The Eagles lost to the Redskins on Sunday and like their previous loss to the Lions, a look at the snap counts helps illustrate why.
OFFENSE
Player | Position | Snaps | Percentage |
Halapoulivaati Vaitai | T | 52 | 100% |
Allen Barbre | G | 52 | 100% |
Brandon Brooks | G | 52 | 100% |
Jason Peters | T | 52 | 100% |
Jason Kelce | C | 52 | 100% |
Carson Wentz | QB | 52 | 100% |
Jordan Matthews | WR | 47 | 90% |
Zach Ertz | TE | 46 | 88% |
Nelson Agholor | WR | 42 | 81% |
Dorial Green-Beckham | WR | 42 | 81% |
Darren Sproles | RB | 23 | 44% |
Brent Celek | TE | 13 | 25% |
Ryan Mathews | RB | 11 | 21% |
Wendell Smallwood | RB | 10 | 19% |
Trey Burton | TE | 9 | 17% |
Josh Huff | WR | 9 | 17% |
Kenjon Barner | RB | 8 | 15% |
DEFENSE
Player | Position | Snaps | Percentage |
Malcolm Jenkins | SS | 74 | 100% |
Jordan Hicks | LB | 74 | 100% |
Nigel Bradham | LB | 74 | 100% |
Rodney McLeod | FS | 73 | 99% |
Jalen Mills | CB | 73 | 99% |
Nolan Carroll | CB | 68 | 92% |
Connor Barwin | DE | 60 | 81% |
Brandon Graham | DE | 57 | 77% |
Fletcher Cox | DT | 55 | 74% |
Ron Brooks | CB | 52 | 70% |
Beau Allen | DT | 43 | 58% |
Vinny Curry | DE | 31 | 42% |
Destiny Vaeao | DT | 28 | 38% |
Mychal Kendricks | LB | 22 | 30% |
Bennie Logan | DT | 17 | 23% |
Marcus Smith | DE | 11 | 15% |
Jaylen Watkins | SS | 1 | 1% |
Stephen Tulloch | LB | 1 | 1% |
SPECIAL TEAMS
Player | Position | Snaps | Percentage |
Bryan Braman | DE | 26 | 87% |
Chris Maragos | FS | 25 | 83% |
Jaylen Watkins | SS | 21 | 70% |
Trey Burton | TE | 21 | 70% |
Najee Goode | LB | 21 | 70% |
Kamu Grugier-Hill | LB | 21 | 70% |
Wendell Smallwood | RB | 18 | 60% |
Ron Brooks | CB | 12 | 40% |
Josh Huff | WR | 12 | 40% |
Marcus Smith | DE | 11 | 37% |
Zach Ertz | TE | 10 | 33% |
Brent Celek | TE | 10 | 33% |
Jon Dorenbos | LS | 10 | 33% |
Donnie Jones | P | 10 | 33% |
Beau Allen | DT | 9 | 30% |
Caleb Sturgis | K | 9 | 30% |
Brandon Graham | DE | 8 | 27% |
Malcolm Jenkins | SS | 7 | 23% |
Nolan Carroll | CB | 6 | 20% |
Jordan Hicks | LB | 5 | 17% |
Connor Barwin | DE | 5 | 17% |
Vinny Curry | DE | 5 | 17% |
Kenjon Barner | RB | 5 | 17% |
Rodney McLeod | FS | 4 | 13% |
Mychal Kendricks | LB | 4 | 13% |
Halapoulivaati Vaitai | T | 4 | 13% |
Allen Barbre | G | 4 | 13% |
Brandon Brooks | G | 4 | 13% |
Darren Sproles | RB | 4 | 13% |
Matt Tobin | G | 4 | 13% |
Stefen Wisniewski | C | 4 | 13% |
Terrence Brooks | SS | 4 | 13% |
Nigel Bradham | LB | 2 | 7% |
Fletcher Cox | DT | 2 | 7% |
Bennie Logan | DT | 2 | 7% |
Destiny Vaeao | DT | 1 | 3% |
NOTES
The coaching staff remembered that Wendell Smallwood and Kenjon Barner exist, but it didn't do much good on Sunday.
Brent Celek and Trey Burton played just 22 snaps combined. The Eagles strength on offense (besides Carson Wentz) is their tight ends, and that limited amount of playing time, especially with the offensive line struggling, is highly concerning. Brent Celek is an excellent blocking tight end but he played a season low total and percentage of snaps.
Also concerning, after seeing time in every game as a 6th offensive lineman, Matt Tobin never saw any action on offense.
The broadcast showed when Jaylen Watkins entered the game, which is nice for his family because that's the only play the coaches put him on the field for.
Beau Allen and Destiny Vaeao's playing time increased in relief of an injured Bennie Logan.
Mychal Kendricks' 30% of snaps was his second lowest of the season, though his second most in terms of total snaps. Also of note, his special teams playing time has decreased each week, from a Week 1 high of 21% to a Week 6 low of 5%.
Thanks in part to returning kickoffs, Wendell Smallwood played a season high number and percentage of special teams snaps. His 10 snaps on offense were his second highest of the season. Expect the coaching staff to continue to find ways to get him on the field.