Self-inflicted wounds kill Eagles in loss to Dolphins

It was them, too.

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford and running back Ryan Mathews both suffered concussions against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. “He wasn’t able to finish the game”, tackle Lane Johnson said.

“This is a great opportunity for us”, Suh said. That’s what makes him risky. The severity of the shoulder issue will be revealed in the coming days but we know for sure that he could well be doubtful for at least next Sunday’s game against Tampa due to the NFL Concussion protocol.

Kelce’s committed two holding penalties against a Dolphins team that came into the game with the league’s 31st-ranked rushing defense. The defense has shown that it can do it, and the offense has done it in spurts, but at no point this season have all three phases looked solid on the same afternoon.

“It was a heck of a win”, Interim Head Coach Dan Campbell said.

The Birds have seven games remaining, enough to achieve fulfillment. He did this Sunday. He has for much of this past month, if you want to be fair.

One thing about him is that he brings energy and confidence, but not necessarily execution at the most critical times. Led by runs from rookie Jay Ajayi of 20-yards and 24-yards, the Dolphins would move down to the Philadelphia four-yard line before having to settle for a field goal.

There’s one other Dolphin getting votes, one you might not guess: special teamer Spencer Paysinger (11th).

The duo also makes the Eagles one of four teams with two running backs with 500-plus yards from scrimmage, Murray with 600 yards including receiving numbers, Mathews with 506 yards.

We’ve been so focused on Sam Bradford’s erratic and maddening play throughout the regular season, that the questions of his durability had become a bit of a forgotten concern.

“We see a lot of familiar plays that we’ve seen over time and that we practice all offseason”, Eagles defensive coordinator Bill Davis said.

Furthermore, the Eagles were entering a stretch of three games against three sub-.500 teams and had a chance to string together a few wins and build off that momentum.

Miami Dolphins cornerback Brent Grimes (21) intercepts a pass intended for Tennessee Titans tight end Anthony Fasano (80) at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee on October 18, 2015.

But Suh was the one who ruined Philadelphia’s game plan. Eagles coach Chip Kelly said after the game that the team was awaiting further updates on Bradford.

Where was he the first month of the season?

Murray’s comfort level with the Eagles’ offense has been growing. Safe to say the Eagles missed the big-play ability of Jordan Hicks this week. I’ve taken pride in my special teams from my first year with the Giants. “Understanding what I have at hand what I need to do to play with my teammates”. “If you don’t have it because they’re in coverage – it looked to me like [TE Brent Celek] was open underneath – just dump it down, play the next snap and get a positive yardage. That’s something that’s important”.

For the usually slow starting Eagles it was the strangest of days. He compared it to his college days against such offenses.

“I’ve always been a guy playing textbook defense”, he said. Well, we could roll out the backup quarterback to his opposite side, even though he hasn’t played since last season. They obviously come in as favorites in this Sunday matchup, but a Dolphins team desperate to score a victory is still a unsafe challenge.