Kelce: Cardinals Are 'A Little Bit Better Than' The Patriots'
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Back on December 6th, the Philadelphia Eagles were coming off two straight blowout losses and were traveling to Foxborough to face Tom Brady the 10-1 New England Patriots.
No one gave them a chance, but the Eagles upset the Patriots 35-28.
Now, two weeks later, the Eagles face another daunting challenge -- the 11-2 Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals, according to Eagles center Jason Kelce, are actually better than the Patriots.
"If I'm being honest, I think man for man, I think this team might be a little bit better than the Patriots," Kelce told Angelo Cataldi and the 94WIP Morning Show during his weekly Friday 7:20am call-in. "The Patriots are a very, very good team and I'm not trying to take anything away from them. They're good in the sense that a lot of them have been playing together for a long time, they played really, really well together. These guys also do that, but they have some big names especially on the defensive line, at the linebacker -- the outside linebacker position. On offense, obviously Carson Palmer is having a great season. And they come after you a lot more. They do a lot more zero blitz. They're a lot more similar to the Jets, who we faced earlier in the season, than New England."
Listen: Jason Kelce on the 94WIP Morning Show
Kelce is right. From DE Calais Campbell, to S Tyrann Mathieu, to CB Patrick Peterson, to WR Larry Fitzgerald, to Palmer, the Cards are loaded with talent. But the Eagles, coming off of a 23-20 home win vs. the Buffalo Bills after beating the Patriots, have gained some momentum.
With three games to play, the Birds hope to head into the postseason on a five-game winning streak.
"I think momentum can be very beneficial," Kelce said. "It doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things, but obviously when you're on a roll everybody is feeling good, everybody is feeling they can go out and get the job done. There's no doubt in anybody's mind when you've got the momentum on your side and I think that just lends itself to people being more comfortable. And usually, when people are more comfortable less mistakes happen."
