OPENING LINE — Eagles by 2 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Philadelphia 1-0; Atlanta 0-1
SERIES RECORD — Eagles lead 17-11-1
LAST MEETING — Eagles beat Falcons 31-17, Oct. 17, 2010
LAST WEEK — Eagles beat Rams 31-13; Falcons lost to Bears 30-12
EAGLES OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (1), PASS (25)
EAGLES Defense — OVERALL (16), RUSH (25), PASS (10)
FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (11), PASS (12)
FALCONS Defense — OVERALL (19), RUSH (16), PASS (22)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Philadelphia QB Michael Vick facing former team for third time — first as starter — since serving federal prison sentence for dogfighting. Donovan McNabb started two years ago in Atlanta, and Kevin Kolb was still No. 1 quarterback for last year's meeting in Philadelphia. … In 2009 game, Vick came off bench to run for one TD and pass for another in Eagles' 34-7 win. … Mike Smith had 33-15 record in first three seasons as Falcons coach. Only NFL coaches with more wins going into fourth season are George Seifert (38-10 with San Francisco), Chuck Knox (34-8 with the Los Angeles Rams) and Barry Switzer (34-14 with Dallas Cowboys). … Atlanta has been outscored 78-33 in last two games. Falcons closed last season with 48-21 playoff loss to Green Bay. … Eagles going for first 2-0 start since 2004. … RB LeSean McCoy had 95 of his 122 yards rushing in fourth quarter against Rams. … Falcons had three turnovers in last week's loss to Bears. They didn't have more than two in any regular-season game a year ago. … Atlanta TE Tony Gonzalez became NFL's active leader in receptions (1,074) with five-catch performance vs. Chicago. … Both quarterbacks faced plenty of pressure in Week 1. Ryan sacked five times and took 11 hits. Vick went down three times, though he ran for 98 yards.
