6 things to watch and look for in Thursday's week 3 of preseason game

     Tonight, week 3 of preseason begins. The Pittsburgh Steelers visit the Philadelphia Eagles, both teams with things that need to be proven. So, here we go. 6 things to watch and to look for in tonight's matchup.

1. Watch Nick Foles tonight. Last years NFL leading passer-rating QB opened his 2014 preseason with 2 picks in Chicago, but still has completed over 70% of his passes so far. Watch him tonight, as it's pretty important that he continues to play well after last week.

2. Watch the Steelers Running Backs. With LeGarrette Blount and Le'Veon Bell officially charged with pot possession, this might be their last game in Pittsburgh for a little while. Watch the backups, especially Dri Archer and Tauren Poole, to see how they do handling the job.

3. Watch Markus Wheaton tonight. Ben Roethlisburger this week said Wheaton was going to surprise a lot of people this year, and the second year man has the job now to do it. Tonight, we need to see him in action to see if he does impress.

4. Ryan Shazier must be watched, this guy looks like he's going to be around the NFL for a while.

5. Jordan Matthews brought in 104 receiving yards last week against New England. Matthews is a 2nd round rookie out of Vanderbilt, and has a lot of potential simply because of his hands. Look for him to do it all over again, tearing the defense apart with short screens and slant routes especially when Mark Sanchez and Matt Barkley take the field.

6. We have to watch the Eagles kicking competition. Alex Henery had the job before he spooked the coaching staff last week with a missed 47 yard field goal. Now, there are 2 kickers behind him. Carey Spear of Vanderbilt, and former Auburn kicker Cody Parker. Parker led the nation last season with his 69 touchbacks, and seems like the most logical fit to the Eagles out of the 3 players.

It's hard to predict scores in a preseason game, so we'll just call a who will win on this one. I think Philadelphia will win because of the depth of talent the team boasts, and the Steelers don't have that to match them.