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For Week 15 the Raiders (2-11) head to Philadelphia to face the Eagles (8-5). The reigning world champs will face their former backup QB, Kenny Pickett, now starting for the Raiders in place of the injured Geno Smith. The game will be on FOX, with kickoff at 10 am Pacific (1:00 pm ET).
The Philadelphia Eagles host the Las Vegas Raiders today at Lincoln Financial Field. Kickoff is 1:00 p.m. ET. Lane Johnson is expected to return to practice this week, according to Ian Rapoport. Rapoport wrote,
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Eagles get roasted for winning meaningless game against Raiders: ‘What do you want, a cookie?’
“The Raiders are awful ...,” Stephen A. Smith said on Monday’s episode of First Take on ESPN. ”As a result of that, the Eagles took advantage of a doormat to use Cam’s (Cam Newton) words, and they rolled right over them. What do you want, a cookie?"
The Las Vegas Raiders suffered another embarrassing loss to see their losing streak hit eight games vs the Philadelphia Eagles.
In order to preview this Week 15 matchup, I reached out to our enemies over at Silver And Black Pride. The magnificent Matt Holder kindly took the time took the time to answer my questions about this upcoming battle. Let’s take a look at the answers.
Jalen Hurts smacked A.J. Brown helmet-to-helmet after a touchdown pass for a celebration that seemed to release the pent-up tension that came tethered to a losing streak. Nick Sirianni tossed an arm around Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles coach yelled some happy words at the QB who weathered recent criticism as the season started to bend toward a collapse.
Las Vegas lost 31-0 at the hands of the defending Super Bowl champions, and were out-gained by over 300 yards.
The Eagles did what the Eagles needed to do on Sunday afternoon, beating up on the Raiders to end their three-game losing streak. The Eagles won easily, shutting out the Raiders 31-0. Philadelphia moved to 9-5,
There were only six penalties between the two teams, and the Eagles controlled the ball for nearly 40 minutes, which kept the clock churning. The victory was Philadelphia's first shutout at home since Week 6 in 2014. Fans were certainly appreciative of the efficient performance, as it allowed them to escape the sub-20-degree weather.