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Eagles snap counts: Jalen Carter has an Iron Man performance originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Jalen Carter didn’t leave the field.
The Eagles’ defense played 66 snaps in their 26-18 win over the Commanders on Thursday night and Carter played every single one of them.
That’s something Fletcher Cox never did in his incredible 12-year career with the Eagles. In fact, NFL snap count data goes back to 2012 and this is the first time an Eagles defensive tackle has ever played 100% of the team’s defensive snaps in a game.
Defensive tackle is supposed to be a rotational position but Carter played 96.3% of the snaps against the Jaguars and now he played 100% of the snaps against the Commanders. Those are the two highest-percentage games for an Eagles defensive tackle on record.
And he’s playing well too.
Carter on Thursday night was a menace. He had seven total tackles, a tackle for loss and was applying pressure to the Commanders’ offensive line and quarterback Jayden Daniels all night.
“I mean, I heard about Jalen Carter before I got here but it’s different to see it in person,” linebacker Zack Baun said. “And to play behind it is unreal. He doesn’t always pop out on the stat sheet but he’s always making plays and knocking the O-line back so we can make plays. He’s doing a really good job. All the credit to him and JD and the guys up front.”
The Eagles have a mini bye week after playing on Thursday night, which is probably why defensive coordinator Vic Fangio felt comfortable playing Carter every snap in this game. He’ll have a few extra days to recover before the Eagles face the Rams in LA next weekend.
Before Carter entered the league, Cox had the top 11 spots on the Eagles’ list of defensive snap percentage games (dating back to 2012) but Carter now owns three of the top 10.
Carter is the only defensive tackle in the NFL to play 100% of the defensive snaps for his team in a game this season. And his game against the Jaguars ranks…
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Publish date : 2024-11-16 12:00:00
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