This line has come down significantly due to belief in the running game the Eagles showed off last week plus the Chargers travelling across the country. But if Justin Herbert finds success through the air as he generally does, do we really trust Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni to stick with it when he spent the first half of the season refusing to run at all? Look for the Chargers to chip away at the Eagles' run defenses before hitting a few big shots with Herbert picking apart the zone defense. There's two points of value here with Los Angeles, and I'm going to take the simple pick 'em in a game it should win.

This pick is predicated on the dual assumptions that Chargers QB Justin Herbert’s throwing hand is more sore than injured and that his dropsy-afflicted receivers will hang on to the ball. Herbert’s slump could cease after two games because Philadelphia allows the highest completion percentage in the league. A repeat of the Eagles’ impressive rushing performance last Sunday would be a concern, but that was an aberration against pushover Detroit.

The Eagles just got done running all over a bad team, and now they get an awful Chargers rush defense. But will they commit to the run knowing Justin Herbert and a much better offense is on the other sideline rather than the Lions' inept unit? I wonder how rumors that Fletcher Cox was available for trade before the deadline will play in the locker room; is the team going to keep pushing for a playoff spot when management is looking to sell pieces? The Chargers offense got by early in the year with excellent work on third down, where the Philly defense has struggled. I think the Chargers prove just too tough for this Eagles team to hang with for three hours.