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whole new staff and new players and all that, so the adjustment is that the people are new. The adjustment is always going to be different just because you’re in a different spot.”

The Eagles have won three consecutiv­e games, and the Cardinals have won four. Both teams have head coaches with offensive background­s, and it’s not a coincidenc­e that both teams have started showing improvemen­t on offense, Kelly said.

“I kind of think they are similar to us in that they are just getting more comfortabl­e with their personnel and with Bruce’s (Arians) system. Obviously, it’s a proven system that he’s had a ton of success with in the National Football League over time. Carson (Palmer) is new, and it’s his first time working with him. Fitz (Larry Fitzgerald) was there, Michael Floyd was there, but you start to get all these different pieces in there, learning a new system, because it’s a whole new staff, so I just think that you can tell they’re starting to feel more comfortabl­e with each other.”

Injury update

Cardinals rookie running back Andre Ellington appeared on Thursday’s injury report with a knee injury. Ellington practiced fully on Wednesday.

Arians is not available to media on Thursdays so there was no immediate update on Ellington’s condition.

Safety Yeremiah Bell (knee) practiced fully after being limited on Wednesday.

Safety Earl Wolff (knee) remained the only Eagles player not to practice. scout team guys can remember, and then you keep trying to up the tempo as much as possible, but it’s never the same as it is in the game.”

It’s difficult to substitute properly in order to match personnel, said defensive coordinato­r Todd Bowles.

“It’s a challenge because it’s a different offense,” Bowles said. “Your guys have to be ready to play. You have to be ready to get back up to the ball.”

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