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Perhaps the Las Vegas Raiders defense is seeing the Philadelphia Eagles at the right time. The Eagles offense struggled mightily in Week 14. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw four interceptions in a lackluster 22-19 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The Raiders defense will have watched the tape on Sunday's Week 15 opponent.
We've identified three potential X-factors for the Raiders defense against the Eagles offense in Week 15.
Veteran linebacker Devin White registered a season-high 19 tackles versus the Broncos last week. It's a revenge game opportunity for the former LSU standout, as the Eagles signed him in 2024, but quickly released him after believing he had nothing left in the tank. White will be anxious to continue proving the Eagles wrong, and he'll have to play an aggressive downhill game versus Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
The Eagles' passing game has been out of sorts throughout 2025. The Hurts-to-AJ Brown connection hasn't been particularly effective. Raiders cornerback Eric Stokes will draw the Brown assignment. Stokes has arguably been the Raiders' best player this campaign.
Rookie cornerback Darien Porter could see a 100% snap workload for just the third time this season. Usual boundary starter Kyu Blu Kelly suffered a season-ending injury in Week 14. It'll be trial by fire for Porter, who could take turns covering Brown and Devonta Smith depending on personnel.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders vs. Eagles: 3 X-factors on defense for Week 15
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We've identified three potential X-factors for the Raiders defense against the Eagles offense in Week 15.
Devin White, LB
Veteran linebacker Devin White registered a season-high 19 tackles versus the Broncos last week. It's a revenge game opportunity for the former LSU standout, as the Eagles signed him in 2024, but quickly released him after believing he had nothing left in the tank. White will be anxious to continue proving the Eagles wrong, and he'll have to play an aggressive downhill game versus Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
Eric Stokes, CB
The Eagles' passing game has been out of sorts throughout 2025. The Hurts-to-AJ Brown connection hasn't been particularly effective. Raiders cornerback Eric Stokes will draw the Brown assignment. Stokes has arguably been the Raiders' best player this campaign.
Darien Porter, CB
Rookie cornerback Darien Porter could see a 100% snap workload for just the third time this season. Usual boundary starter Kyu Blu Kelly suffered a season-ending injury in Week 14. It'll be trial by fire for Porter, who could take turns covering Brown and Devonta Smith depending on personnel.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Raiders vs. Eagles: 3 X-factors on defense for Week 15
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