The Eagles beat Washington to secure their first back-to-back division title in 21 years. The score makes it seem like it was a closer game than it was, as the Eagles dominated on both sides of the ball, putting back-ups in for a good chunk of the fourth quarter. After a few weeks where the rookies were shut out of meaningful participation, the first-year players made an impact this week.
Jihaad Campbell’s role was reduced quite heavily over the last two months with the return of Nakobe Dean and the Eagles trading for Jaelan Phillips. An unfortunate hamstring injury forced Dean out of the game on Saturday, meaning Campbell had to come in and fill Dean’s very big shoes on defense. And that he did!
Campbell looked comfortable at inside linebacker, making big time tackles in the run and passing game. He flowed easily in coverage to prevent big plays and even had a good rep as a pass rusher. It’s not surprising, but Campbell looks a lot better as a featured defensive player who gets 30+ snaps a game instead of someone who gets half that. Hopefully the Dean injury isn’t serious, but the Eagles can sleep well knowing Campbell can play great football if they need him to start.
The Rest
- Ty Robinson got a few snaps on defense at defensive tackle. After looking rough during preseason, he held his own in limited time.
- Smael Mondon Jr. also saw some time on defense at the end of the game.
- Darius Cooper continues to see snaps at WR4 while doing most of his work as a run blocker. Notably was a catalyst in the Eagles late-game scuffle.
- Starters going out early meant Drew Kendall saw a few snaps at center, where he looked solid.
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