They tied for the best record in the N.F.L. They earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. Their defense gives opponents nightmares and they have an offense loaded with quality skill players. But the Philadelphia Eagles, despite having all that on their résumé, head into Saturday’s divisional round matchup against the Atlanta Falcons as 3-point underdogs.
If Carson Wentz’s impact as the team’s starting quarterback was not fully understood when he sustained the season-ending tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament, it certainly is now. Once Super Bowl favorites, the Eagles are now expected to lose against the bottom-seeded team in the N.