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3 takeaways from news that Alshon Jeffery is out for season with foot injury

4 takeaways from the news that Alshon Jeffery is out for the season with a foot injury

The Philadelphia Eagles will have to make a push for the playoffs without their best receiver, as Alshon Jeffery will miss the remainder of the season with a foot injury Mike Garafolo reported.

Jeffery was carted off on Monday night during the second quarter of the Eagles overtime win over the New York Giants.

On the play, Jeffery came up limping on a non-contact situation and was immediately carted off to the locker room. On Tuesday morning, Doug Pederson provided an update on Jeffery, calling his injury “significant.”

With Jeffery out for the Eagles final three preseason games and maybe longer, here are four takeaways from the news:

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1. Jeffery battled injuries all season

First, it was the calf, then the ankle and on a non-contact play, Alshon Jeffery’s season ended with a foot injury. Jeffery amassed 43 catches for 490 yards and four receiving touchdowns and was just starting to come on after a solid performance against the Miami Dolphins.

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Eagles snap count vs. Giants: Breakdown, Analysis as Boston Scott has coming out party

Eagles snap count vs. Giants: Breakdown, Analysis as Boston Scott has a coming-out party

The Philadelphia Eagles moved to 6-7 on Monday night and in a tie for first place after a come from behind win over the New York Giants in overtime.

With the team set to for a trip to Washington to face the Redskins, here’s the Eagles snap count for the game vs. the Giants.

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QB

Carson Wentz 89 snaps

Wentz went for 75 yards and was 4-for-4 for 34 yards on the game-winning touchdown drive.

Offensive Line:

Jason Peters 89 snaps, Brandon Brooks 89 snaps, Isaac Seumalo 89 snaps, Jason Kelce 89 snaps, Halapoulivaati Vaitai 63 snaps, Lane Johnson 28 snaps

Johnson is week to week with a high ankle sprain.

 

Running Back

Miles Sanders 50 snaps, Boston Scott 39 snaps, Jay Ajayi 5 snaps

Scott filled the stat sheet, carry the ball 10 times for 59 yards and 6 catches for 69 yards.

Wide receiver

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside 80 snaps, Greg Ward 77 snaps, Alshon Jeffery 20 snaps

Already thin at wide receiver without Nelson Agholor, Jeffery logged 20 snaps before leaving with a serious foot injury.

Tight end

Zach Ertz 79 snaps, Dallas Goedert 60 snaps, Josh Perkins 30 snaps

Perkins and Ertz played more like wide receivers and all three guys played crucial roles in the Eagles’ most important drives.

Defensive line

Fletcher Cox 49 snaps, Brandon Graham 45 snaps, Vinny Curry 39 snaps, Josh Sweat 26 snaps, Timmy Jernigan 23 snaps, Anthony Rush 14 snaps, Daeshon Hall 10 snaps.

Vinny Curry came up big in relief of Derek Barnett with 2 sacks.

Linebacker

Nigel Bradham 52 snaps, Nate Gerry 33 snaps, T.J. Edwards 7 snaps, Duke Riley 2 snaps

Bradham registered 4 tackles.

Defensive backs

Malcolm Jenkins 52 snaps, Rodney McLeod snaps, and Ronald Darby 52 snaps, Avonte Maddox 44 snaps, Jalen Mills 43 snaps, Marcus Epps 16 snaps, Rasul Douglas 8 snaps, Cre’Von LeBlanc 4 snaps, Sidney Jones 1 snap

Eagles CB Jalen Mills leaves game vs. Giants with arm injury

Jalen Mills leaves game vs. Giants with an arm injury

The Philadelphia Eagles are already down several offensive stars and they’ll be without cornerback Jalen Mills as well.

Mills is now deemed questionable to return with an elbow injury.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders heads to the locker room to be evaluated for leg injury

Miles Sanders heads to the locker room to be evaluated for a leg injury

The Philadelphia Eagles pulled within a touchdown of the New York Giants on a Boston Scott touchdown.

The mini-sized running back was in the game because Miles Sanders headed to the locker room after suffering a leg injury.

Sanders joins Alshon Jeffery and Lane Johnson, as both players were carted off in the second quarter with lower-body injuries.

Eagles vs. Giants: Time, TV Schedule and how to watch

Eagles vs. Giants: Time, TV Schedule and how to watch

The Philadelphia Eagles are looking to move into a tie for first place in the NFC East when they host the New York Giants tonight at Lincoln Financial Field.

There will be a ton of familiarity in this one, as this will be Eli Manning’s 31st start against the Eagles.

He’s 10-20 against Philadelphia all-time and his passer rating is 84.2 against the Eagles. Manning has 52 career touchdown passes and 34 interceptions against the Birds.

With the Eagles looking to win four straight games, here’s how you can stream and watch this huge NFC East matchup.

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Giants (2-10) at Eagles (5-7) : Week 14

When:

Monday, Dec. 9
h3>Where:

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
h3>Time:

8:15 p.m. Eastern

TV:

ESPN (Joe Tessitore, Booger McFarland, Lisa Salters)
h3>Radio

94WIP Merrill Reese and Mike Quick

Streaming:

Fubu TV, NFL GamePass, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Playstation Vue, DirecTV Now (all require a subscription)

Mobile:

Eagles app, NFL Mobile app, Yahoo Sports app, Yahoo Fantasy Football app (free on smartphones and tablets within the Philadelphia market)

Behind Enemy Lines: Week 14 Q&A with Eagles Wire

With a Week 14 matchup between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles on tap, we go behind enemy lines for a chat with Eagles Wire.

