The Monday night football TV schedule picks up for Week 10 of the season with the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles playing on the NFL calendar and the MNF matchup is from Lincoln Financial Field starting up at 8:30 pm ET as Mark Sanchez takes over and leads Jeremy Maclin and LeSean McCoy against Cam Newton and the Panthers.
The Eagles and the Panthers each need this and on offense Mark Sanchez, Kelvin Benjamin, Can Newton, Riley Cooper, LeSean McCoy, Darren Sproles, Greg Olsen and Jordan Matthews will be looking to step up. The game is on ESPN and streaming online at 8:30 pm Et.
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The Eagles have been one of the best teams in the NFC this season and with the injury to Foles, Sanchez could end up starting in the playoffs. Kelly has praised Sanchez and there is a chance he could be the long term option if he continues to play well and that is the same way that Foles ended up getting the job in the first place. Last season Foles had over 25 TDs and just two picks, but he was not as efficient this season and now Sanchez has the chance to stake his claim as a starter after the Jets completely railroaded his career a couple years ago.
Benjamin has scored twice in his past four games and he had four catches for 94 yards against the Seattle Seahawks two weeks ago. Newton did not look great last week in the loss against the Saints and now he comes in looking to bounce back from that and he had just 151 yards passing in that matchup and 43 yards rushing along with an interception. Newton has not been sharp this season and he has just eight TDs and five picks and compared to someone like Aaron Rodgers that had six TDs Sunday night, it is not a very good season right now for Newton.
The Eagles are dealing with a serious injury to Foles and he may now miss the rest of the regular season. According to Pro Football Talk, Foles has a cracked collarbone and that could keep him out for at least six weeks and possibly more. The Eagles feel comfortable using Sanchez and that was the main reason why Chip Kelly did not feel the need to trade Sanchez after he had a strong preseason this year. The Eagles have plenty of offensive talent and with the Panthers defense not nearly as good as last year, there are many fantasy players that could put up points.
DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart can give the team a boost and this comes as Williams returns from injury. Last week Williams came back after missing four games and he had 20 yards on eight carries and if he can get things going with Stewart, it should open up the offense for Newton. Williams has just 126 yards this season, but he should be refreshed coming into this matchup and the Eagles defense does give up yards and that will be key if Carolina wants to win this one.
