Carolina at Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The Carolina Panthers will visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in a National Football League matchup at Lincoln Financial Field. Carolina enters at 2-2, while Philadelphia is 2-3. The Panthers are the visiting team, and the Eagles are the home team.
Carolina’s Bryce Young is a player to watch. In his most recent game, a 32-26 home win against Detroit, Young completed 29 of 41 passes for 329 yards and two touchdowns and ran three times for 3 yards. Chuba Hubbard ran 20 times for 122 yards, scored two touchdowns and added a 7-yard reception, and AJ Dillon had five carries for 2 yards and a 5-yard catch. Young previously completed 26 of 48 passes for 291 yards and a touchdown against Cleveland and 23 of 36 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns against Atlanta, adding a 6-yard rushing touchdown.
Carolina opened its season with a 59-37 home loss to Chicago, won 34-3 at Atlanta and lost 21-18 at Cleveland before beating Detroit.
Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts is a player to watch. In the Eagles’ most recent game, a 19-17 loss at Jacksonville, Hurts completed 21 of 40 passes for 220 yards and a touchdown and ran twice for 2 yards. Dameon Pierce ran 11 times for 14 yards and had two receptions for minus 2 yards and a 24-yard kickoff return. Will Shipley ran five times for 6 yards and had a 7-yard touchdown reception. Hurts also completed 12 of 27 passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns against the Los Angeles Rams, 16 of 25 passes for 153 yards and a touchdown against Chicago, and passed for 264 yards and two touchdowns at Tennessee. Hurts ran five times for 18 yards against the Rams and four times for 25 yards against Chicago. He also ran five times for 16 yards at Tennessee.
Philadelphia opened with a 24-22 home win against Washington and a 24-20 win at Tennessee before losses to Chicago (27-7), the Los Angeles Rams (24-20) and Jacksonville (19-17).
Carolina is next scheduled to host Tampa Bay, then visit Green Bay, host Denver, visit New Orleans, host Baltimore and visit Tampa Bay again. Philadelphia is next scheduled to host Dallas, visit Washington, host the New York Giants, host Pittsburgh, visit Dallas and visit Arizona. Carolina also has upcoming home games against New Orleans and Cincinnati, while Philadelphia also has upcoming home games against Indianapolis, Seattle and Houston.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Philadelphia 33, Carolina 19. Carolina has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The over/under for the game is 38.5.