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Eagles snap counts: Offense gets a boost from an unlikely source originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles were finally at full strength on offense Sunday afternoon but it didn’t last long.
Dallas Goedert suffered a hamstring injury on the first drive of the Eagles’ 20-16 win over the Browns and did not return. In his absence, third-year tight end Grant Calcaterra had a career game.
Goedert played just 3 snaps on Sunday before leaving. Calcaterra played 57 of 62 snaps on offense, which was a career high, besting his previous mark of 39 against the Giants in 2022. Jack Stoll played 39/62.
It was also a career game in the stat sheet for Calcaterra, who had 4 catches for 67 yards. He had a 34-yarder and a 20-yarder during this game and quarterback Jalen Hurts seemed to trust him.
“Well, I think the biggest takeaway from that, and in five games, it’s only been one time where we really just had, you know, everyone out there, our clean slate, first unit, first group,” Hurts said. “And so that definitely presents a challenge in itself that we have to overcome as a team. But I’m very proud of how, they were prepared to step up and be ready.
“And then, honestly, some of those things just pop, you know, is Grant. He had two back-to-back (catches). Yeah, the second one is never supposed to go to him, to be honest. It’s not his ball. But he showed up. We were able to get it to him, and he ran with the ball in his hands.”
Before Sunday’s game, Calcaterra had 176 career receiving yards in 34 games. He had more yards against the Browns than he did in 15 games last year. Calcaterra’s performance on Sunday is 27% of his career output.
Other offensive notes
• Jordan Mailata played the first 49 snaps of the game before leaving with a hamstring injury. Fred Johnson played the final 13 snaps and held up against All-Pro Myles Garrett. Mailata was seen on crutches and with his left leg in a sleeve after the game.
• Jalen Hurts and four o this five…
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Author : NBC Sports Philadelphia
Publish date : 2024-10-14 14:49:45
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