Category: Eagles Game Day

Eagles vs. Patriots: 4 things to watch on offense

Eagles vs. Patriots: 4 things to watch on offense

The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots will square off Sunday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field in a Super Bowl LII rematch and a huge contest that could go a long way towards solidifying the Birds playoff chances.

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It’ll be the first and possibly the last matchup between Carson Wentz and Tom Brady. With Bill Belichick being one of the most brilliant minds in the sport, here are four things to watch when the Eagles have the football.

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1. Miles Sanders vs. Dont’a Hightower

The Eagles need a big game out of Sanders and if this season has been any indication, it’ll likely happen in the passing game. The Patriots are stout on defense but can be had with the right formations or matchups. Sanders on any of the Patriots linebackers makes for a matchup that favors the Eagles. In the running game, if Jordan Howard can’t play, look for the Eagles put Sanders in positive situations as a runner, especially after the Ravens averaged 5.96 yards-per-attempt on the ground in their win over New England.

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4 takeaways from the Eagles signing Jay Ajayi

The signing of Jay Ajayi of means that the Eagles are turning into a run-first team.

The Philadelphia Eagles had former running back Jay Ajayi in for a visit on Friday, ahead of their Sunday matchup with the New England Patriots. After working out the talented 26-year-old, the Eagles agreed to a deal with the Jordan Howard clone.

Ajayi knows the offense and amassed 592 yards and 4 touchdowns in two seasons with the Birds.

With Darren Sproles out for the season and Howard nursing a shoulder injury, here are four takeaways from the news that Ajayi has returned home.

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1. The Eagles are turning into a run-first team

Even with Howard questionable, the Eagles postseason hopes will rest with a trio of running backs who all bring different and special gifts to the game. With Alshon Jeffery nursing an ankle injury and Jordan Matthews returning to the roster, Sunday will provide a huge opportunity for the Eagles to define their identity against a Patriots defense that can be run on.

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Eagles Injury Report: Alshon Jeffery out vs the Patriots; Jordan Howard listed as questionable

Alshon Jeffery out vs the Patriots; Jordan Howard listed questionable

The Philadelphia Eagles released their final injury report in advance of the teams’ matchup with the New England Patriots and Alshon Jeffery will not be able to play.

Nigel Bradham will miss another game with an ankle injury, while Jason Peters looks to return to the Eagles lineup.

On Friday, the Eagles announced that Darren Sproles would miss the remainder of the season with a hip injury.

Jordan Howard is dealing with a “stinger”, while Alshon Jeffery is dealing with a nagging ankle injury.

The Eagles wide receivers on Sunday will be Nelson Agholor, Jordan Matthews, Mack Hollins, and JJ Arcega-Whiteside.

At running back, the Eagles will have Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, Ajayi and maybe De’Angelo Henderson.

Eagles vs. Patriots: TV broadcast map for Week 11

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-4) will battle the defending Super Bowl champion, New England Patriots (8-1), at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Even though the game isn’t considered a national television broadcast, most of America will be …

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-4) will battle the defending Super Bowl champion, New England Patriots (8-1), at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday afternoon. Even though the game isn’t considered a national television broadcast, most of America will be viewing the Patriots and Eagles on CBS as the late game according to 506 Sports.

Eagles to sign RB Jay Ajayi

Jay Ajayi signs with the Philadelphia Eagles

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With Darren Sproles out for the season and Jordan Howard dealing with a stinger, Ian Rapoport is reporting that the Eagles will sign running back Jay Ajayi.

The Eagles had Ajayi in for a workout on Friday morning and the move is added depth for a position that was starting to become the strength of the team.

Philadelphia head coach Doug Pederson said that Howard sustained his injury late in the Eagles’ 22-14 win over the Chicago Bears on Nov. 3.

Ajayi missed most of the 2018 season, playing just four games for the Eagles before suffering a torn ACL. Ajayi had 592 yards on 105 carries and four touchdowns in 11 games with the Eagles since 2017.

Doug Pederson provides an update on Alshon Jeffery, Nigel Bradham

As the Philadelphia Eagles defense gets healthy for the first time in months, the Birds offensive personnel are starting to feel the sting of injuries and attrition. On Friday, the Eagles announced that Darren Sproles would miss the remainder of the …

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As the Philadelphia Eagles defense gets healthy for the first time in months, the Birds offensive personnel are starting to feel the sting of injuries and attrition.

On Friday, the Eagles announced that Darren Sproles would miss the remainder of the season with a hip injury.

Head coach Doug Pederson provided an update on several other players as well. Jordan Howard is dealing with a “stinger”, while Alshon Jeffery is unlikely to play with a nagging ankle injury.

The Eagles wide receivers on Sunday could be Nelson Agholor, Jordan Matthews, Mack Hollins, and JJ Arcega-Whiteside. Combined, three of the four players zero catches in the last five games.

At running back, the Eagles could trot out Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, and De’Angelo Henderson? Jay Ajayi is back in town for a workout and could be signed on Friday.

Eagles could be without injured RB Jordan Howard vs. the Patriots

Jordan Howard could miss game vs. Patriots with a shoulder injury

The Philadelphia Eagles have started to get back some key pieces on the defensive side of the ball, but on Friday, the offense took another hit on the injury front. Darren Sproles has a season-ending hip injury, and on Friday, Doug Pederson indicated that Jordan Howard is dealing with a shoulder injury that could keep him out of Sunday’s huge contest in New England.

The Eagles brought Jay Ajayi in for a workout on Friday and the team will likely sign the running back to a contract.

Pederson stated that Howard suffered a stinger near the end of the Bears game and hasn’t been cleared for contact yet.

Eagles RB Darren Sproles to miss remainder of season with hip injury

Darren Sproles to miss remainder of season with hip injury

Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson has announced that Darren Sproles will miss the remainder of the 2019 season with a hip injury.

Sproles suffered the injury in practice this week, and it’s a bad break for the Eagles running back, who missed three games with a quad injury before being cleared to play against the Bears in Week 9.

Jay Ajayi set to visit and work out for the Eagles

Jay Ajayi set to visit and work out for the Eagles

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With Jordan Howard banged up and the Philadelphia Eagles looking to secure offensive firepower for the stretch run, Ian Rapoport is reporting that Jay Ajayi is set to visit and workout for the Birds on Friday.

With Philadelphia struggling to find downfield options in the passing game, an addition of Ajayi could point to the Eagles changing up the offensive philosophy some, allowing the running game to take pressure off of Carson Wentz.

Ajayi missed most of the 2018 season, playing just four games for the Eagles after suffering a torn ACL tear. Ajayi had 592 yards on 105 carries and four touchdowns in 11 games with the Eagles.

As of now, Eagles have not commited to attending Colin Kaepernick’s private workout

As of now, Eagles will not attend Colin Kaepernick’s private workout

The NFL announced this week that they are inviting former 49ers star signal-caller, Colin Kaepernick, to hold a private workout for teams.

Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since 2016 and there have been discussions about just how serious this workout will be. As of Thursday evening, the Eagles had yet to commit to sending a representative to Atlanta for the private workout, according to the NFL.

According to NFL communications, only 11 teams had committed to sending a representative to the workout.

The Eagles are preparing for its Week 11 matchup with the New England Patriots on Sunday and even though the team does have a need for veteran leadership as a backup, they don’t seem interested at this time.