Zone Read: Eagles-Cardinals, the Day After
SNAP COUNTS
Offense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| QUARTERBACKS | ||
| Nick Foles | 78 | 100% |
| RUNNING BACKS | ||
| LeSean McCoy | 61 | 78% |
| Bryce Brown | 15 | 19% |
| Chris Polk | 2 | 3% |
| WIDE RECEIVERS | ||
| Riley Cooper | 78 | 100% |
| DeSean Jackson | 66 | 85% |
| Jason Avant | 46 | 59% |
| Brad Smith | 7 | 9% |
| Damaris Johnson | 1 | 1% |
| TIGHT ENDS | ||
| Brent Celek | 64 | 82% |
| Zach Ertz | 38 | 49% |
| James Casey | 12 | 15% |
You can see with the tight end ssnaps that the Eagles used a lot of ’12’ personnel.
At wide receiver, Jeff Maehl suffered a head injury and didn’t play any offensive snaps. Smith obviously had the one snap at QB. The other eight were at wide receiver.
Damaris Johnson only played one offensive snap. He was not used on punt or kickoff returns either.
Defense:
| Total Snaps | Percentage Of Snaps | |
|---|---|---|
| DEFENSIVE LINE | ||
| Fletcher Cox | 57 | 80% |
| Bennie Logan | 42 | 59% |
| Cedric Thornton | 41 | 58% |
| Vinny Curry | 22 | 31% |
| Clifton Geathers | 11 | 15% |
| Damion Square | 10 | 14% |
| OUTSIDE LBs | ||
| Connor Barwin | 71 | 100% |
| Trent Cole | 58 | 82% |
| Brandon Graham | 13 | 18% |
| INSIDE LBs | ||
| Mychal Kendricks | 71 | 100% |
| DeMeco Ryans | 69 | 97% |
| CORNERBACKS | ||
| Cary Williams | 71 | 100% |
| Bradley Fletcher | 71 | 100% |
| Brandon Boykin | 30 | 42% |
| Roc Carmichael | 2 | 3% |
| SAFETIES | ||
| Nate Allen | 71 | 100% |
| Patrick Chung | 71 | 100% |
Graham only played 13 snaps, but came away with a pair of sacks.
Barwin, Allen, Bradley Fletcher, Williams and Mychal Kendricks played every snap. The Eagles used a dime package with Roc Carmichael in the red zone, and Ryans came off the field.
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GUESSING THE LINE
The Eagles host the Lions at the Linc at 1 p.m. Sunday. Detroit is 7-5 atop the NFC North and coming off a win over the Packers on Thanksgiving Day.
This seems like a pretty even matchup to me, and the game means a lot to both teams. Because it’s at home, I’ll guess Eagles (-3) for the line.
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