BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles have veered in various headings in the wake of beginning the season with three straight wins.
Utilizing a first-year mentor and a tenderfoot quarterback, Philadelphia couldn't maintain its initial achievement.
Carson Wentz tossed five touchdown passes and no block attempts in helping the Eagles open with triumphs over Cleveland, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
He has since been picked off 12 times, with just eight TD passes. That is only one motivation behind why Philadelphia (5-8) has lost six of seven, incorporating four consecutively.
"Self-dispensed injuries and self-incurred punishments have (kept) us from possibly winning a couple of more recreations," mentor Doug Pederson said.
The Ravens took after their 3-0 begin with four straight thrashings, however have bounced back to stay in the thick of the playoff pursue. Baltimore (7-6) will win the AFC North on the off chance that it massacres Philadelphia on Sunday, Pittsburgh on Christmas Day and Cincinnati in the finale.
"The Steelers diversion doesn't occur unless we win this amusement," Ravens wellbeing Eric Weddle said. "The Steelers amusement is on a low priority status at this moment. It's about Philly."
Baltimore is on the bounce back in the wake of losing at New England 30-23 on Monday night. The Ravens fell into a 23-3 gap before getting once again into the amusement by exploiting two turnovers by the Patriots, yet the general execution of the group was frustrating after three wins in four weeks.
"Clearly, we weren't adequate to beat the Patriots," Weddle said. "That is truly what the truth boils down to, yet that doesn't imply that our definitive objective to win the division and get in the playoffs isn't feasible."
A few things to think about the initially meeting amongst Baltimore and Philadelphia since 2012:
Terminating AWAY: Wentz is 74 passes far from breaking Donovan McNabb's group record for endeavors in one season.
Regardless of Pederson's longing to call an adjusted amusement, he has depended more on the pass. Wentz has tossed 44.7 ignores per diversion the last seven in the wake of averaging 30.8 in the initial six.
"I believe it's placing him in an intense circumstance," Pederson said. "I would love to have the capacity to oversee it and incline toward that hostile line more with the run amusement. Clearly, we're conflicting with an extreme run safeguard this week, but regardless we must be persistent with that to help our quarterback."
NEED TO RUN: Like the Eagles, the Ravens have everything except surrendered the run as of late.
Joe Flacco tossed 52 goes against the Patriots, while the running diversion produced just 42 yards on 14 endeavors.
"There is most likely we will need to run the ball," Flacco said. "We must have the capacity to hand the ball off and receive yardage in return since then it will get the play-activity amusement going a smidgen increasingly and improve it that much."
Baltimore claims the 28th-positioned hurrying assault. Terrance West has the group's solitary 100-yard amusement, against Oakland in Week 4.
NO SACK ATTACK: The Eagles have just eight sacks in the last seven amusements subsequent to getting 20 in the initial six recreations.
Philadelphia has demonstrated pass rushers with enormous contracts putting no weight on quarterbacks. Fletcher Cox drives the path with 5 1/2 sacks, however he went eight straight recreations without one. Brandon Graham has two in the last 10 diversions and Vinny Curry has 1/2.
"You must be watchful with passing judgment on it just on sacks, however sacks do influence the amusement," protective facilitator Jim Schwartz said. "Not just do you stop drives and get them for lost-yardage plays, however there is a high frequency of quarterbacks either getting tipped balls or tossing when they're getting hit and you're getting capture attempts or bungles. Those are the plays that we've been absent."
SMITH NEEDED: The Ravens could be without champion cornerback Jimmy Smith, who sprained a lower leg against the Patriots.
With Smith out, Tom Brady burnt Baltimore for 406 yards and three touchdowns.
"We're not stressed over who will play or who is not going to play," Weddle demanded. "We'll play with the folks we have out there."
On the off chance that Smith can't go, that will put extra weight on tenderfoot cornerback Tavon Young, who thumped away two passes and had four solo handles against New England.
"It's truly vital that Tavon is engaged and prepared to go," mentor John Harbaugh said.
Cheerful RETURNS: Michael Campanaro will probably return kicks for the Ravens, who cut veteran Devin Hester on Tuesday.
Enacted from the practice squad Wednesday, Campanaro has five profession punt returns for a normal of 13.2 yards and is averaging 26.3 yards on three vocation kickoff returns.
Lardarius Webb is additionally a possibility for returning punts, however he's the beginning security.
