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Eagles Week 3 snap counts: the defense rests

Turns out there is in fact rest for the wicked.

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Snap counts for the Eagles 34-3 demolishing of the Steelers are out.

The following players were inactive: Zach Ertz (rib), Leodis McKelvin (hamstring), Isaac Semualo (pectoral), Bryce Treggs, Josh Andrews, Dillon Gordon, Hal Vaitai.

OFFENSE

Player Number Percentage
Brandon Brooks 65 100%
Lane Johnson 65 100%
Allen Barbre 65 100%
Carson Wentz 65 100%
Jason Kelce 65 100%
Jason Peters 65 100%
Jordan Matthews 55 85%
Nelson Agholor 52 80%
Brent Celek 45 69%
Trey Burton 33 51%
Dorial Green-Beckham 32 49%
Josh Huff 26 40%
Wendell Smallwood 24 37%
Darren Sproles 24 37%
Matt Tobin 12 18%
Kenjon Barner 12 18%
Ryan Mathews 8 12%
Beau Allen 1 2%
Stefen Wisniewski 1 2%

DEFENSE

Player Numbr Percentage
Rodney McLeod 60 100%
Malcolm Jenkins 60 100%
Nolan Carroll 60 100%
Ron Brooks 58 97%
Nigel Bradham 56 93%
Jalen Mills 53 88%
Jordan Hicks 49 82%
Connor Barwin 47 78%
Brandon Graham 42 70%
Fletcher Cox 41 68%
Bennie Logan 29 48%
Vinny Curry 26 43%
Destiny Vaeao 19 32%
Beau Allen 17 28%
Marcus Smith 13 22%
Stephen Tulloch 11 18%
Mychal Kendricks 9 15%
Steven Means 6 10%
Jaylen Watkins 3 5%
Najee Goode 1 2%

SPECIAL TEAMS

Player Number Percentage
Trey Burton 20 77%
Chris Maragos 20 77%
Bryan Braman 20 77%
Jaylen Watkins 18 69%
Najee Goode 18 69%
Kamu Grugier-Hill 18 69%
Marcus Smith 14 54%
Caleb Sturgis 13 50%
Mychal Kendricks 11 42%
Jon Dorenbos 11 42%
Donnie Jones 11 42%
Terrence Brooks 11 42%
Beau Allen 8 31%
Brent Celek 8 31%
Rodney McLeod 7 27%
Malcolm Jenkins 6 23%
Jalen Mills 6 23%
Brandon Brooks 6 23%
Lane Johnson 6 23%
Allen Barbre 6 23%
Josh Huff 6 23%
Wendell Smallwood 6 23%
Matt Tobin 6 23%
Stefen Wisniewski 6 23%
Nolan Carroll 5 19%
Kenjon Barner 5 19%
Darren Sproles 4 15%
Jordan Hicks 2 8%
Brandon Graham 2 8%
Bennie Logan 2 8%
Vinny Curry 2 8%
Steven Means 2 8%

NOTES

Dorial Green-Beckham saw his playing time continue to increase, but didn't give the Eagles much reason to maintain that track when he dropped a good pass by Carson Wentz.

Trey Burton also saw his playing time increase and had his own bought with drops. Expect his and Brent Celek's playing time to decrease in two weeks if Zach Ertz returns.

Matt Tobin again saw playing time as a 6th OL as the Eagles once again ate up the clock in the fourth quarter.

If there's anything to criticize Doug Pederson for, it's that the game was in the bag in the fourth quarter and Carson Wentz was still in the game. Put in Chase Daniel and let Wentz enjoy the end of the game from the safety of the sideline.

Defensively, this was the most amount of snaps the Eagles have faced so far this season with 60, which still isn't a whole lot. Jim Schwartz kept his players, particularly his line, rotating and fresh. Jordan Hicks played only 88% of snaps, Fletcher Cox just 68% and Bennie Logan only 48%, all season lows, while Destiny Vaeao saw his playing time increase after last week's strong showing. A high workload caused the Eagles defense to deteriorate in December under Chip Kelly, barring any major injuries that shouldn't be the case under Schwartz and Pederson.

Mychal Kendricks barely saw the field. That wasn't entirely his fault as the Steelers were in nickel for pretty much every snap and Kendricks was not at 100%, but getting eclipsed on the depth chart by Stephen Tulloch and Marcus Smith is a bad sign. He saw more playing time on special teams than he did on defense.

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