Quarterback Battle: Eagles' Sam Bradford vs Falcons' Matt Ryan (Photo : Reuters)
The Philadelphia Eagles will try to bring their great preseason to the "games that matter" as they clash with the Atlanta Falcons at their home stadium of Georgia Dome on Monday, September 14.
Chip Kelly's Eagles will look so much different this year especially on offense as they parade new quarterback Sam Bradford and new running back DeMarco Murray as the anchors of their high-octane attack, as per Bleacher Report.
Rookie wideout Nelson Agholor had also been thriving with Bradford during practices and in the preseason and is a potential star for Philadelphia in the future.
Atlanta has a new head coach in Dan Quinn and the team will try to win more games that the 10 they had in the past two seasons.
Starting quarterback Matt Ryan is a skillful orchestrator but the problem for the Falcons is mainly their defensive line, which easily crumpled against opposing offenses last season.
Quinn, who is known as a defensive wizard, was acquired to fix that problem this year and it has been the team's focus all offseason long, according to RantSports.
With rookie defensive end Vic Beasley and newly-acquired linebacker O'Brien Schofield, the Falcons are a lot better on defense this time around.
Prediction: Eagles win 35-17
Philadelphia Eagles starting lineup
Offense: Bradford (QB), Murray (RB), Matthews (WR1), Cooper (WR2), Agholor (WR3), Celek (TE), Peters (LT), Barbre (LG), Kelce (C), Gardner (RG), Johnson (RT)
Defense: Cox (DE), Logan (NT), Thornton (DE), Barwin (OLB), Jones (ILB), Kendricks (ILB), Graham (OLB), Carroll (CB1), Maxwell (CB2), Jenkins (SS), Thurmond (FS)
Atlanta Falcons starting lineup
Offense: Ryan (QB), Coleman (RB), DiMarco (FB), Jones (WR1), Hester (WR2), Tamme (TE), Matthews (LT), Levitre (LG), Stone (C), Chester (RG), Schraeder (RT)
Defense: Beasley (DE), Hageman (DT), Soliai (DT), Jackson (DE), Durant (OLB), Worrilow (MLB), Reed (OLB), Trufant (CB1), Alford (CB2), Moore (SS), Allen (FS)
