The Eagles walked out of London with a loss and a few more moving parts to sort through.
Philadelphia dropped a 19-17 decision to the Jaguars on Sunday when a 57-yard field goal beat them as time expired, a finish that turned what looked like a rough afternoon into a missed chance. The defeat pushed the Eagles to 2-3, putting them below .500 for the first time since Nick Sirianni’s first year as head coach in 2021.
One of the clearest takeaways came up front, where the Eagles leaned hard on their young offensive linemen. Bell, Lampkin and Majors each played all 62 offensive snaps, and for that group, the workload was a massive leap in experience.
They had combined for just 64 career snaps before this game, and both Lampkin and Majors were making their first career starts after arriving as undrafted players. Bell, meanwhile, is a third-round rookie.
“There is still developmental work to be done, and continuity and chemistry to build, but those things take time.”
“These are three young players that we have a ton of confidence in,” said OC Sean Mannion. “They're talented.
They're getting their first taste of real action. I think they're going to keep getting better.
We feel good about the depth of this group while we're kind of weathering the storm through some of these injuries.”
At tight end, the return of Dallas Goedert after a two-game absence with a knee injury trimmed the need for Ertz, who was limited to seven snaps in London. The Eagles do not appear eager to hand him a bigger role now, and with no practice squad elevations left, his roster situation is getting tight.
If Philadelphia wants to keep him, the team has to add him to the 53-man roster this week, cut him, or keep him on the practice squad. He is also eight catches away from the franchise record for career receptions.
On offense, the receiver continued to make the most of limited chances. He played a career-high 53 snaps and has turned only seven catches into four touchdowns this season. That production makes him the first Eagles receiver to score four touchdowns in the first five games since Jeremy Maclin in 2014.
On the other side of the ball, Davis saw another modest snap count despite the offseason raise that came with high expectations. He played 35 snaps, and Vic Fangio explained that the heavy amount of nickel defense kept the rotation tight.
“Not much base, which only two of those guys play, so it kind of becomes three for two with him, [Moro] Ojomo, and Jalen [Carter]," said Fangio. "So those three, and then when you add the other two guys, it's going to spread it out some.”
Moore also ended up in an unfamiliar spot after Michael Carter left with an abdominal injury. A slot cornerback by trade, Moore moved to safety and handled 44 snaps while making five tackles.
“When you consider the lack of background, he's never played safety in his career, gets here after training camp, limited reps with our defense, he's getting some in scout team, I thought he did a pretty damn good job considering the circumstances,” said Fangio.
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