Eagles on offense
One strength of the Eagles is they have no essential target. They use screens and slants quite a bit. Although they don’t have a receiver who gets great separation, Zach Ertz wins in tight coverage. Nelson Agholor is reliable in the slot. Alshon Jeffery led the team with nine touchdown catches, and Torrey Smith is their best deep threat. The Patriots have a veteran secondary led by corners Malcolm Butler and Stephon Gilmore. But that unit could have an issue with the Eagles’ speed. The Eagles have three backs — Jay Ajayi, LeGarrette Blount and Corey Clement — and use them all. Blount has an NFL-best 10 touchdowns in the postseason since 2013. He’s dangerous if he can get to the second level but doesn’t do a great job slipping through tight holes at the line. Ajayi is a complete back. WR TE RT RG LG LT
SR WR QB RB Alshon Jeffery Marcus Johnson Zach Ertz Brent Celek Trey Burton Lane Johnson Isaac Seumalo Brandon Brooks Isaac Seumalo Jason Kelce Stefen Wisniewski Stefen Wisniewski Chance Warmack H. Vaitai Will Beatty Nelson Agholor Torrey Smith Mack Hollins Shelton Gibson Nick Foles Nate Sudfeld LeGarrette Blount Jay Ajayi Wendell Smallwood Corey Clement Kenjon Barner
DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART POS. NO. PLAYER DE 75 Vinny Curry 96 Derek Barnett 51 Steven Means 93 Tim Jernigan 94 Beau Allen 91 Fletcher Cox 97 Destiny Vaeao 98 Elijah Qualls 55 Brandon Graham 56 Chris Long 50 Bryan Braman 95 Mychal Kendricks 54 Kama Grugier-Hill 47 Nathan Gerry 57 Dannell Ellerbe 53 Nigel Bradham 52 Najee Goode 31 Jalen Mills 21 Patrick Robinson 22 Sidney Jones 23 Rodney McLeod 24 Corey Graham 27 Malcolm Jenkins 26 Jaylen Watkins 41 Ronald Darby 32 Rasul Douglas 26 Jaylen Watkins DT DT DE LB MLB LB
CB CB 17 14 86 87 88 65 73 79 73 62 61 61 67 72 66 13 82 10 18 9 7 29 36 28 30 38
SPECIAL TEAMS POS. NO. PLAYER K 4 Jake Elliott P 8 Donnie Jones LS 45 Rick Lovato PR 38 Kenjon Barner KR 38 Kenjon Barner
RESULTS
Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 12 Oct. 23 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 25 Dec. 31 Divisional AFC title
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