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Eagles rank high in latest NFL power rankings
Not many NFL pundits around the league predicted that after four weeks the Eagles would sit atop the NFC East, ahead of the Dallas Cowboys, but coach Doug Pederson’s shift to a more run-centric offense and the development of quarterback Carson Wentz have paid dividends for the Eagles.
“We want to go in and establish that run, play-action pass with Carson, being able to move him around a little bit,” Pederson told reporters Monday. “It’s sort of the direction that I think our offense needs to go in.”
Experts also seem to be high on Wentz, who appeared to take another step forward Sunday by engineering an 11-play drive late in the fourth quarter that drained the last 6 minutes, 44 seconds of the game, sealing the win for the Eagles.
“I am loving the development of Carson Wentz in Philadelphia,” said NBC Sports anchor and former head coach Tony Dungy. “He is playing well, making plays and giving the offense tremendous confidence.”
Still, it’s no time to celebrate. As my colleague Les Bowen pointed out, the Eagles were also 3-1 at this point last season, yet still managed to end the season 7-9. But according to Bowen, this season’s 3-1 might be more promising than last season’s 3-1.
“I’m going to come down on the side of this year’s 3-1 being more promising, partly because I don’t think Dallas is as good as it was a year ago,” Bowen wrote. “I think winning the NFC East, for an imperfect but promising team, is a more attainable goal than it was in 2016.”
National sports outlets seem optimistic as well, with the Eagles ranking among the top 10 in every NFL power ranking this week. NFL.com currently ranks the Eagles the third best team in the league, and only Bleacher Report had the team moving down in the rankings.
Highly acclaimed and much-loved singer, songwriter, rapper, producer and South London native Jessica Wilde kicks of her 2024 by joining forces with the incredible Josh Barry for a soulful Valentine’s Day release ‘Love Like This’, out 14th February.
Packed with soaring emotions and infused with smoky orchestral atmospheres, ‘Love Like This’ is a striking nu-soul gem which will be released on Wilde’s forthcoming album and follows her recent singles ‘Freak Out’ and ‘Feathers’ ft. Zoe Kypri. The two 2023 singles saw her pick up many spins on BBC Radio 1’s Future Artists with Jack Saunders, BBC Radio 1 Introducing with Jess Iszatt, John Kennedy’s X-Posure Daily on Radio X, playlist support across the board from Spotify, Apple, Youtube and Tidal amongst other acclaim. Josh Barry has also been picking up serious heat, recently featuring with Rudimental and Sigma, collaborating with Nile Rogers and opening for Rag ‘N’ Bone Man on tour. Josh Barry brings a dynamic force to the collab as he embodies the spirit of legendary icons like James Brown and Jimi Hendrix.
On ‘Love Like This’, Wilde explains, “When we got in the studio, the song basically wrote itself, we wanted to capture that raw soulful essence in our husky tones, and a nostalgic feeling of those classic Marvin Gaye love songs but with a 2024 flip.”
As the dreamy, smooth track escalates, Wilde and Barry’s yearning vocals entwine with epic effect as the pair find the ‘Love Like This’ that they have been searching and waiting for. The release comes with a Valentine’s launch show at the iconic ‘The Bedford’ and a 6-part Instagram & TikTok reel series, released every other day from 16th February, which everyone should tune into to see Wilde and Barry explore the track’s steamy and romantic themes in more depth through nostalgic aesthetics.
2024 looks set to be an exciting new year for Wilde. With her album on the horizon, she has been gaining growing support from not only BBC Radio 1 but also 6 Music, BBC Radio London, KISS, editorial playlist support across DSPs, as well as features in CLASH, Complex, Wonderland, The Independent and many more.
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