By Tucker Bagley, Sports Talk Philly staff writer 
With spring workouts all wrapped up, we've reached the point in the NFL schedule where exactly nothing happens. Barring unforeseen off-the-field issues or transactions, things will stay relatively quiet until training camp opens on July 24.
The so-called "dead period" is the worst part of the NFL calendar, but we'll try to pass the time by taking a look at each of the Eagles games in 2017 and prematurely decide how they will end up. So far, we've covered the first half of the Eagles schedule and have them sitting at 6-2.
Week 9 vs. Denver Broncos
Much like a lot of teams in the NFL, the Broncos have a solid roster, but their quarterbacks remain a huge question mark. Trevor Siemian played well for a guy with no expectations last year, but he remains an uninspired starter while Paxton Lynch is still a long way from playing quality football.
The Broncos added Jamaal Charles this offseason and drafted an offensive tackle in the first round to shore up their offense, but this remains a defensive-led team, albeit an aging one. This game will come down to whether or not the Birds can keep Von Miller out of the backfield and Demaryius Thomas out of the end zone. With Lane Johnson, the Eagles can limit Miller's impact, but the combination of Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders will prove to be too much for the Eagles' inexperienced cornerbacks.
Result: Broncos win, 27-23
Record: 6-3
Week 11 at Dallas Cowboys
No matter the records or pedigrees, the Eagles and Cowboys always play each other tight. Sure the Eagles Week 17 victory came due to the Cowboys resting up key players, but the Birds were ahead of Dallas for the majority of their first meeting in 2016 before falling in overtime. The gap between these two teams isn't that wide and it has only gotten smaller during this offseason.
The Eagles and Cowboys have split their season series in each of the past four seasons. In that time-frame, the Eagles are 3-1 in Dallas. So, the odds would say the Birds will take this game and drop their Week 17 matchup in Philadelphia. Who am I to disagree? Carson Wentz will out-duel Dak Prescott and the Eagles will win another nail-biter.
Result: Eagles win, 28-27
Record: 7-3
Week 12 vs. Chicago Bears
At 7-3, the Eagles are handed another gift from the scheduling gods, getting the hapless Bears at home. Chicago made a lot of noise this offseason, trading up to draft Mitchell Trubisky after signing Mike Glennon in free agency.
Still this is a lackluster team and if the Eagles fancy themselves a playoff-caliber team, they need to take care of business at home. Maybe Alshon Jeffery lights up his old team to the tune of a couple touchdowns. No game in the NFL is an automatic win, but this may be as close as the Eagles get to one.
Result: Eagles win, 31-21
Record: 8-3
Week 13 at Seattle Seahawks
The Seahawks' reign in the NFC may be closing, but they're still an elite team that plays its best football late in the season and playing in Seattle remains one of the toughest tasks in football.
This will be a great measuring stick game for the Eagles, but as we sit here in July, it's hard to see them on the same level as the Seahawks. Seattle never allowed more than 25 points in a game at home last season, and Wentz will have to improve by leaps and bounds in order to have that kind of production, on the road, against an elite team.
Result: Seahawks win, 21-17
Record: 8-4
