Eagles vs. Buccaneers: Foles fantastic in rare Philadelphia victory

Foles played well all game long, and SB Nation’s Eagles blog Bleeding Green Nation took note of his strong performance:

The Buccaneers fell to 6-7 on the season, while the Eagles avoided their 10th loss, and sit at 4-9.

Stat of the game

Eagles quarterback Nick Foles completed 32-of-51 passes for 381 yards, which shattered the team’s rookie record for passing yards in a single game.

Fantasy Impact: Jackson remains a solid WR2, at the very least, in standard fantasy football formats. He is the favorite target of a reinvigorated Freeman on every part of the field. Jackson has a prime matchup next week against a New Orleans Saints secondary that is giving up yards by the bus load. Suffice it to say, he is a must-start fantasy option.

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Martin is having a stellar rookie season, but he had struggled lately. In his last two outings prior to Sunday, he failed to surpass 60 yards rushing, or 100 total yards of offense.

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Martin has rushed nine times for just 34 yards, as the Buccaneers’ offense has been completely stagnant through the first half of play. The Eagles took a 10-0 lead to halftime.

Martin has full half to get things going, so don’t give up hope just yet.

Brown is coming off consecutive stellar outings. He had 178 yards rushing with two touchdowns in Week 12, and followed that performance with 169 yards and two more touchdowns in Week 13.

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Catches like this help:

Players and coaches crowded around Asomugha as he lay motionless for a short time before sitting up on his own. He continued to undergo evaluation from the training staff for several minutes while on the field before being helped to the sideline, and from there, to the locker room.

It is not yet known whether or not Asomugha will be able to return for the Eagles, who are locked in a scoreless tie with the Buccaneers midway through the second quarter. Asomugha, who is in his second season with the team, has racked up 40 tackles and an interception in 2012.

There was some trepidation early in the week, after Jackson was limited in Wednesday’s practice. He is not expected to be limited during the game, however. Jackson has had over 90 yards receiving in two of his last three outings.

Fantasy Impact: Jackson is a safe fantasy option this week, despite whatever murkiness may have existed early on. Consider him a decent WR2 going up against an Eagles squad that is struggling in all phases at the moment. Jackson is due to find the end zone after being held without a score in two straight games for the first time this season.

Per the Eagles Insider, Philadelphia’s list of inactives for Sunday:

Defensively, the Eagles have allowed 30 or more points in five of their last six games. Philadelphia’s defense is giving up 26.7 points per game at this point, which ranks 26th in the league.

JCDeLaTorre from Bucs Nation says Tampa Bay might not be a true contender:

Sunday, Dec. 9, 1 p.m. ET

Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.

Tampa Bay has lost two straight, putting the crimp on their playoff hopes, but Philadelphia has lost eight consecutive games. Over at Yahoo! Sports, Mike Silver, Jason Cole and the collected Yahoo! users all see that trend continuing and have picked Tampa Bay to win.

It’s much the same story at CBS Sports, where their slate of eight writers have all picked the Bucs to win, and their prediction machine has called for the same result. CBS Sports also picks against the spread, and a line of Tampa Bay -7.5 has three men picking the Eagles. Philadelphia’s two most recent losses were by eight points or less, but the four proceeding those were all by more than one score.

The Buccaneers have the ability to rush the ball as they are averaging 117.5 yards per game on the ground, which ranks 11th in the league. Tampa Bay is the top team in the league at stopping the run as they are giving up just 82.3 yards per game.

Tampa Bay is 3-3 at home this season while Philadelphia is 1-5 on the road.