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Philadelphia Eagles’ 26-23 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season.OFFENSEBrandon Brooks had to come out for a play after suffering some kind of lower body injury. As is the case with Jason Kelce Womens Nelson Agholor Jersey , he was clearly playing at less than 100%.Nelson Agholor basically played the whole game and only had five receptions for 22 yards. He dropped four passes in total, two of which would’ve gone for first down conversions. He also fumbled. It was a bad day for the Eagles’ 2015 first-round pick. It was also a bad time to have a bad day.The Eagles eased Alshon Jeffery, who has been dealing with an illness, back into the lineup a little bit. Jeffery was a super efficient target for Carson Wentz. Jeffery caught eight of his nine targets for 105 yards (13.1 average) and one touchdown. Great to have him back moving forward.Jordan Matthews played a good deal as the number three receiver but he was only targeted three times. His sole reception was a 56-yard touchdown where Malcolm Butler forgot to cover him. JMatt dropped a wide open pass later in the game right before the play where Wentz got strip-sacked. Despite dealing with a fractured back, Jay Ajayi saw the most snaps of any Eagles running back. He had 15 carries for 70 yards as a runner and three receptions for 11 yards as a receiver. Tough dude.Wendell Smallwood contributed with five carries for 39 yards on the ground. He had three receptions for 15 yards. With Jeffery back, Dallas Goedert’s playing time dropped from 67% last week to 40% this week. The rookie tight end was targeted two times and had two receptions for 13 yards. He also drew a pass interference penalty at one point. It’s good to see Kamar Aiken and Joshua Perkins getting a lot less playing time.Shelton Gibson tripled his offensive playing time from last week. Josh Adams got in for a snap early in the game but didn’t play at all after that. The Eagles play-faked a handoff to him.DEFENSEWith Rodney McLeod out, 33-year-old Corey Graham was forced to play 100% of the defensive snaps. Including the one where he allowed Taywan Taylor to be uncovered for an easy 4th-and-15 conversion with the game on the line.Derek Barnett saw the most snaps of any defensive end. Brandon Graham played the second most this week after getting outsnapped by Chris Long and Michael Bennett last week. Maybe Bennett should’ve seen more time considering how good he was looking early on.McLeod’s absence forced the Eagles to play rookie corner Avonte Maddox back at safety. Maddox told reporters he’s never played safety in a game prior to Sunday. Not ideal.SPECIAL TEAMSDeiondre’ Hall didn’t receive any defensive reps despite the fact the Eagles are now without McLeod. The Eagles had Maddox Zach Ertz Jersey , who has never played safety before, getting playing time ahead of him.Also no defensive snaps for Rasul Douglas despite the fact the corners on the Eagles’ depth chart ahead of him have struggled. DeAndre Carter made the most of his limited playing time by taking one of his two punt returns for 42 yards. That play gave the Eagles a chance to tie the game and go into overtime. It’s worth keeping Carter active as a punt returner until Darren Sproles is back, at least.DID NOT PLAYINACTIVE: Corey Clement, Darren Sproles, Josh Sweat, Nate Sudfeld, Matt Pryor http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-fletcher-cox-jersey , Jordan Mailata, Chance WarmackACTIVE: Nick FolesEagles’ Doug Pederson talks Carson Wentz’s return, wide receiver position The Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson talked to the media on Monday following the team’s first loss of the year on Sunday. There was a lot to get into with several injuries early on against Tampa Bay, not to mention concerns about the secondary, but to get started, Pederson announced — what we’ve all been waiting months to hear — Carson Wentz will be the team’s Week 3 starting quarterback. (HE’S BAAAAACK.)Here’s what the head coach had to say about getting Wentz ready to go, and the team’s plans to add some depth at wide receiver:On Carson Wentz’s returnThe head coach has been waiting for weeks to have Carson Wentz medically cleared for contact and full participation and Pederson showed up to his presser with a big smile on his face. The news finally came down from the team’s medical staff that the QB is good to go — and the Eagles are not wasting any time getting him back on the field.“He’s cleared Womens Jake Elliott Jersey , he goes,” Pederson quipped, and said that’s how they’ve always planned for Wentz to get back on the field. They weren’t going to hold him back for a week or two to get him acclimated to getting back in the swing of things. Pederson said they drafted Wentz to be “that guy” and he’ll be back in the starting spot Sunday.Pederson said Wentz is ready to take the reigns again. The head coach acknowledged it’ll take some time to get back into a rhythm and get back into the speed of the game, and expects a couple mistakes along the way, but he says the quarterback will be ready mentally.He said they’ll still have conversations with him about how to protect himself and things like that, but they aren’t going to limit him in terms of play calling.Ultimately he said he’s not going to coach scared or paranoid, he’s going to coach to win and that’s just what he has to do.Both Wentz and Pederson are excited that the quarterback will be back on the field Derek Barnett Jersey , but the head coach noted they have to remember it’s not about one guy. With several areas they need to improve — especially given Sunday’s loss — they need to stay focused on the larger picture of the whole group.Pederson said that it was challenging for Wentz to sit on the sideline, but the head coach talked to him honestly about how the team was looking out for his best interest and the interest of his long term career. Doug was very candid, telling the QB that whether he was the head coach here or not, he wanted the best possible future for Wentz — and that meant taking his return slowly.On Colts prepThere is no specific plan to bring in another wide receiver or two to add some depth, but Pederson did say a veteran would be easier to get brought up to speed over a rookie. Although, in the meantime they were going to have to rely on their tight ends more and the run game to make up for so many of the team’s veteran receivers not playing. He said they are working through it now, and they’ll see how things are starting to flesh out on Wednesday in practice.He said that recent practice squad addition Braxton Miller has made an impressive http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-ronald-darby-jersey , but he’s another guy who will need coached up a bit, simply because he hasn’t had much exposure to the Eagles offense at this point.Pederson echoed Zach Ertz’s sentiment that Wentz isn’t Superman, and the team and fans alike can’t think the QB is going to come back in and everything is going to be great. It’s a team sport and there are still things that need fixed that Wentz won’t be the answer to.On injuries and return timelinesAlshon Jeffery is still week-to-week and Pederson won’t put a timetable on his return — just like he wouldn’t with Wentz.Mike Wallace suffered a fibular fracture during the game on Sunday and will miss several games — at the least. They aren’t putting him on IR just yet, but they are still evaluating things over the next couple of days.Jason Peters tweaked his quad against Tampa Bay.