• DeVonta Smith leads the Philadelphia Eagles with out A.J. Brown: Smith gained almost half of the Eagles’ receiving yards on this recreation because the clear lead choice within the passing recreation.
• Tyler Allgeier’s taking part in time elevated: The cut up between the 2 Atlanta Falcons’ working backs was similar to final season.
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Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles regulate with out A.J. Brown: Brown confirmed up on the damage report Friday as restricted due to his hamstring. He didn’t observe Saturday and was finally dominated out.
ESPN’s Lisa Salters reported on Monday Night Football that Brown is anticipated to overlook a few weeks. This elevated Jahan Dotson from the third receiver to second on the depth chart, and he noticed a starter’s workload when it comes to routes run however was not a precedence within the passing recreation. He’s high quality to think about off the waiver wire in deeper leagues as a result of most full-time starters are price rostering in deep leagues, however he doesn’t seem to have chemistry with quarterback Jalen Hurts but.
Sixth-round rookie Johnny Wilson appeared like he can be the subsequent man up in three-receiver units, however he confirmed up on the damage report Saturday resulting from his hamstring, which probably restricted his taking part in time. Instead, it was Britain Covey as the first third extensive receiver, with Parris Campbell coming off the observe squad to additionally see vital taking part in time. Going ahead, we will anticipate this third spot to stay a rotation, probably a fair three-player cut up.
Tyler Allgeier sees extra taking part in time: Allgeier minimize into Bijan Robinson’s taking part in time, however that didn’t cease Robinson from being productive.
In Week 1, Robinson performed 50 offensive snaps to Allgeier’s 10. That included 4 performs the place each working backs have been on the sphere. This week, Allgeier noticed extra snaps and extra touches. There wasn’t any particular state of affairs Allgeier was in for. It principally occurred after Robinson performed a number of snaps in a row and obtained a couple of touches. This cut up seemed just like final season.
Thanks to Robinson’s effectivity, his stat line was nonetheless higher than most weeks. His 6.9 yards per carry was his second-best common in his profession, resulting in the third-best dashing yardage whole of his profession. He remains to be a must-start, even with fewer snaps. Like most working backs, his fantasy manufacturing will largely rely on his workforce successful and successful the time of possession battle, permitting Robinson to get nearer to twenty touches.
Miscellaneous Notes
• Falcons sixth-round rookie working again Jase McClellan was inactive for a second straight week. He was a restricted participant in observe with a knee damage, however he probably would have been inactive whatever the damage.
• Tight finish E.J. Jenkins joined Parris Campbell as a observe squad call-up to function the third tight finish. Albert Okwuegbunam Jr. can be the Eagles’ third tight finish, however he’s at the moment on injured reserve, they usually’ve stored solely two tight ends on the lively roster.
• Eagles rookie working again Will Shipley took 4 offensive snaps final week, all near the road of scrimmage moderately than within the backfield. This week, he didn’t see any taking part in time on offense.
Table Notes
• Snaps embrace performs known as again resulting from penalties, together with offensive holding or defensive go interference. The different three stats have these performs eliminated.
• Targets might differ from official NFL sources. The more than likely discrepancy can be from a transparent thrown-away go, the place the NFL might give the goal to the closest receiver whereas this knowledge is not going to.
• Carries are solely on designed performs. Quarterback scrambles received’t depend for the full variety of carries within the recreation.