The reigning Super Bowl LIX champion Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in a preseason game last week. Sorry for the delay in me getting to this edition of W-L-IDK. But here it finally is! Also check out my postgame appearance on The Ringer’s Philly Special podcast with Sheil Kapadia (and Ace Producer Cliff Augustin) for even more analysis. So …
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In their first preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Philadelphia Eagles played 74 snaps on offense and 65 on defense. Let’s just get right to the snap counts, some notes, and some special recognition. (We typically publish these the day after a game, but the NFL was a little slow to add the snap counts to the game book. …
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CINCINNATI – Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase looked like they time warped from January to Thursday night with an impressive two drives before things went south for the Cincinnati Bengals in their preseason-opening 34-27 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Those two are operating on a different grading scale, so it’s not even worth including them in this sock report. They’re …
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PHILADELPHIA _ Captain Orlando Brown Jr., the Bengals left tackle, wanted to see the film before he said anything definitive about the preseason opener here at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night against the defending Super Bowl champ Eagles. Well, he could say one thing. Pro Bowl quarterback Joe Burrow and All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are pretty good. Brown …
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The Bengals’ first-string offense played two series in Thursday night’s preseason opener, and both series ended with Joe Burrow touchdown passes. But Burrow wasn’t satisfied afterward. “It’s good to play football again,” Burrow said. “I could’ve been better, I missed the first throw. I threw all the other ones where I wanted to put them but I could have spun …
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CINCINNATI — A pair of former Bengals are linking up at UNLV this coming season. Longtime linebacker Vontaze Burfict joined the Runnin’ Rebels’ staff as a defensive analyst. He is coaching under former Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, who UNLV hired as its associate head coach in March. Burfict played eight NFL seasons, including seven in Cincinnati for head coach Marvin Lewis. He was a solid …
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Head coach Nick Sirianni has done things different ways the past few seasons, but even if the starters do get a few reps, don’t expect them to be on the field for long. He noted earlier in the week that they had three physical practices in a row, so that workload would affect his decision of who to play. There …
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Completely meaningless preseason games are here! There’s still plenty to watch. Saquon Barkley is going to decline this season, that’s just the way it goes when A) you are coming off an all time great season, B) you are a high usage running back, or C) both. There will be opportunities for Shipley to show he can be a dependable …
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Eagles vs. Bengals preseason watching guide Bleeding Green NationView Full Coverage on Google News Source link
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Preseason football is here. Rejoice freaks, I know you love this. While the preseason is not a great way of judging a team, it can really help coaching staffs, front offices, and fans take a look at some of the younger guys on a squad. Rookies will face unfamiliar opponents in a game situation for the first times ever, dealing …
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