Eagles Play Jalen Carter 74 Snaps in Week 6 Loss as Defense Logs 79
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Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Oct 19
Eagles Play Jalen Carter 74 Snaps in Week 6 Loss as Defense Logs 79
3 articles · Updated · PhillyVoice.com · Oct 19
Summary
Jalen Carter played 74 of 79 defensive snaps in Philadelphia’s Week 6 loss to Carolina, underscoring how heavily the Eagles are leaning on him in what the analysis called a lost season.
79 defensive snaps again reflected the offense’s inability to stay on the field: the Eagles have been out-snapped 430-368 this season and their defense has averaged 76.8 snaps over the last four games.
Tanner McKee took all 64 offensive snaps and finished 26-for-45 for 215 yards and 1 touchdown, but he worked behind a depleted line and a run game that managed only 35 yards from Dameon Pierce on 12 carries.
Injuries deepened the strain elsewhere: DeVonta Smith appeared on a pitch count despite scoring, Carson Steele exited after 3 snaps, and Nolan Smith left after 14 snaps with an apparent concussion after recording a sack.
The review also highlighted a few bright spots—Dallas Goedert posted 6 catches for 61 yards, Jeremiah Trotter had 5 tackles and a half-sack in 28 snaps—while raising trade-value questions around veterans on a struggling roster.