Andy Backstrom @andybackstrom

Writing @YahooSports | @MedillSchool + @bcheights alum, Philly native. sports.yahoo.com/author/andy-ba… Joined October 2016

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Andy Backstrom @andybackstrom

3 days ago

Eagles DT Jordan Davis, who dropped 26 lbs this offseason, blocked a potential GW Rams FG & hit 18.59 mph on his game-sealing TD return. Saquon Barkley: “All the weight that he lost. … He might not make that play last year.” Story for @YahooSports: sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/jo…

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Nick Sirianni, when asked about Fred Johnson, who filled in at RT for an injured Lane Johnson today: “Man, what a great trade by Howie [Roseman] to get Fred here.” Johnson, who spent 2022-24 with the Eagles, was with the Jags this offseason before Roseman traded for him back.

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3 days ago

Nick Sirianni on Eagles WR A.J. Brown’s big day after being targeted just nine times over the first two games: “He said the right things the entire week, and that’s big for a team. … I just really think he handled it the way we want to handle things as a football team.”

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3 days ago

Nick Sirianni: “I’ll always remember this win. … But we got a lot to clean up. Today we’ll celebrate. Tomorrow it will be a normal Monday, and we’ll tell the truth to each other, in attempt to get better.”

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3 days ago

18.59 MPH max speed for Jordan Davis on this score. Fastest speed reached by an NFL player weighing 330+ lb. since at least 2017, per @NextGenStats.

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3 days ago

I think Jordan Davis is still running…

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3 days ago

Jalen Hurts converted a pair of 3rd-and-10s with passes to A.J. Brown, then found DeVonta Smith for a touchdown on 4th-and-Goal. Brown and Smith getting put to use, and the Eagles’ offense is humming.

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3 days ago

The Rams are now a combined 1-of-9 on 3rd/4th Down today. Eagles DT tandem Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis is responsible for turning LA over on downs and then blocking a field goal on the Rams' subsequent series. Philadelphia is trailing 26-21 in the 4th quarter.

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3 days ago

Turns out, throwing to A.J. Brown works. But, really, since the Eagles started pushing the ball downfield, everything has opened up offensively. Also: RT Fred Johnson, who came in for Lane Johnson's initial replacement (Matt Pryor), is doing a great job right now.

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3 days ago

Jalen Hurts just completed consecutive passes of 38 yards and 33 yards: the first to WR A.J. Brown and the second to TE Dallas Goedert. Before that, Hurts had 28 total passing yards today.

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3 days ago

Philadelphia's four drives after this: 3 plays, -5 yards, punt 3 plays, -8 yards, punt 3 plays, 3 yards, punt 3 plays, 7 yards, punt Net: -3 yards, 4 punts

Andy Backstrom @andybackstrom

3 days ago

Philadelphia's four drives after this: 3 plays, -5 yards, punt 3 plays, -8 yards, punt 3 plays, 3 yards, punt 3 plays, 7 yards, punt Net: -3 yards, 4 punts

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3 days ago

Boo birds are out in full force at the Linc. Eagles had two three-and-outs across the first two games. They already have four in the first half today. Philadelphia has only 34 yards. Rams are up 16-7 at the 2-minute warning.

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3 days ago

Rams WR Davante Adams came into today tied for the league lead with 3 receptions on passes traveling 20+ air yards through two games, per @PFF. Adams just added another one of those, thanks to this beauty from Matthew Stafford.

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3 days ago

Eagles LB Zack Baun has an interception and a third-down PBU. It’s still the first quarter.

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3 days ago

The Eagles’ first TD of the day comes on a tush push. But Philadelphia OC Kevin Patullo had some tendency breakers on that drive, including the 1st designed QB run of the season for Hurts & a play-action pass attempt (Hurts entered with only 10 of those).

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4 days ago

Eagles TE Dallas Goedert is back in the lineup today after missing last week’s game against the Chiefs with a knee injury.

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4 days ago

Rams LG Steve Avila is inactive today and won't play for the second straight week. Keep in mind: Eagles DT Jalen Carter has three multi-sack games in his young career, and two of them have come against the Rams.

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4 days ago

📍 Lincoln Financial Field The Philadelphia Eagles (2-0) are hosting the Los Angeles Rams (2-0) in a rematch of last season’s snowy, divisional-round matchup. I’ll be covering for @YahooSports.