Jimmy Kempski

Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

January 9, 2022

Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles 2022 opponents

by Jimmy Kempski

With their win over the Washington Football Team on Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles will definitively finish second in the NFC East in 2021, and as a result, they will have a second-place schedule in 2022. As such, we now have a clearer idea of who their opponents will be in 2022.

January 9, 2022

Eagles

Eagles snap count analysis: Week 18 vs. Cowboys

by Jimmy Kempski

In their meaningless Week 18 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, the Philadelphia Eagles played 74 snaps on offense, and 62 on defense, as a lot back of the roster guys got some playing time in against the Cowboys' starters. Let's just get right to the snap counts, and some notes.

January 9, 2022

Eagles

Eagles will face Buccaneers in wildcard round of the playoffs

by Jimmy Kempski

As anticipated prior to the NFL's Week 18 slate of games, the Philadelphia Eagles' first round opponent in the wildcard round of the NFL playoffs will be the reigning Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

January 9, 2022

Eagles

Carson Wentz, Colts eliminated from playoffs: Eagles are beneficiaries

by Jimmy Kempski

Heading into their matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars, arguably the worst team in the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts were 15.5-point favorites in a "win and in" game. They fell 26-11, in what has to be one of the worst losses in the history of the Colts' franchise.

January 8, 2022

Eagles

Eagles-Cowboys inactives, with analysis

by Jimmy Kempski

Heading into Week 18, the Philadelphia Eagles remain a relatively healthy team in terms of actual injuries, though they do have double-digit players on their COVID list. The Dallas Cowboys are even healthier, as they have had incredible injury luck this season, with only one important player on injured reserve.

January 8, 2022

Eagles

Live updates/open thread recap: Cowboys 51, Eagles 26

by Jimmy Kempski

The Philadelphia Eagles have won four straight games, and and are now playoff-bound after clinching a wild card berth last Sunday against the Washington Football Team. In a rare Saturday night game, the Birds will host the Dallas Cowboys in a glorified preseason game that neither team really needs.

January 8, 2022

Eagles

Week 18 non-Eagles rooting guide: Playoff opponent and draft positioning edition

by Jimmy Kempski

Our regular season rooting guide series will conclude this week, and we'll go out with a bang, as there's plenty to watch for during the NFL's slate of games. Let's start this week with the Eagles' most uncomplicated rooting interests, their draft positioning, and then we'll get to potential playoff opponents, 2022 schedule considerations, and more.

January 7, 2022

Eagles

Mailbag: Should the Eagles spend big on a free agent wide receiver this offseason?

by Jimmy Kempski

In our Eagles chat on Wednesday, there were a lot of questions that we could not get to in time or other questions we did answer but could use more color.

January 6, 2022

Eagles

Eagles podcast: Kudos for the making the tourney, and a look ahead to the playoffs

by Jimmy Kempski

In the latest episode of BGN Radio, Brandon Gowton and I discussed the Philadelphia Eagles' win over the Washington Football Team, we previewed the now meaningless Week 18 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, and we looked forward to the playoffs.

January 6, 2022

Eagles

Week 18 NFL picks

by Jimmy Kempski

For the gambling enthusiasts, here are my Week 18 NFL picks. To note, the team logos indicate who I think will win the game, not cover the spread. At the end of the picks, I'll note a few teams that I like based on the spread — with all Week 18 lines coming via Sidelines.io.