Earlier on Friday, Eagles receiver A.J. Brown said, “I’m playing,” when reporters asked about the knee injury that was added to Thursday’s practice report.
Now, Friday’s injury report echoes Brown’s assessment.
Brown has no game status for Sunday’s game against Washington and is expected to play.
Brown was limited in practice on Thursday and Friday. He has recorded 56 catches for 946 yards with five touchdowns.
The Eagles will not activate defensive end Bryce Huff off of injured reserve this weekend, as he’s been ruled out with his wrist injury. Huff was limited in practice all week.
Receiver Britain Covey (neck) is also out, despite being a full participant in practice this week.
Safety Sydney Brown (concussion) is questionable. He didn’t practice Wednesday, was limited on Thursday, and was a full participant on Friday.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts (left finger), receiver DeVonta Smith, and guard Landon Dickerson (knee/rest) are all off the report and are set to play.
Eagles receiver A.J. Brown had a knee injury designation added to Thursday’s practice report, but he’s not planning on it sidelining him for Sunday’s game against the Commanders.
“I’m playing,” Brown said Friday, via Tim McManus of ESPN.
Brown, who was limited on Thursday, said he wasn’t quite sure what happened. But he doesn’t expect whatever it is to affect him.
“I was fine after the game. Fine the next day. Fine the day after that,” Brown said, noting that it could’ve been something that built up over time. “You find a way to get through it and play through stuff.”
Brown added that at this time of year, no one is healthy.
In 11 games this year, Brown has caught 56 passes for 946 yards with five touchdowns.
Philadelphia’s full injury report with game statuses will be released later on Friday.
Defensive tackle Jonathan Allen returned to practice this week, but his return to game action will have to wait a little longer.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn said at his Friday press conference that Allen will not play against the Eagles on Sunday. Allen is on injured reserve after tearing his pectoral earlier this season and his return to practice came as a bit of surprise because the team initially said that his season was over.
The Commanders can clinch a playoff spot this weekend with a win and losses by the Falcons and either the Seahawks or Rams. If they don’t, they will have a chance to do so against the Falcons in Week 17.
Quinn said that no other Commanders players have been ruled out. Tight end Zach Ertz and safety Jeremy Chinn are both trying to clear the concussion protocol in time to play on Sunday.
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts wore two different shoes for last Sunday’s game against the Steelers and it will wind up costing him a little money.
Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the league has fined Hurts $5,628 for violating the league’s uniform rules. Per the report, the specific violation was for wearing a shoe that was not one of the team’s “constitutional team colors.”
It’s not the first time that Hurts has worn mismatched shoes this season. During an October game against the Bengals, one of Hurts’s shoes came off during a play and he had to use a timeout to put on a different one because he couldn’t get the original one back on in time.
That situation didn’t lead to the same hit to Hurts’s wallet that the premeditated footwear choice did, but neither development did anything to hinder the quarterback’s game.
The Cowboys remain alive for a playoff berth. They need to win games and to hope the Commanders lose.
On Sunday, the Commanders face the Eagles. It will help the Cowboys if the Eagles win.
Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons doesn’t want the Eagles’ help.
“At this point, it’s fuck Philly, now,” Parsons told reporters on Thursday, via Clarence E. Hill, Jr. of All City DLLS. “Even if we got eliminated, like, I gotta crush Philly. Fuck them. I hate them now. I be seeing them just talking so much on socials. I don’t know, my Twitter page got consumed by Philly [fans]. Man, ugh. They say don’t look forward to some things but I’m excited about the matchup [next week], too.”
Next week, the Cowboys and the Eagles play in Philadelphia. The home crowd will surely be giving Parsons a special reception.
Especially if he wears that Santa suit.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley played only 49 of 80 offensive snaps Sunday. The team never announced an injury in-game, and Barkley said after the game he was “dealing with a little something” but didn’t elaborate.
Barkley was on the practice report Wednesday but not for injury. He did not participate with a load management day.
“Your body is going to tell you exactly what you need,” Barkley said, via Jeff Neiburg of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “The beauty of playing in 2024 is you have so much data, so much science. Trust in that; trust in the trainers; trust in the strength guys, and just listen and be coachable.”
