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Eagles snap counts: Avonte Maddox plays a ton in loss to Bucs originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles’ defense thrived in Week 3, going against a Saints offense that doesn’t major in 11 personnel.
That was not the case in Week 4.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers basically live in 11 personnel (three wideouts) so the Eagles had to match with their nickel defense. That meant an awful lot of Avonte Maddox in this game.
Maddox, 28, played 69 out of 77 defensive snaps (90%) in Sunday’s 33-16 loss to the Buccaneers. (Some of his snaps late in the game came at safety after a couple injuries.) Maddox has played more snaps in a game just five times in his career.
In this game, Maddox was targeted 8 times in coverage and gave up 5 receptions for 59 yards. He also had a key missed tackle on Chris Godwin on a swing pass after Godwin went in motion across the formation.
The intrigue with the nickel cornerback position is that the backup at this spot is rookie Cooper DeJean. The 40th overall pick missed a lot of training camp but he has been catching up and is only playing nickel in practice. And with a Week 5 bye week, it’s fair to wonder if the time for a change has arrived.
Other defensive notes
• The heat was a real factor on Sunday with a real-feel temperature over 100 degrees. That was tough on the Eagles’ defense, which played 77 snaps. The only player on the field for all of them was rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell.
• Nakobe Dean played 75 of 77 snaps on defense and had a rough afternoon. He missed a team-high five tackles, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. Zack Baun played 71 snaps as the other linebacker.
• C.J. Gardner-Johnson played 72/77 snaps and needed the cold tub and IVs when he left the game late in the fourth quarter. Reed Blankenship made it just 36 snaps before he left with what the Eagles called an illness.
• On the DL, Jalen Carter led the way with 52 snaps, even after leaving for a bit with cramps. Jordan Davis and Moro Ojomo played…
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Publish date : 2024-10-01 11:00:00
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