Eagles snap count vs. Cowboys: Breakdown, observations from 28-23 win in Week 9
The Eagles made things difficult for themselves down the stretch, but still made enough plays to secure a 28-23 win over the Cowboys on Sunday.
All-Pro quarterback Jalen Hurts shook off a hit to his injured left knee, throwing for 207 yards and two touchdowns, and running for another score, as Philadelphia became the only 8-1 team in the NFL.
With the Birds now on a bye week, and awaiting word on Dallas Goedert’s injury, we’re breaking down the sanp counts and playing time percentages from Sunday’s win.
QB
Hurts played all 62 offensive snaps after initially looking like he’d be forced to exit the win with a knee injury.
RB
D’Andre Swift 40 snaps
Kenneth Gainwell 23 snaps
Rashaad Penny 2 snaps
Swift had 18 carries for 43 yards, while Kenny Gainwell logged 3 carries for 22 yards and a touchdown.
WR
A.J. Brown 60 snaps
DeVonta Smith 58 snaps
Olamide Zaccheaus 26 snaps
Julio Jones 19 snaps
Brown led the Eagles with 7 catches for 66 yards and a touchdown, while DeVonta Smith logged 3 catches for 51 yards and a score.
TE
Dallas Goedert 48 snaps
Jack Stoll 27 snaps
Albert Okwuegbunam 6 snaps
Goedert had 3 catches for 50 yards before exiting with a forearm fracture.
OL
Jordan Mailata 62 snaps
Landon Dickerson 62 snaps
Jason Kelce 62 snaps
Tyler Steen 62 snaps
Lane Johnson 62 snaps
DL
Josh Sweat 63 snaps
Fletcher Cox 55 snaps
Jalen Carter 51 snaps
Milton Williams 28 snaps
Jordan Davis 18 snaps
Brandon Graham 18 snaps
Marlon Tuipulotu 3 snaps
Josh Sweat led the charge with 4 tackles, 1 QB hit, 1 TFL, and 1 sack.
LB
Zach Cunningham 75 snaps
Haason Reddick 60 snaps
Nicholas Morrow 54 snaps
Nakobe Dean 21 snaps
Nolan Smith 9 snaps
Zach Cunningham led the Eagles with 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 pass defended, while Haason Reddick picked up another sack (7.5).
CB
Darius Slay 74 snaps
James Bradberry 73 snaps
Eli Ricks 47 snaps
Josh Jobe 1 snap
Undrafted free agent rookie, Eli Ricks logged 47 snaps in the slot, and spent crucial time matched up against CeeDee Lamb. Ricks didn’t always fare well, but he got big game experience.
Safety
Reed Blankenship 75 snaps
Kevin Byard 75 snaps
Sydney Brown 25 snaps
Byard played every snap in his second game with the Eagles, logging 9 tackles, while Reed Blankenship logged 75 snaps, posting 7 tackles and 2 passes defended.
