The Eagles get a chance to make a statement on prime time when they welcome the 11-2 Cardinals to Lincoln Financial Field for Sunday Night Football.
Will the Eagles get a big win, climb back to .500 and keep pace in the sluggish NFC East race? Or are the Cardinals just too much?
Our experts offer their predictions:
Reuben Frank (6-7)
The matchup between Sam Bradford, the Eagles' unsettled running game and a group of underachieving receivers vs Arizona's defense is tough enough. The matchup between Carson Palmer, John Brown, Larry Fitz and an Eagles secondary that has already allowed a staggering 29 touchdown passes is even tougher.
The Cards are sound and healthy and varied and unpredictable and extremely well coached, and the Eagles' only hope for an upset is to keep things close and hope for a couple impact plays from their world-class special teams units to equalize things.
Arizona is the most complete team the Eagles will face this year. If they win this one, they win out and finish with a five-game winning streak. But I don't see it. I'm going Cards over Eagles, and bring on the Redskins.
Cardinals 30, Eagles 20
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Derrick Gunn (5-8)
Have to give the Eagles a lot of credit after losing three in a row. We thought their season was over, but they regrouped and bounced back with a pair of big wins.
Now they face an Arizona squad that is loaded with talent on both sides of the ball.
Carson Palmer is having a career year, and he's five deep at the wideout spot.
Rookie running back David Johnson has picked up the slack with both Chris Johnson and Andre Ellington out with injuries.
Can young defensive backs Eric Rowe and Ed Reynolds survive the Cards' vertical passing game? Can Bill Davis dial up the perfect scheme to get to Palmer? Can Sam Bradford rise to the challenge on the Sunday night stage?
On any given Sunday, anything can happen, but I'm just not feeling an Eagles win this week.
Cardinals 31, Eagles 20
Ray Didinger (5-8)
Arizona is one of the most well-balanced teams in the NFL. The Cardinals rank in the top three in nine offensive categories and they rank in the top five in four defensive categories. They are averaging 31.2 points per game and quarterback Carson Palmer has already passed for 4,003 yards and 31 touchdowns this season.
Defensive coordinator Bill Davis has cut back on his blitzing in the last two games and used mostly a four-man rush which has proven successful. It will be interesting to see if Davis takes the same approach this week because getting pressure — lots of it — is absolutely critical. If Palmer has time in the pocket, he will torch an Eagles secondary which has allowed 29 touchdown passes.
Eagles have won two in a row, which is nice. Arizona has won seven in a row, which is better.
Cardinals 30, Eagles 20
John Gonzalez (6-7)
How could any reasonable person bet against this man?
Cardinals 28, Eagles 20
Corey Seidman (5-8)
The Eagles' pass rush has come alive and that should enable them to make this a competitive game against one of the top two teams in the NFL. But the excellence of Carson Palmer's four WR weapons — Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Floyd and burners John Brown and J.J. Nelson — and the wrinkles Bruce Arians adds to his offense each week should be a bit too much for the Birds' defense.
The only way the Eagles win this one is if Sam Bradford has his best game of the season and Malcolm Jenkins keeps Fitz quiet.
Cardinals 30, Eagles 20
Andy Schwartz (6-7)
The Patriots had Tom Brady but no weapons. And besides, the Pats played like the West Canaan Coyotes after a rough night.
The Bills had Sammy Watkins and LeSean McCoy but an erratic Tyrod Taylor and an erratic defense.
The Cardinals are loaded (see scouting report). They have Carson Palmer, a prolific receiving corps and a run-stuffing defense that also boasts a play-making secondary.
Sorry, the Eagles don't make it three in a row.
Cardinals 24, Eagles 16
Dave Zangaro (6-3)
I didn't expect the Eagles to win last week, but they pulled it off.
I don't see it happening again on Sunday night. The Cardinals are just too good. They're the only team in the league in the top four in offense and defense.
The only chance the Eagles have is to get good pressure on Carson Palmer and move him off his spot like they did to Tom Brady in New England.
Even if the Eagles can somehow slow down the Cardinals' high-flying offense, I'm not convinced Sam Bradford and company will be able to put up points on Arizona.
Cardinals 33, Eagles 26