The Philadelphia Eagles rallied late to escape with a 15-12 victory over the New Orleans Saints and improve to 2-1 to start the regular season. After falling short last week, the Eagles survived their own self-inflicted wounds and secured a much-needed win on the road.
While the Eagles managed to win on Sunday, several starters suffered injuries throughout the game as well. Here’s a closer look at the Eagle’s snap count totals from the team’s comeback victory in Week 3.
Eagles Snap Count Totals in Comeback Win Over Saints
Offensive Snap Count Totals
LT Jordan Mailata: 67 (100%)
LG Landon Dickerson: 67 (100%)
C Cam Jurgens: 67 (100%)
QB Jalen Hurts: 67 (100%)
WR Jahan Dotson: 58 (87%)
TE Dallas Goedert: 57 (85%)
RB Saquon Barkley: 55 (82%)
RG Tyler Steen: 53 (79%)
WR DeVonta Smith: 52 (78%)
RT Fred Johnson: 49 (73%)
WR Parris Campbell: 33 (49%)
TE Grant Calcaterra: 24 (36%)
WR Johnny Wilson: 21 (31%)
RT Lane Johnson: 18 (27%)
RG Mekhi Becton: 14 (21%)
TE Jack Stoll: 13 (19%)
RB Kenneth Gainwell: 12 (18%)
WR Britain Covey: 7 (10%)
S Reed Blankenship: 3 (4%)
Defensive Snap Count Totals
CB Quinyon Michell: 55 (100%)
S Reed Blankenship: 55 (100%)
S C.J. Gardner-Johnson: 55 (100%)
LB Zack Baun: 55 (100%)
LB Nakobe Dean: 54 (98%)
DL Jalen Carter: 48 (87%)
CB Darius Slay: 47 (85%)
DL Milton Williams: 36 (65%)
EDGE Brandon Graham: 35 (64%)
EDGE Josh Sweat: 33 (60%)
DL Jordan Davis: 29 (53%)
CB Avonte Maddox: 28 (51%)
EDGE Nolan Smith: 20 (36%)
EDGE Bryce Huff: 18 (33%)
DL Moro Ojomo: 17 (31%)
DL Thomas Booker IV: 10 (18%)
CB Kelee Ringo: 10 (18%)
Special Teams Snap Count Totals
CB Kelee Ringo: 15 (88%)
LB Oren Burks: 13 (76%)
S Tristin McCollum: 13 (76%)
LB Ben VanSumeren: 13 (76%)
CB Cooper DeJean: 13 (76%)
RB Will Shipley: 10 (59%)
EDGE Jalyx Hunt: 9 (53%)
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.: 9 (53%)
P Braden Mann: 7 (41%)
TE Jack Stoll: 6 (35%)
CB Avonte Maddox: 5 (29%)
RB Kenneth Gainwell: 5 (29%)
EDGE Nolan Smith: 5 (29%)
CB Isaiah Rodgers: 4 (24%)
LB Zack Baun: 4 (24%)
LS Rick Lovato: 4 (24%)
DL Jordan Davis: 4 (24%)
TE Grant Calcaterra: 4 (24%)
DL Jalen Carter: 4 (24%)
DL Moro Ojomo: 4 (24%)
WR Johnny Wilson: 4 (24%)
EDGE Brandon Graham: 3 (18%)
DL Milton Williams: 3 (18%)
K Jake Elliott: 2 (12%)
OL Jordan Mailata: 2 (12%)
OL Nick Gates: 2 (12%)
OL Fred Johnson: 2 (12%)
OL Landon Dickerson: 2 (12%)
S Reed Blankenship: 2 (12%)
WR Britain Covey: 2 (12%)
LB Nakobe Dean: 2 (12%)
OL Cam Jurgens: 2 (12%)
OL Tyler Steen: 2 (12%)
EDGE Josh Sweat: 1 (6%)
EDGE Bryce Huff: 1 (6%)
DL Thomas Booker IV: 1 (6%)
CB Quinyon Mitchell: 1 (6%)
Snap count totals according to TruMedia
Eagles Snap Count Takeaways
Eagles Offense
The Eagles dealt with multiple injuries along the offensive line as both Lane Johnson and Mekhi Becton exited the game in the first half. That forced Tyler Steen and Fred Johnson into action, as they both played over 70% of Philadelphia’s offensive snaps in Week 3.
Philadelphia also dealt with a plethora of injuries at wide receiver as well. A.J. Brown missed the game due to a hamstring injury, and he was joined on the sideline by Britain Covey and DeVonta Smith. Jahan Dotson shouldered the heaviest load at wide receiver — he played 58 snaps, more than any other skill position player on Philadelphia’s offense.
After playing 90% of Philadelphia’s offensive snaps in Week 2, Saquon Barkley took a slight step back against the Saints. Barkley’s workload dipped down to 82%, as Kenneth Gainwell played 18% of Philadelphia’s offensive snaps in New Orleans. Regardless of his slightly lower snap total, Barkley is still Philadelphia’s workhorse running back.
It’s funny to see safety Reed Blankenship listed along the offensive players with three snaps in Week 3. Blankenship served as the deep “running back” when the Eagles utilized victory formation and Jalen Hurts kneeled the ball three times to run out the clock.
Eagles Defense
After being gashed on the ground during the first two games of the regular season, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio knew it was time to change. The Eagles relied on significantly more five-man fronts and less nickel formations, which resulted in Avonte Maddox playing just 28 snaps and 51% of the team’s total defensive snaps.
Disappointing free agent addition Bryce Huff also saw his workload drastically diminished. After playing 32 defensive snaps and 52% of the team’s total defensive snaps in Week 2, Huff saw those numbers drop to 18% and 33%, respectively. Huff is now clearly the fourth edge rusher on Philadelphia’s depth chart.
While Huff saw his role reduced, Brandon Graham played a significantly bigger role in Week 3. Graham led all edge rushers with 35 defensive snaps while playing 64% of the team’s total defensive snaps. Fangio said Graham wasn’t in Philadelphia for a farewell tour and that he was going to play; that became very clear this week.
After being benched for Philadelphia’s opening drive in Week 2, Jalen Carter responded with a dominant performance. The most encouraging part about Carter’s showing was that he played a whopping 87% of the team’s defensive snaps against the Saints. Given the questions about Carter’s conditioning, he certainly had an encouraging performance.