, the Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Atlanta for a primetime matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Although these two teams frequently meet, the Eagles haven’t played the Falcons on the road since the Chip Kelly era of coaching.

And that game was surely one we would like to forget. Fortunately, Doug Pederson’s track record against Atlanta is quite promising though. Despite the Falcons being eventual NFC Champions in 2016, one of their few losses came against the Eagles on the road that year.

Then, we all know what happened in 2017, when the favored Falcons came to The Linc for a divisional-round playoff matchup. The Eagles won on the final play by an incomplete pass intended for Julio Jones in the end zone.

And the following year? Same results, but that time it was for the opener. With all that has happened between the Eagles and the Falcons as of late, you have to assume that Atlanta is going to be out for revenge — especially after their blowout loss against Minnesota last week.

They don’t want to fall into an 0-2 hole. So the Eagles will get Atlanta’s best shot. But the Eagles also don’t want to lose an NFC game on the road when they technically should win because they are the better team. It won’t be easy, but the Eagles have the right pieces to come away with a victory in this one. So with that — which five players are key to a win on Sunday Night Football?

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