Redskins TE Reed ruled out of Eagles game with concussion

Jordan Reed (8-53 receiving on 11 targets in Week 5) had 9-129-2 receiving in Week 16 win over Eagles previous year, but check his status as he was in the concussion protocol on Wednesday.

For the second straight week, the Eagles’ D was roughed up in the first half (see 10 Observations). The flow of the game was weird. The predictable happened as safety Malcolm Jenkins returned it 64 yards for a score.

The Philadelphia Eagles scored two touchdowns without snapping a ball, grabbing every ounce of momentum from the Redskins and tying Sunday’s game. Wentz spreads the ball around to a group of solid, if unspectacular receivers, has a solid running back in Ryan Mathews and a playmaker in Darren Sproles along with good pass receivers at tight end. Davis said. “All I can do is correct it next time and not shoot”. Not sure if this was called by the players or Berry himself, but no matter who called for it, it is working.

The Eagles ran four offensive plays from scrimmage in the second quarter, and one of them was Wentz kneeling with 6 seconds left.

It wasn’t just Vaitai and the rest of the line putting rookie quarterback Carson Wentz at risk, it was how it changed the entire face of the offense.

This week, it was Fletcher Cox with a late hit that led to a touchdown.

A big NFC East game on the road against Josh Norman and the Redskins (3-2) is the next big test for Wentz and the Eagles (3-1). Against Detroit, the Eagles were affected by poor officiating. As expected, rookie right offensive tackle Halapoulivaati Vaitai, replacing the suspended Lane Johnson, had his problems with Washington defensive end Ryan Kerrigan, who had 2½ sacks in the first half.

The team and its fans are witnessing a rebirth of the Eagles under Doug Pederson. “We just favored that little more the second half of the game and once we got going, it helped us a little bit in the passing game being able to throw it down the field”. “We stayed at manageable distances and we were able to dlip the field without even having to throw a pass a couple of times”. If you want to trade Dennis Kelly for a wide receiver (after reports of Johnson’s possible suspension surface), you might want to have someone who has played a few snaps before sending him out there against National Football League linemen. But Wentz probably should have gotten rid of the ball before the final two sacks of the game. He’s got some length and good ball skills.

The moment they could have wilted and continued their meltdown instead led to the reason the Washington Redskins will contend all season. During their three-game winning streak, it was hard to know just how good the Redskins were. “We’ll be back; we’ll be better”.

But overall, the defense was on the field for 34:13, which may have been the norm last season, but is the longest span of any game thus far this season. The same goes for Pierre Garcon, who at times has terrorized the Eagles. His 45-yard carry alone vaulted him past his previous lagging total. All guys can make plays in the backfield on run plays.

Ultimately, he was just one ineffective piece of an ineffective offense on Sunday.

The second catch early in the fourth quarter went for 37 yards on a wheel route down the left side. In fact, the Eagles’ offense could not find the end zone all day.