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The Buffalo Bills are enjoying James Cook’s incredible season, and Josh Allen should be good to go despite his injury. And here are the Bills bold predictions for their highly anticipated clash against the Eagles in Week 17.
The Bills enter with a record of 11-4 while the Eagles strut in with a mark of 10-5. The game is set for Sunday in Buffalo.
The scoring could be depressed a little as both teams will try to run the football. But Allen will still do his thing. Despite a poor individual game last week, Allen has totaled three touchdowns eight times this season.
One thing Allen won’t get is a less-than-ready challenge from the Eagles, according to 94WIP Morning Show via audacy.com.
“This is a really important week for us, practice-wise, game-wise, to go and get better,” Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said. “Really important week for us to improve as a football team.”
As for Sean McDermott, he put the focus not just on Allen but the whole team, according to WGR 550 via audacy.com.
“We need to do the basic things better,” said McDermott. “I’ll start with basic fundamentals, and then it’ll go into executing the plays, the scheme.
“The work continues. We’ve got to continue to improve as a football team if we want to continue to win moving forward.“
Allen could have some struggles against the Eagles’ stout defense. That’s why there’s no big yardage prediction. But he should still find ways to get his team into the end zone multiple times.
The Eagles rank No. 20 against the run but are No. 7 versus the pass. And the Bills will target this with their game plan.
That’s especially true with the way Cook has been running this season. Cook has 1,532 yards rushing and 12 touchdowns on 287 carries. He also has 32 receptions for 288 yards and two receiving scores. It has been an incredible season thus far.
Allen didn’t mince words about Cook, according to wellsvillesun.com.
“He’s the best back in football,” Allen said. “I don’t know how awards shake out, but he should be in the running for every award. He’s an absolute stud. We love having him, and he makes our offense go.”
Bills WR Khalil Shakir will get 60-plus yards and a TD
It hasn’t been a standout season for Shakir, but look for him to make an impact against the Eagles. One reason is a financial angle, according to Sportrac via the Sporting News.
“Per Spotrac, the Bills’ wideout will trigger a $150,000 incentive in his contract if he scores a touchdown against the Eagles,” Jarrett Bailey wrote. “Shakir currently has four touchdowns on the year, and his fifth will earn him a nice bonus. If he scores two touchdowns, that will get him to six scores and will trigger a $300,000 bonus, giving him the potential to earn $450,000...
