Here are some more numbers, building on my last post. Let's take a look at the Eagles' schedule through the lens of Football Outsiders and DVOA. I've highlighted those teams whose DVOA's rank in the top 10 ...
2014 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule ...[Opponents' Defense DVOA]
Week 1 – Home vs. Jaguars (Win 34-17) … Jaguars (10th in Defense DVOA [-3.1%])
Week 2 – at Colts (Win 30-27) … Colts (16th in Defense DVOA [0.9%])
Week 3 – Home vs. Redskins (Win 37-34) … Redskins (25th in Defense DVOA [5.5%])
Week 4 – at 49ers (Loss 26-21) … 49ers (2nd in Defense DVOA [-16.9%])
Week 5 – Home vs. Rams (Win 34-28) … Rams (21st in Defense DVOA [18.1%])
Week 6 – Home vs. Giants (Win 27-0) … Giants (29th in Defense DVOA [9.2%])
Week 7 – BYE
Week 8 – at Cardinals (Loss 24-20) …Cardinals (5th in Defense DVOA [-13.5. %])
Week 9 – at Texans (Win 31-21) … Texans (14th in Defense DVOA [0.3%%])
Week 10 – Home vs. Panthers (Win 45-21) … Panthers (26th in Defense DVOA [6.1%])
Week 11 – at Packers (Loss 53-20) … Packers (13th in Defense DVOA [-0.7%])
Week 12 – Home vs. Titans (Win 43-24) … Titans (30th in Defense DVOA [10.4%])
Week 13 – at Cowboys (Win 33-10) … Cowboys (24th in Defense DVOA [5.4%])
Source:
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamdef
2014 Philadelphia Eagles Schedule ...[Opponents' Offense DVOA]
Week 1 – Home vs. Jaguars (Win 34-17) … Jaguars (32nd in Offense DVOA [-26.6%])
Week 2 – at Colts (Win 30-27) … Colts (13th in Offense DVOA [1.5%])
Week 3 – Home vs. Redskins (Win 37-34) … Redskins (23rd in Offense DVOA [-10.7%])
Week 4 – at 49ers (Loss 26-21) … 49ers (18th in Offense DVOA [-5.1%])
Week 5 – Home vs. Rams (Win 34-28) … Rams (27th in Offense DVOA [-12.1%])
Week 6 – Home vs. Giants (Win 27-0) … Giants (21st in Offense DVOA [-8.5%])
Week 7 – BYE
Week 8 – at Cardinals (Loss 24-20) …Cardinals (22nd in Offense DVOA [-10.0%])
Week 9 – at Texans (Win 31-21) … Texans (17th in Offense DVOA [-4.5%])
Week 10 – Home vs. Panthers (Win 45-21) … Panthers (26th in Offense DVOA [-12.1%])
Week 11 – at Packers (Loss 53-20) … Packers (2nd in Offense DVOA [25.4%])
Week 12 – Home vs. Titans (Win 43-24) … Titans (20th in Offense DVOA [-8.1%])
Week 13 – at Cowboys (Win 33-10) … Cowboys (5th in Offense DVOA [14.5%])
http://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/teamoff
Football Outsiders had the Seahawks ranked (as of 11/25) ...
7th in Defense DVOA [-7.3%]
8th in Offense DVOA [10.5%]
As you can see just based purely upon DVOA, this Seahawks team is going to be the strongest DVOA team (on both sides of the ball) that the Eagles have faced all year long. The best team that they have faced up until this point has been the Packers -- and you can see what happened there. Will the Hawks end up making Philly Cheesesteak of Chip Kelly's team? Will it be a day that will live in infamy for the Hawks? Who's to say. Pete Carroll and his staff are one of the best in the league in their ability to put together game plans to take advantage of the weaknesses of an opponent. Carroll knows Chip Kelly well from his time at USC ... and I don't know if there is anyone else out there (besides his mother perhaps) who knows Mark Sanchez better than Pete Carroll. Carroll and his staff with 10 days worth of planning ... are a dangerous foe indeed. I know I can't wait for the attack to begin.