Thursday Night NFL: Atlanta at Philadelphia
(NFL schedule at bottom)
Atlanta at Philadelphia
TV: NBC, NFL Network
Radio: 93.1-FM, Macon; 98.3-FM, Houston County
Line: Eagles by 1
Central Georgians on Philadelphia’s roster: None. Only one players, Chance Warmack of Atlanta, lists a Georgia hometown.
First, the championship banner
The Eagles crowd will be quite amped for football after that.
Needing to know
What you need to know includes
From the other side
What’s the Eagles scouting report on Atlanta?
The Falcons O vs. Eagles D
What’s it look like?
LB getting some FB goal-line work
Foye Oluokun is may be the redzone power blocker.
Knapp’s role on offense worth watching
Eyes will be on Steve Sarkisian, but all units have teams of coaches.
Too big for rugby, so …
Philly’s Jordan Mailata, from Australia, is 6-8, and giving football a try.
Some Philly injury updates
Who's back, or not, and maybes.
This week’s NFL schedule
Sunday
Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. (FOX)
S.F. at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Houston at New England, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Jacksonville at New York Giants, 1 p.m. (FOX)
Kansas City at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
Monday
New York Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. (ESPN)
Los Angeles Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m. (ESPN)