The Eagles’ Week 7 loss to the Cowboys came with plenty of snap-count oddities, and the biggest theme was clear: some of Philadelphia’s heaviest-used players were asked to do a lot and didn’t get much back for it.
On offense, Jordan Mailata remained the one constant, logging 100% of the Eagles’ offensive snaps this season. He also has 11.41% of the team’s special teams snaps. Landon Dickerson and Drew Kendall both played the full game in their first action back from injury, giving the line a much-needed full-strength look for a night.
There were also some notable shifts in the passing game. Darius Cooper led the team in offensive snaps, even though he was only fifth in targets with three.
With DeVonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks out, Makai Lemon stepped into a much bigger role and turned in career highs in snap count percentage, receptions with seven, and yards with 67. He matched his career-high with eight targets and scored his first career touchdown.
Dallas Goedert also stayed involved despite missing two practices last week because of injury, finishing second on the team with seven targets while operating on a lighter workload than usual.
The backfield was clearly affected by Saquon Barkley not being right. Dameon Pierce handled the most usage among the running backs, but he got banged up too, which opened the door for Elijah Mitchell to see snaps. Barkley still tried to play through it and finished with 71 yards from scrimmage on nine total touches, but the bigger question is whether Monday night may have pushed back his recovery timeline.
There was also a more eye-catching offensive wrinkle: Hollywood Brown looked like a different player compared to last week, when he was a healthy scratch and Elijah Moore was active ahead of him. This time Brown played more, while Moore’s season line remains modest - four targets, three catches, 20 yards.
Johnny Mundt saw his lowest offensive snap share of the season and his second-highest special teams share, a sign his role is shrinking. Eli Stowers made his NFL debut and, with E.J.
Jenkins gone, is now the TE3. Grant Calcaterra wasn’t far behind him as TE4.
Defensively, the numbers told a frustrating story for some of Philadelphia’s biggest names. Quinyon Mitchell briefly exited after getting banged up, then returned quickly, with Jonathan Jones filling in during his absence.
But the spotlight was on the interior line, where Jalen Carter played a lot and finished with nothing beyond two assisted tackles. Jordan Davis posted his highest snap count percentage of the season and came away with just four assisted tackles.
Ty Robinson, meanwhile, played five snaps and had one assisted tackle.
Arnold Ebiketie ended up carrying a bigger edge-rushing load than usual with Jalyx Hunt and Jonathan Greenard both less than 100% while dealing with injuries. A.J.
Epenesa also saw the second-most edge snaps, a heavy ask for both players. Moro Ojomo entered banged up and then got hurt again during the game.
At linebacker, the rotation tilted further toward Jihaad Campbell. Last week, Campbell and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. were basically in a 60-40 split.
This time it moved to roughly 55-35 in Campbell’s favor. Kenny Moore continues to line up next to Andrew Mukuba in nickel packages.
Rookie edge rusher Keyshawn James-Newby, elevated from the practice squad for the second time this season, played a small role; he has one elevation left.
On special teams, Kelee Ringo stood out with a strong punt-coverage tackle. Marcus Epps remains a special teams-only player after previously starting next to Mukuba in nickel looks.
Willie Lampkin was also limited to special teams after losing his starting job to Landon Dickerson, and Braden Mann continues to be one of the team’s most valuable players. Britain Covey suffered an injury and was ruled out after his only play of the game.
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