Well, 3 games into what everyone called the gauntlet in the Eagles schedule, and the Eagles have won all 3 tough games. They beat the Dolphins, Cowboys, and now Chiefs. And now their next game looks nowhere near as hard as it did to start the season, with the Bills coming to town.

The Bills were among the Super Bowl favorites at the start of the year. But something has been wrong with them. They are 6-5, and if the season ended today, they wouldn’t even be in the playoffs. They are coming off a blowout win over the Jets. But before that, they had losses to the Broncos, Patriots, Bengals, Jaguars, and Jets. Part of that is injuries. They have lost multiple key defensive starters. But even beyond that, something has just been off.

What is weird is they are 6th in points per game, 5th in points allowed per game, and 4th in point differential. Those numbers would make you think they are among the league’s best teams. But it is thrown off because 4 of their 6 wins were by at least 26 points. It’s when games get close that they tend to have issues. In week 1 they lost in OT to the Jets on a walk-off Punt Return. The Patriots scored a go-ahead TD on them with only 12 seconds left. And the Broncos hit a walk-off FG against them. Their losses to the Bengals and Jaguars were only close though because of late TDs by the Bills.

With that said, this is still a very talented team. There is a reason they had such good odds to start the season. Even with the injuries on defense, there are players on the Bills you need to worry about. The Eagles enter the game as 3-point home favorites. But in order to win, they are going to need to contend with these players.

Here are 5 Bills players who could give the Eagles trouble on Sunday:

• Josh Allen

  Josh Allen has had a very up-and-down season. At times he has looked fantastic. But he has a serious turnover problem. Allen is a gunslinger. He is going to take big chances. That could benefit the Eagles, as it has so many teams this year, in the form of turnovers. Allen has 12 interceptions and 4 fumbles. But it can also lead to big plays, hence his 22 passing TDs this season. The Eagles need to make Allen be that reckless Allen and part of doing that is getting pressure and forcing him into quick decisions. Allen loves to hold onto the ball too long, and bad things can happen for the Bills when he does.

  97.5 The Fanatic on Twitter: "How the Eagles defend Josh Allen could be the most important part of the game, according to @JeffKerrCBS."The key to this game is simple - get Josh Allen to be the reckless Josh Allen, not Josh Allen the top-5 quarterback."(@975JKShow)📸Mitchell Leff/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/ozAQt2eeMT / Twitter"

  How the Eagles defend Josh Allen could be the most important part of the game, according to @JeffKerrCBS."The key to this game is simple - get Josh Allen to be the reckless Josh Allen, not Josh Allen the top-5 quarterback."(@975JKShow)📸Mitchell Leff/Getty Images pic.twitter.com/ozAQt2eeMT

• Stefon Diggs

  Things are a bit weird between Diggs and the Bills, they have been for a while. But as long as he is there, you need to worry about him. Diggs has 895 yards this season with 7 TDs. It will be the 3rd straight week where the Eagles play a team with one receiving threat, then a massive dropoff. Cee Dee Lamb lit them up, but they managed to do very well against Travis Kelce. The return of Bradley Roby, and Kevin Byard getting far more comfortable in the scheme, played a massive part in that. And they need that trend to continue if they are going to keep Diggs in check.

  PFF Fantasy & Betting on Twitter: "Most targets this season: 🥇 Keenan Allen - 108 🥇 Stefon Diggs - 108 (Presented by @PrizePicks) pic.twitter.com/qTSj2UMQoE / Twitter"

  Most targets this season: 🥇 Keenan Allen - 108 🥇 Stefon Diggs - 108 (Presented by @PrizePicks) pic.twitter.com/qTSj2UMQoE

• James Cook

  For most of the season, the Eagles rush defense has been as good as it gets. But Isiah Pacheco got the better of them last week, at least in the first half. For the first time all season, they were getting gashed on the ground. They were much better in the 2nd half, but Pacheco still averaged 4.7 yards per rush, and the Chiefs finished with 168 yards. They get another tough challenge this week with James Cook who averages 5 yards per rush. The Eagles need to be more like they were in the second half, and the first 9 games, to keep Cook from burning them.

  Peter DiBiasi on Twitter: "James Cook was doing everything yesterday Rushing Stats⬇️17 Carries 73 Yards Receiving Stats⬇️3 Receptions 29 Yards 1 TD#BillsMafia | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/XetodJYzX2 / Twitter"

  James Cook was doing everything yesterday Rushing Stats⬇️17 Carries 73 Yards Receiving Stats⬇️3 Receptions 29 Yards 1 TD#BillsMafia | #GoBills pic.twitter.com/XetodJYzX2

• Leonard Floyd

  Leonard Floyd is in the midst of a career year. After just 10 games, he is on the verge of setting a new career high in sacks. He already has 9.5, just 1 short of his career high. And much like the D-Line had a hard time last week stopping the run, the O-Line uncharacteristically had a hard time protecting Jalen Hurts. The Chiefs sacked Hurts 5 times and hit him 4 more times. Floyd will pose a similar challenge as Chris Jones did last week. And if they let him wreak as much havoc as Jones did, it could be another long game for the Eagles offense.

  Cover 1 on Twitter: "Bills DE Leonard Floyd has been worth every penny. We break down how he was used against the Jets and how he WON.https://t.co/5lhyW0VU2W pic.twitter.com/DRwSASAMli / Twitter"

  Bills DE Leonard Floyd has been worth every penny. We break down how he was used against the Jets and how he WON.https://t.co/5lhyW0VU2W pic.twitter.com/DRwSASAMli

• AJ Epenesa

  Speaking of dangerous pass rushers, it is not just Floyd the Eagles need to worry about. Epenesa is 2nd on the Bills with 6.5 sacks. So like the Eagles, they can send dangerous pass rushes from both sides of the line. He has also deflected 6 passes at the line and even has a pick 6. The Bills’ secondary is a bit of a mess with injuries. There will be opportunities for AJ Brown and Devonta Smith deep. But the Eagles won’t have to make deep plays if Floyd and Epenesa get to Hurts. They need to protect Hurts better than they did last week.

  NFL on Twitter: "What a play by @ajepenesa24 for the Pick-6 🔥 #BillsMafia📺: #BUFvsWAS on CBS📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/UQdQ05hqXN pic.twitter.com/wjNlav5bTl / Twitter"

  What a play by @ajepenesa24 for the Pick-6 🔥 #BillsMafia📺: #BUFvsWAS on CBS📱: Stream on #NFLPlus https://t.co/UQdQ05hqXN pic.twitter.com/wjNlav5bTl

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