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Nick Foles completed 32 of 51 passes for 381 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the Eagles’ 23-21 win over the Bucs Sunday afternoon.
Below is a breakdown of how the rookie performed after having re-watched all of his throws. Look for the All-22 review later this week.
Where would the Eagles pick if the season ended today? How much can change in the next three weeks? Here’s a look.
Here’s a look at Eagles snap counts from Sunday’s win over the Bucs. We’ll go position-by-position.
As rookie tackle Dennis Kelly put it, there were no “movie-quality quotes” out of Nick Foles in the final moments against the Bucs Sunday. He did not grab a facemask or launch into any inspirational speeches. Yet Andy Reid said afterwards that Foles was able to rally his teammates down the stretch and made everyone play better.
How did he do it?
With the game on the line and two seconds on the clock, it was Nick Foles who decided what play to run, Andy Reid said following the Eagles’ 23-21 victory over the Bucs.
“He wanted that last play,” Reid said. “That’s a play that he wanted. I’m talking about the last play of the game. He called it. He wanted it, and he executed it. He did a great job with it so hats off to him.”
Here are my instant observations from the Eagles’ 23-21 win over the Bucs.
The Eagles are down yet another playmaker.
Brent Celek suffered a concussion on the very first play of the game against the Bucs Sunday. He is the third member of the offense to be sidelined by a head injury in recent weeks, joining Michael Vick and LeSean McCoy.
Celek was tackled by a pair of Tampa defenders after a modest gain and had trouble getting to his feet. He eventually walked off and was evaluated by trainers on the sidelines before heading inside.
Celek was replaced by Clay Harbor.
The offense has been ripped apart by injuries. Four-fifths of the offensive line is gone. Same with the starting quarterback, the starting running back and No. 1 wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who is on injured reserve with fractured ribs. And now, their tight end.
Nnamdi Asomugha left early in the second quarter with a neck and thigh injury. The veteran corner jumped up to make a play on the ball and was upended by Dallas Clark. Asomugha landed flat on his upper back and stayed down for some time before walking gingerly off the field.
Join Tim and Sheil for a live chat as the Eagles take on the Bucs Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
As Sheil detailed earlier, the Eagles have an 8.6 percent chance to grab the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft, per Football Outsiders, and nearly a 50 percent chance to be in the top 5.
If the season ended today, the Eagles would have the fourth pick. What exactly would that get them? We looked at all the NFL drafts since 2000 to see if they hold any answers. Here is a look at what teams have done with that fourth pick over the last 13 seasons:
At some point today, Jeffrey Lurie will likely think back to that frigid January afternoon in 2003 when the future of his franchise seemed so promising.
You know the day I’m talking about. The crowd at the Vet was ready for one final party. After Brian Mitchell took the opening kickoff 70 yards and Duce Staley found the end zone from 20 yards out, it looked like that’s exactly what they’d get.
The Eagles announced today that they’ve promoted linebacker Ryan Rau to the active roster and placed offensive lineman Nate Menkin on injured reserve.