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Eagles snap count vs. Falcons: Breakdown, observations from Week 1
Nick Sirianni earned his first career victory as a head coach for the Eagles on Sunday in Atlanta, leading the Birds to a 32-6 road win behind strong play from Jalen Hurts, DeVonta Smith, and a stout defense.
DeVonta Smith tied a team record with six catches in his debut, finishing with 71 yards and a score as Philadelphia pulled away from the Falcons.
Here’s the snap count for Week 1.
Instant analysis from Eagles’ 32-6 win over the Falcons in Week 1
Jalen Hurts was poised and DeVonta Smith looked electric as the Philadelphia Eagles gave Nick Sirianni a win in his coaching debut with a 32-6 victory over the struggling Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Here is some instant analysis from Sunday’s action.
Jalen Hurts could finish the season as the Eagles single-season record holder in passing yards and passing touchdowns. Here are 9 more bold predictions for Philadelphia in 2021
On March 29, 1977, the NFL voted to increase the league regular season from 14 to 16 games, beginning in the 1978 campaign.
The league went 44 years between adding regular-season games, but back in March, the league officially adopted a 17-game regular season, beginning this upcoming 2021 season.
Teams and fans are focused on the expanded playoffs and enhanced opportunity to reach the Super Bowl, but what about the single-season records that could fall around the league, or the different scenario’s that could play out in a league where crazy things happen.
With the season opener just days away, here are 10 bold predictions for the Eagles in 2021.
Philadelphia Eagles sign OL Le’Raven Clark to the practice squad
After missing the end of last season with an injury, OT Le’Raven Clark is healthy and had interest from multiple teams wanting to sign him to their practice squad. He chose to stay in Philly on their PS to continue developing under OL coach Jeff Stoutland.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2021
Le’Raven Clark is returning to Philadelphia to join the Eagles practice squad despite having offers from other clubs around the NFL.
Clark spent his first five years playing with the Indianapolis Colts, and in 2020, he appeared in 148 offensive snaps over 12 games, and he made starts at both the right and left tackle before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury.
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Philadelphia Eagles: 5 stats to know as the season opener approaches
As the 2021 NFL season approaches, the retooled Eagles will look to recapture that playoff magic that led the franchise to three straight post-season appearances.
Philadelphia should be much improved this season and Inside Edge provided four stats from 2020 that should provide a renewed optimism for success this season.
Alex Singleton led Philadelphia Eagles in performance-based pay, earned an extra $464K
The NFLPA sent agents the numbers on performance based pay for this past season. Leading the way: #Buccaneers G Alex Cappa, who started all 16 regular season games. He gets another $622,056 on top of his $750,000 base salary.
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) April 6, 2021
Alex Singleton had a breakout season in Philadelphia, and the Eagles leading tackler landed a huge bonus for his efforts.
The NFLPA recently sent agents the numbers on performance-based pay for this past season, and Singleton led all Eagles with an extra $464,296 in compensation.
Nate Herbig ($414K), Greg Ward ($380K), Duke Riley ($365), Matt Pryor ($353K), and Jordan Mailata ($338K) landed the biggest bonuses.
Current Chiefs left tackle Prince Tega Wanogho landed the smallest bonus with $781.
Bucs offensive lineman Alex Cappa led all NFL players with a bonus of $622,056 after playing 99.7% of Tampa’s snaps this season.
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Alex Singleton guarantees he’ll break the Eagles single-season tackles record in 2021
.@alexsingleton49 GUARANTEES he'll break the single season @Eagles tackles record this year
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— The Wooderboys Podcast (@wooderboys) February 24, 2021
Tackles are the one statistic in football that has taken some time to fully grade and keep up with and it’s constantly debated.
You can see who completes a pass or breaks off a long run, but it can sometimes be difficult to properly score a tackle (solo/combo) and it’s something that the NFL has been working to perfect since 1994.
During a recent appearance on The Wooderboys Podcast, Singleton and the guys discussed his performance from 2020, when the talented linebacker guaranteed he’d shatter the Eagles’ single-season record for tackles.
During the 1988 NFL season, Reggie White logged 18 sacks and 133 combined tackles from his defensive end position.
Ray Lewis leads the NFL in the single-season tackles category, logging 156 during the 1997 season in Baltimore.
Eagles center Jason Kelce reportedly earned $500K for making the 2021 Pro Bowl
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Jason Kelce has always bet on himself and in his last round of contract discussions with the Eagles, the veteran center had special provisions put into his 3-year, $24 million deal.
Per agent and contract guru Joel Corry of CBS Sports, Kelce just earned a cool $500K after he was named to the 2021 Pro Bowl.
Jason Kelce has earned a $500,000 Pro Bowl incentive.