Barkley finished Sunday with 19 carries for 65 yards, giving him 1,688 rushing yards for the season. That leaves him on pace to rush for just over 2,000 yards this season, but he no longer is on pace to surpass Eric Dickerson’s single-season record of 2,105 yards.
“Nothing changed from last week,” Barkley said of the rushing record. “I’m fully aware of how far I am. I’m not scared of it.”
Barkley, who is averaging 120.6 yards per game, needs to average 139 rushing yards in the Eagles’ final three games to break the record.
“If I don’t get it, I’m not going to be depressed,” Barkley said. “If I get it, I’m not going to be that crazy happy either. It’s a record. Records are meant to be broken. My mindset is focused on winning games and competing for a championship, and that’s the only thing that really matters to me.”
Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts remained a full participant at practice despite a fractured left ring finger.
Hurts wore a splint on his left hand, covered by a glove, during Sunday’s win over the Steelers. He claimed it affected his performance despite completing 25 of 32 passes for 290 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for 45 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, though he did lose a fumble on a strip-sack by T.J. Watt.
The Eagles listed Hurts on the injury report last week as a full participant all week with his injury.
Running back Saquon Barkley (rest), offensive guard Mekhi Becton (rest), wide receiver AJ Brown (rest), safety Sydney Brown (concussion), offensive gyard Landon Dickerson (knee/rest), offensive tackle Lane Johnson (rest), center Cam Jurgens (rest), offensive tackle Jordan Mailata (rest) and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (back/rest) did not participate in the team’s practice Wednesday.
Defensive end Bryce Huff (wrist) was limited after he was designated to return from injured reserve.
Wide receiver Britan Covey (neck) was a full participant.
The Week 15 schedule had a cluster of significant games at 4:25 p.m. ET. At the heart of the window was a showdown between CBS and Fox.
In one corner, CBS had Bills-Lions. In the other, Fox had Steelers-Eagles.
And the end result was a TKO.
Via SportsMediaWatch.com, 23.3 million watched Bills-Lions and 16.4 million took in Steelers-Eagles. It works out to a combined national audience of 39.6 million for the window.
The two networks compete in the biggest window of the day only twice per year. Before the season expanded from 16 games, it happened in Week 17. After the 17th game was added, a second joint doubleheader weekend arrived.
Initially, it happened in Week 1. It now occurs later in the season.
One of those games could have dominated the 1:00 p.m. ET window, or it could have been moved to prime time. In the end, it made for a strange weekend, with a weak early Sunday window and a pair of Monday night games featuring a playoff contender facing a team that already had been eliminated from postseason contention.
The Eagles are getting a key defensive player back on the field this week.
Philadelphia announced on Wednesday that the club has opened the 21-day practice window for defensive end Bryce Huff.
Huff underwent a procedure on his wrist in November after playing through an issue for a few weeks.
The Eagles signed Huff as a free agent after he spent his first four seasons with the Jets. In 10 games this year, Huff has recorded 2.5 sacks with three tackles for loss and four QB hits.
Additionally, Philadelphia announced tight end Kevin Foelsch has been signed to the practice squad.
The number of available spots in the NFL’s postseason tournament are disappearing quickly and we could be down to two by the time Week 16 is over.
The NFL released this week’s playoff scenarios on Tuesday and five teams are in position to sew up their spots this weekend. The Packers will be the third NFC North team to assure themselves a berth by beating the Saints on Monday night. If the Falcons lose to the Giants on Sunday, the Packers can also get in with losses by either the Rams or Seahawks.
Washington is the other NFC team that can clinch this weekend. They need to beat the Eagles and get one of the same combinations that would help out the Packers.
If the Commanders lose to the Eagles, the Eagles will be the NFC East champs.
As noted earlier on Tuesday, the entire AFC field could be set by the end of this week’s games. The Ravens and Broncos are in with wins and the Broncos can also clinch if they lose to the Chargers. They would need the Dolphins, Colts, and Bengals to lose or tie and that scenario would also assure the Chargers a spot in the tournament.
The Chiefs will wrap up the top seed in the conference if they beat the Texans on Saturday and the Bills lose to or tie with the Patriots on Sunday.
The Steelers will clinch the AFC North by beating the Ravens in Saturday’s other game. Should that happen, Baltimore would still nab a playoff berth if the Dolphins and Colts lose on Sunday.
