Week 3 Thursday: The Missing Linc

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Thursday Night

Chiefs at Eagles

Expect Andy Reid to be welcomed back to Lincoln Financial Field in a manner that only sports fans in the City of Brotherly love can muster. And by “welcomed,” I mean showered by cascades of boos, thrown items, and profane, barely literate insults (for the rare Philadelphian capable of anything more than a grunt). Factor in the retirement of Donovan McNabb’s jersey tonight, and I’d bet that there’s not a pair of earplugs or an air freshener made that could make that environment tolerable to a civilized human.

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Love you, Andy! Thanks for everything, Donovan.

 In the midst of all this, a football game will be played, an interesting clash of offensive philosophies. It’s been really fun to watch Michael Vick, Shady McCoy, and the rest in Chipmouse Kelly’s uptempo offence. The Chiefs have the personnel to run a more deliberate, ball-control offence; QB Alex Smith is accurate on shorter pass plays and takes care of the ball, and RB Jamaal Charles is a top-tier rusher. The key to this game is how the defences respond. After week one, I thought that the Eagles faded late due to the fast pace of their offence creating an imbalance in time of possession, but last week against the Chargers, Philly’s defence looked overmatched from the outset. KC has a better defence, and should be able to produce some stops against the Eagles. If the Chiefs are able to move the ball early on offence, the Eagles’ defenders will be completely gassed by the fourth quarter. Winner: Chiefs

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