Utilizing a first-year mentor and a tenderfoot quarterback, Philadelphia couldn't maintain its initial achievement.
Carson Wentz tossed five touchdown passes and no block attempts in helping the Eagles open with triumphs over Cleveland, Chicago and Pittsburgh.
He has since been picked off 12 times, with just eight TD passes. That is only one motivation behind why Philadelphia (5-8) has lost six of seven, incorporating four consecutively.
"Self-dispensed injuries and self-incurred punishments have (kept) us from possibly winning a couple of more recreations," mentor Doug Pederson said.
The Ravens took after their 3-0 begin with four straight thrashings, however have bounced back to stay in the thick of the playoff pursue. Baltimore (7-6) will win the AFC North on the off chance that it massacres Philadelphia on Sunday, Pittsburgh on Christmas Day and Cincinnati in the finale.
"The Steelers diversion doesn't occur unless we win this amusement," Ravens wellbeing Eric Weddle said. "The Steelers amusement is on a low priority status at this moment. It's about Philly."
Baltimore is on the bounce back in the wake of losing at New England 30-23 on Monday night. The Ravens fell into a 23-3 gap before getting once again into the amusement by exploiting two turnovers by the Patriots, yet the general execution of the group was frustrating after three wins in four weeks.
"Clearly, we weren't adequate to beat the Patriots," Weddle said. "That is truly what the truth boils down to, yet that doesn't imply that our definitive objective to win the division and get in the playoffs isn't feasible."
A few things to think about the initially meeting amongst Baltimore and Philadelphia since 2012:
Terminating AWAY: Wentz is 74 passes far from breaking Donovan McNabb's group record for endeavors in one season.
Regardless of Pederson's longing to call an adjusted amusement, he has depended more on the pass. Wentz has tossed 44.7 ignores per diversion the last seven in the wake of averaging 30.8 in the initial six.
"I believe it's placing him in an intense circumstance," Pederson said. "I would love to have the capacity to oversee it and incline toward that hostile line more with the run amusement. Clearly, we're conflicting with an extreme run safeguard this week, but regardless we must be persistent with that to help our quarterback."
NEED TO RUN: Like the Eagles, the Ravens have everything except surrendered the run as of late.
Joe Flacco tossed 52 goes against the Patriots, while the running diversion produced just 42 yards on 14 endeavors.
"There is most likely we will need to run the ball," Flacco said. "We must have the capacity to hand the ball off and receive yardage in return since then it will get the play-activity amusement going a smidgen increasingly and improve it that much."
Baltimore claims the 28th-positioned hurrying assault. Terrance West has the group's solitary 100-yard amusement, against Oakland in Week 4.
NO SACK ATTACK: The Eagles have just eight sacks in the last seven amusements subsequent to getting 20 in the initial six recreations.
Philadelphia has demonstrated pass rushers with enormous contracts putting no weight on quarterbacks. Fletcher Cox drives the path with 5 1/2 sacks, however he went eight straight recreations without one. Brandon Graham has two in the last 10 diversions and Vinny Curry has 1/2.
"You must be watchful with passing judgment on it just on sacks, however sacks do influence the amusement," protective facilitator Jim Schwartz said. "Not just do you stop drives and get them for lost-yardage plays, however there is a high frequency of quarterbacks either getting tipped balls or tossing when they're getting hit and you're getting capture attempts or bungles. Those are the plays that we've been absent."
SMITH NEEDED: The Ravens could be without champion cornerback Jimmy Smith, who sprained a lower leg against the Patriots.
With Smith out, Tom Brady burnt Baltimore for 406 yards and three touchdowns.
"We're not stressed over who will play or who is not going to play," Weddle demanded. "We'll play with the folks we have out there."
On the off chance that Smith can't go, that will put extra weight on tenderfoot cornerback Tavon Young, who thumped away two passes and had four solo handles against New England.
"It's truly vital that Tavon is engaged and prepared to go," mentor John Harbaugh said.
Cheerful RETURNS: Michael Campanaro will probably return kicks for the Ravens, who cut veteran Devin Hester on Tuesday.
Enacted from the practice squad Wednesday, Campanaro has five profession punt returns for a normal of 13.2 yards and is averaging 26.3 yards on three vocation kickoff returns.
Lardarius Webb is additionally a possibility for returning punts, however he's the beginning security.
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