Thursday Night Preview: Will the Eagles or Panthers Move to 5-1?

The Philadelphia Eagles and Carolina Panthers square off as division leaders. Who can come out on top in this key Thursday Night Football matchup?

Thursday night has historically treated us to some poor football, but for the second week in a row, we have a matchup featuring two very good teams.

The Philadelphia Eagles rank 6th in our current power rankings and the Carolina Panthers are a little further back at 12th, but this is a clash of 4-1 squads.

It's still early in the season and both teams have put themselves in a favorable position moving forward, but this is an important matchup. Why is that? Well, according to FiveThirtyEight, the odds of making the playoffs for a 5-1 squad (81%) is…