Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Philadelphia Eagles will travel in a week four NFL preseason game against the New York Jets on Thursday night.
Start time for this NFL exhibition game is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with tape delayed national television coverage provided by NFL Network on Friday night at 4PM Eastern Time.
The point spread opened up in this NFL exhibition contest with the road club Philadelphia Eagles lined as a -2 point betting favorite with an over under of 36 points.
Early money has shown on the side of the road club as the Philadelphia Eagles are now favored by -3 points.
The total has not moved off the number of 36 points.
Philadelphia Eagles money line supporters will lay -155 odds with the home underdog New York Jets bringing back +135 odds to post the straight up win with no need for points on their side.
In week four of the NFL preseason veteran starters rarely see much if any action in this game.
Coaches use the final preseason week to evaluate their ready reserves as they must cut down to their 53 man roster on September 3rd.
The Philadelphia Eagles has an NFL 2011 preseason record of 2-1 with an against the spread record of 2-1.
The team has averaged 17 points per game in the exhibition season and has allowed their opponents 14.7 points per game.
The Eagles have averaged 312 offensive yards with 201 yards coming by way of the pass.
The team is coming off a 24-14 home victory against the Cleveland Browns last week as a -7 point favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 39 ½ points.
The Eagles put up 282 offensive yards and converted on 6 of 15 on third down. The team entered the red zone four times and came away with three touchdowns.
Starting quarterback Michael Vick hit on 10 of 18 from the field for 98 yards.
Former Tennessee Titan Vince Young saw relief action and hit on 9 of 12 for 58 yards. Young scampered for 24 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie Dion Lewis out of Pittsburgh rushed it nine times for 41 yards.
Former Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown had 41 rushing yards with a touchdown on six attempts. Brown had three pass receptions for 15 yards.
Starting running back LeSean Mccoy had 12 yards rushing on six attempts. McCoy was busy in the passing game with seven catches for 69 yards.
Wide receiver Sinorice Moss caught two balls for 20 yards.
Tight end Brent Celek caught two balls for 15 yards.
Wide out Chad Hall chipped in with a 15 yard reception.
Philadelphia allowed the Browns 242 yards with 4 of 12 makes on third down. The Eagles allowed Cleveland into the red zone on three occasions and gave up two touchdowns.
The Philadelphia pass rush put on good pressure with five sacks and five tackles for a loss.
The New York Jets own a preseason record of 2-1 and the club is 2-1 against the spread.
The team puts up an average of 21.5 points per game in the exhibition season and allows 13.5 points to their foes.
The Jets have averaged 344 offensive yards with 216 yards coming from their passing attack.
The team is coming off a 17-3 road win against the New York Giants on Monday night football as a -3 point road favorite.
The game went well under the closing total of 36 ½ points.
The Jets will have a quick turnaround as the team was forced to play on Monday night due to Hurricane Irene.
New York Jets posted 233 offensive yards on the Giants defense and converted on just 4 of 14 on third down. The Jets got down into the red zone on three occasions and came away with a touchdown twice.
Starting quarterback Mark Sanchez completed 8 of 16 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie Greg McElroy out of Alabama saw work and hit on 4 of 5 from the field for 39 yards.
Starting running back Shonn Greene rushed it 11 times for 49 yards.
Former USC product Joe McKnight had nine carries for 35 yards.
Bilal Powell a rookie out of Louisville had 11 yards rushing and a touchdown on three run attempts.
Wide receiver Santonio Holmes caught two balls for 37 yards and a touchdown.
Tight end Dustin Keller chipped in with 11 yards receiving on two catches.
Matthew Mulligan a tight end led the team with three grabs for 43 yards.
The Jets defense allowed the Giants 327 yards and 3 of 13 conversions on third down. The New York Jets allowed the Giants to enter the red zone twice and gave up one touchdown.
The New York Jets pass rushers registered two sacks and had six tackles for a loss.
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