Eagles at Buccaneers time TV streaming key matchups odds pick for Jalen Hurts vs. Baker Mayfield on MNF

Eagles at Buccaneers time TV streaming key matchups odds pick for Jalen Hurts vs. Baker Mayfield on MNF

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The and play on Monday night and it's an unexpected meeting between two unbeaten teams, setting the stage for one of the top games of the week. Either the Eagles or the Bucs will join a short list of only three unbeaten teams remaining once the game is over.The Eagles are coming off an 11-day layoff after winning two games in five days to begin the season. Philadelphia defeated New England and Minnesota to get to 2-0, starting the season by winning the first two games in consecutive years for the first time since 1992 and 1993. Tampa Bay is a surprising 2-0 after knocking off Minnesota in Week 1 and Chicago in Week 2, establishing itself as an early player in the NFC South race.An Eagles win puts them in sole po se sion in first place in the NFC East. The same applies for Tampa Bay in the NFC South.The Eagles and Buccaneers were playoff rivals of the past (they're meeting for the first time since Tampa Bay blew out Philadelphia in the 2021 NFC wild card round). Perhaps the rivalry will be renewed Monday night, as the Eagles seek vengeance for that playoff disaster while the Buccaneers honor Ronde Barber (a name Philadelphians like to forget) at halftime. Below is how to watch Monday's showdown, along with the key matchups to watch and a prediction on the game.Date:Monday, Sept. 25|Time:7:15 p.m. ETLocation:Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Florida)TV:ABC|Stream: Follow:Odds: Buccaneers +5, O/U 45Part of the reason why the Buccaneers have started 2-0 has been the play of Mayfield, who has played turnover-free football through the first two games. Mayfield has completed 69.1% Marian Hossa Kids Jersey of his pa ses for 490 yards with three touchdowns and zero interceptions (104.4 pa ser rating). He has yet to fumble the ball and even recovered a fumble this season. Where Mayfield has really shined is under pre sure. Mayfield has completed 15 of 21 pa ses for 230 yards with a touchdown under pre sure (123.1 rating) going up against an Eagles defense that has the second-highest pre sure rate over the last two seasons (38%). Give Mayfield some credit here as he's targeted and frequently, throwing for 346 pa sing yards and averaging 10.8 yards per attempt when targeting them. Zack Smith Kids Jersey Opposing quarterbacks are 14 of 31 for 176 yards with three touchdowns to zero interceptions against the Eagles under pre sure, as the 99.4 pa ser rating is 30th in the NFL. The Eagles have pre sured on 33.7% of their snaps, 16th in the NFL.With and back in the secondary, Mayfield will be in for a good test under pre sure once again. This is a cla sic matchup for Philadelphia, a team that likes to run the ball to get the offense going. The Eagles did this last week when the pa sing game wasn't going, turning to to move the ball against the . All Swift did was carry the ball for 175 yards and a score as the Eagles rushed for 259 yards with three touchdowns and averaged 5.4 yards per carry.While Philadelphia is second in the NFL in rushing yards per game (178.0) and fifth in yards per carry (4.9), Tampa Bay is third in the league in rushing yards per game allowed (54.0) and sixth in yards per carry allowed (3.3). The Buccaneers faced the Vikings and in slowing down opposing run offenses, but their biggest triumph was holding to four carries to three yards in Week 2. Hurts is a different style runner, but he's the X-factor in Philadelphia's rushing attack.Tampa Bay's run defense will be tested this week, as Philadelphia will have back to help out Swift. The Buccaneers are a surprising 2-0, but they played scoring defenses that were 29th in the NFL (Vikings, 25.3) and 32nd in the league (Bears, 27.8) over the last two seasons. Philadelphia's defense is much better, ranking eighth in the league over that span (20.6 points per game allowed). They'll have to get their run game going (96.5 yards per game) against the Eagles top-ranked run defense (52.0 yards allowed per game)The Eagles pa s game has yet to get going, as Hurts has not been comfortable through two weeks. has experienced a slow start and hasn't been targeted enough. has carried the pa sing game to date, as he and Brown present a test to and . If Davis, who's questionable with a toe injury, doesn't play, the Buccaneers could be in for a long night.Philadelphia's offense needs a big play in the pa sing game, and it seems to get one every week. That may be the difference. Eagles 27, Buccaneers 23I'm pretty confident in my pick but you might want to check out Micah Roberts' pick. Nicolas Beaudin Jersey Roberts is 16-6-1 on his last 23 picks in games involving the Buccaneers. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! Check it out .