The New York Giants (2-10) and Philadelphia Eagles (5-7) will square off on Monday Night Football in Week 14.

The Giants opened the week as 8.5-point road underdogs, and the spread has changed only slightly as of Sunday morning with Big Blue now at +9.5

With this matchup on tap, Giants Wire took the opportunity to hold a Q&A with Eagles Wire managing editor Glenn Erby.

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Giants Wire: The Eagles are a bit of an enigma this season — up for a couple weeks, down for a couple weeks and repeat. What do you feel has led to the inconsistency and do you believe they will be able to turn things around over the final month of the season and give the fading Dallas Cowboys a run for their money?

Glenn Erby: The inconsistency started with DeSean Jackson’s injury and spiraled from there. The loss of Jackson’s ability to take the top off a defense reduced the Eagles offense to a dink and dump operation. Injuries in the secondary, along the offensive and defensive lines as well has presented the Eagles with the challenge of trying to live up to those Super Bowl aspirations while utilizing a makeshift lineup.

This is a confident team, a team that unfortunately relies on being the underdog and clicking the switch on. Now that they’ve been counted out, I think you’ll see that sense of urgency and consistency that’s been missing.

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Ravens vs. Bills: Scouting report

The Buffalo Bills are a bit of an unknown after having the easiest schedule to date. Let’s dive into how they play on offense and defense.

Week 14 sees the high flying Baltimore Ravens travel to upstate New York to take on the Buffalo Bills. The Ravens are 10-2 and have won each of their last eight games. This has tied a franchise record for the longest win streak. The 9-3 Bills are a game behind the New England Patriots in the AFC East.

This will be the ninth meeting all-time between these two teams. The Ravens hold a 5-3 advantage over the Bills and have won the last two, including a 47-3 mauling in Week 1 of the 2018 season in a game that saw NFL debuts for both Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen due to the blowout.

Let’s take a closer look at Buffalo to give us a better look at what we can expect to see from them on offense and defense.

Offense

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The Bills offense is based around the ground game. They rank No. 5 in rushing yards in 2019 but only 23rd in passing. In overall yardage, they rank 17th. While they can run the ball effectively, they haven’t been able to turn that into as many points with 18 teams having scored more points than them this season. The Bills have run the 13th most plays on offense in 2019. They have a pass to run ratio of 1.14. This is the sixth-lowest mark in the NFL.

They are not an offense that has consistently put up huge numbers, nor is it one prone to costly errors. 31.7% of their drives this season have ended with a score. This is the 11th lowest mark in the league. But only 9.4% of their drives have ended in a turnover. This is the ninth-lowest among all teams. Only six teams have more giveaways on offense than the Bills.

The Bills line up in 11 personnel (three wide receivers, one running back and one tight end) on 68% of their offensive plays. This rate is the 8th highest in the NFL. They lean towards the pass when lined up in this formation, doing so on 61% of their plays. The Bills average 7.3 yards per pass attempt out of 11 while also averaging 5.3 yards per rushing attempt. They have a 12:7 TD to interception ratio when passing and have taken 26 sacks.

Their secondary formation is 12, with two tight ends and a single running back joining two wideouts 10% of the time. The Bills are fairly balanced between run and pass when in 12, with a 45%-55% split. Passes out of 12 average 7.1 yards per attempt while rushing attempts average 4.5 yards on the ground.

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Eagles vs. Dolphins: TV broadcast map for Week 13

Eagles vs. Dolphins: TV broadcast map for Week 13

The Philadelphia Eagles will take on the Miami Dolphins on Sunday in a game that can go a long way towards making up some ground in the NFC East. With a win, the Eagles will move to 6-6 on the season, in a first-place tie with the Dallas Cowboys.

With the Birds in Miami to face the lowly Dolphins, FOX broadcast of the game will only be seen in the Philadelphia and South Florida areas. Most of the country will see the Ravens take on the 49ers in the FOX early game.

Eagles vs. Dolphins: 4 things to watch on offense

Eagles vs. Dolphins: 4 things to watch on offense

The Philadelphia Eagles (5-6) are heading to Miami after a loss to Seattle and will visit the Dolphins (2-9) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Sunday.

The Dolphins have won two of their last four games, but are still firmly in tank mode as they search out a top-five pick.

With the Eagles desperately needing a win to pull even with Dallas, here are four things to watch when Philadelphia has the ball.

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Carson Wentz vs. Dolphins banged-up defense

Carson Wentz is never lacking for confidence, but with the Miami Dolphins next up on the schedule, Sunday is a good time to get the wheels rolling towards a playoff run. Miami’s defense ranks last in the NFL in passing DVOA by Football Outsiders, and Miami is allowing 8.8 yards per attempt, which is third-worst in the NFL.

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Eagles RB Jordan Howard ruled out for game vs. Dolphins with shoulder injury

Jordan Howard to miss Eagles game vs. Dolphins with a shoulder injury

The Philadelphia Eagles will be without Jordan Howard for a third straight game, as the Birds have ruled out the running back with a stinger.

Howard suffered a shoulder injury in the Eagles win over the Chicago Bears and has struggled to regain strength in the area since being diagnosed with a stinger.

Howard, the Eagles leading rusher, has carried the ball 119 times for 525 (4.4 ypc) and six touchdowns.