Eagles Snap Counts: Babin Still Ahead Of Graham
Here’s a look at snap counts for the Eagles during their Week 9 loss against the Saints. We’ll go position-by-position.
| Overall Snaps | Snap % | |
|---|---|---|
| LeSean McCoy | 64 | 81% |
| Stanley Havili | 18 | 23% |
| Bryce Brown | 11 | 14% |
LeSean McCoy had one of his best games of the year with 19 carries for 119 yards. For the first time all season, the Eagles kept all four running backs – McCoy, Bryce Brown, Chris Polk and Dion Lewis – active. Lewis did not play at all. Brown played just 11 snaps, but made the most of them with four carries for 49 yards. Polk played special teams only and came up with the forced fumble in the third quarter on kickoff coverage. Stanley Havili played slightly less than normal.
| Overall Snaps | Snap % | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Maclin | 77 | 97% |
| DeSean Jackson | 77 | 97% |
| Jason Avant | 44 | 56% |
| Riley Cooper | 6 | 8% |
| Brent Celek | 73 | 92% |
| Clay Harbor | 25 | 32% |
Nothing really noteworthy at wide receiver. Riley Cooper played just six snaps as the team’s fourth wide receiver. Damaris Johnson was active, but did not play offensively.
Celek was involved in both Eagles turnovers. He was probably held on the first one – a Michael Vick interception that bounced off his hand. And Celek fumbled in the fourth quarter with the team trying to stage a late-game comeback. He finished with five catches for 47 yards. Harbor saw his most action since Week 2. He had three catches for 20 yards.
| Overall Snaps | Snap % | |
|---|---|---|
| Trent Cole | 37 | 66% |
| Jason Babin | 33 | 59% |
| Cullen Jenkins | 32 | 57% |
| Fletcher Cox | 25 | 45% |
| Cedric Thornton | 22 | 39% |
| Derek Landri | 21 | 38% |
| Brandon Graham | 21 | 38% |
| Phillip Hunt | 18 | 32% |
| Mike Patterson | 15 | 27% |
Last week, the Jason Babin/Brandon Graham split was 33/31. This week, it was 33/21, as Babin saw significantly more playing time. Each player had a sack/forced fumble. Other than the two sacks, the Eagles were credited with just one hit on Drew Brees.
Mike Patterson saw his first action of the season, playing 15 snaps. Phillip Hunt didn’t play any defensive snaps last week, but filled in for Darryl Tapp (whose wife was giving birth) at right defensive end behind Trent Cole this week.
| Overall Snaps | Snap % | |
|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 56 | 100% |
| Mychal Kendricks | 56 | 100% |
| Akeem Jordan | 35 | 62% |
| Casey Matthews | 1 | 2% |
The only thing notable here is that the Eagles were in their base defense with Akeem Jordan on the field for 62 percent of the snaps. Fourteen of Brees’ 21 completions went to tight ends and running backs. The Saints ran 25 times for 140 yards (5.6 YPC).
| Overall Snaps | Snap % | |
|---|---|---|
| Nnamdi Asomugha | 56 | 100% |
| Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie | 54 | 96% |
| Brandon Boykin | 21 | 38% |
| Curtis Marsh | 1 | 2% |
| Kurt Coleman | 56 | 100% |
| David Sims | 56 | 100% |
David Sims filled in for Nate Allen. He missed a tackle on the Chris Ivory touchdown and got matched up with Jimmy Graham on several occasions. Sims led the Eagles with eight tackles, although many of those were after completed passes.
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