— Joel Corry (@corryjoel) December 22, 2020
Kelce was already half a million dollars richer thanks to his 2020 base salary rising by $500,000 after he played at least 90 percent of the Eagles offensive snaps in 2019.
Kelce only missed one of Philadelphia’s offensive snaps last season.
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Michael Jacquet led the Eagles cornerbacks in snaps in place of Darius Slay
The Eagles battled on Sunday but came up short, losing to the Arizona Cardinals on the road, 33-26.
With Darius Slay, Avonte Maddox, and Rodney McLeod all out, the Eagles were paced at cornerback by Kevon Seymour and Michael Jacquet in snaps.
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Quarterback: Jalen Hurts 83 snaps
The Eagles rookie led Philadelphia, going 24 of 44 for 338 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.
Running Back: Miles Sanders 69 snaps, Boston Scott 15 snaps,
Sanders led the Eagles with 17 rushing attempts, accounting for 64 yards.
Wide Receiver: Alshon Jeffery 52 snaps, Jalen Reagor 46 snaps, Greg Ward 44 snaps, Quez Watkins 28 snaps, Travis Fulgham 26 snaps
Alshon Jeffery led the Eagles in snaps, while Quez Watkins scored his first career NFL TD on a 32-yard bubble screen.
Tight End: Dallas Goedert 73 snaps, Zach Ertz 62 snaps
Goedert outpaced Ertz in snaps and catches, but Ertz led all Eagles pass catchers with 69 yards.
Offensive Line: Nate Herbig 83 snaps, Matt Pryor 83 snaps, Isaac Seumalo 83 snaps, Jason Kelce 83 snaps, Jordan Mailata 83 snaps
Pryor struggled at right tackle all night and was responsible for at least two of the sacks quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered. Mailata was again dominant at left tackle.
Defensive Line: Fletcher Cox 56 snaps, Derek Barnett 52 snaps, Brandon Graham 41 snaps, Javon Hargrave 39 snaps, Malik Jackson 30 snaps, Vinny Curry 27 snaps, Raequan Williams 11 snaps, Josh Sweat 4 snaps,
Sweat left the game early with a wrist injury, while Fletcher Cox led the Eagles defensive line with 4 tackles.
Linebacker: Alex Singleton 66 snaps, Duke Riley 47 snaps, T.J. Edwards 20 snaps, Genard Avery 11 snaps,
Alex Singleton led the Eagles will 11 total tackles
Defensive Backs: Marcus Epps 68 snaps, Michael Jacquet 68 snaps, Jalen Mills 68 snaps, Nickell Robey-Coleman 67 snaps, Kevon Seymour 47 snaps, K’Von Wallace 23 snaps,
With the bulk of the Eagles secondary out with an injury, Marcus Epps and Jalen Mills paced the Eagles at safety, while Michael Jacquet and Kevon Seymour led at cornerback. Nickell Robey-Coleman had his most solid game as an Eagles, getting half a sack while logging 10 tackles.
Jacquet was strong all night, logging a sack and forcing a fumble on DeAndre Hopkins.
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Eagles defeated the Saints 24-21 on Sunday and Josh Sweat outplayed Derek Barnett
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The Philadelphia Eagles got back into the win column on Sunday, with an impressive 24-21 win over the visiting New Orleans Saints.
Jalen Hurts got the start and several other Eagles played key roles against the Saints due to injuries in the secondary.
Here’s the Eagles snap count for Sunday afternoon, as the offense logged 69 snaps, to the defenses 63.
There was no gadget plays or two quarterbacks to gameplan for, as Hurts logged all 69 snaps in his first NFL start. The rookie rushed for over 100 yards in his first NFL start and gave the Eagles the spark they were in need of.
The Eagles reduced Scott’s snaps and finally allowed Miles Sanders to eat. The results were 100-yard rushing for the talented running back and one explosive 82-yard TD Run.
Fulgham has slowly been phased out of the Eagles offense after breaking out in Week 4, while Alshon Jeffery recorded his first touchdown catch of the season.
The Eagles two tight ends combined for six catches, with Goedert logging four for 43 yards.
With Jason Peters’ season over, the Eagles offensive line all logged 69 game snaps and avoided yielding a sack for the first time this season.
The Eagles defensive line played arguably their most complete game of the season, with Javon Hargrave and Josh Sweat both logging two sacks.
The Eagles were able to contain Taysom Hill and most importantly, Alvin Kamara, with Alex Singleton and Duke Riley. Riley had one of the game’s biggest plays when he intercepted a tipped Taysom Hill pass.
The Eagles used 8 different defensive backs on Sunday after Avonte Maddox, Darius Slay, and Rodney McLeod all left the game with injuries. Rookie K’Von Wallace so an uptick in snaps, while Kevon Seymour was forced into action after Slay suffered a head injury.
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