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Report: Saints request interview with Eagles OC Kellen Moore
The New Orleans Saints have requested an interview with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore for their vacant head coaching position, NFL Network reported Monday.
In his first season with the Eagles, Moore helped the Eagles to a No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs as Philadelphia finished second in the NFL with 179.3 rushing yards per game.
Moore, 36, was the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys (2019-22) and Los Angeles Chargers (2023) before moving to the Eagles this season.
A former star quarterback at Boise State, he played three games (two starts) with the Cowboys in 2015.
New Orleans fired Dennis Allen after Week 9 and promoted Darren Rizzi to interim head coach. The team went 3-5 the rest of the way to finish 5-12.
Because the Eagles are active in the playoffs, Moore could be available for a virtual interview as early as next week, according to the report.
–Field Level Media
Tanner McKee helps Eagles beat Giants, match franchise win record
Tanner McKee threw two touchdown passes in his first NFL start and the Philadelphia Eagles matched a franchise record for wins with a 20-13 victory over the visiting New York Giants in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
The Eagles (14-3), who posted the same record two years ago, were already locked in as the No. 2 seed in the NFC and did not play most of their starters. They will host the Green Bay Packers in a wild-card game next weekend.
McKee threw for 269 yards on 27-of-41 passing. Jahan Dotson caught seven passes for 94 yards.
Philadelphia completed a sweep of the Giants (3-14), who went winless in the NFC East and ended their disastrous centennial season with a franchise record for losses. New York lost 13 games in 2017 and 2021.
The Giants have lost 12 consecutive games, including playoffs, at Lincoln Financial Field, where they have not won since 2013.
Rookie Malik Nabers caught five passes to set the Giants’ single-season record with 109 receptions, breaking Steve Smith’s 2009 mark of 107. Nabers posted 64 yards and a touchdown and at least temporarily broke the NFL rookie record of 108 held by Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who was playing against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon.
A sixth-round selection in 2023, McKee stepped up with Jalen Hurts still recovering from a concussion and backup Kenny Pickett dealing with sore ribs.
McKee put Philadelphia up 7-0 on its first drive of the game with a 15-yard pass to Ainias Smith.
Jake Elliott’s 24-yard field goal with 1:44 until halftime extended the Eagles’ lead to 10-0.
Graham Gano’s 25-yard field goal put the Giants on the board midway through the third quarter.
On the first snap of the fourth quarter, McKee made it 17-3 with a 7-yard TD pass to E.J. Jenkins.
The Giants pulled within 17-10 on Drew Lock’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Nabers with 10:32 remaining. Gano’s 53-yarder made it 17-13 with 7:21 to play.
A couple of defensive penalties by the Giants helped the Eagles extend a 16-play drive that took 6:34 off the clock and ended with a 32-yard Elliott field goal and a 20-13 lead with 47 seconds left.
New York’s final drive ended with Lock throwing an interception to Sydney Brown.
–Field Level Media
Eagles open practice window for DE Bryce Huff (wrist)
The Philadelphia Eagles opened the practice window for defensive end Bryce Huff on Wednesday.
Huff, 26, landed on injured reserve on Nov. 22 following surgery on his left wrist.
He sustained the injury during warmups before the Eagles’ Week 9 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Huff has recorded 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble in 10 games (five starts) in his first season with Philadelphia.
He tallied 17.5 sacks, 65 tackles and 43 QB hits in 54 games (seven starts) with the New York Jets (2020-23).
The Eagles (12-2) have won 10 straight games entering Sunday’s contest at the Washington Commanders (9-5).
–Field Level Media
Eagles WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) ruled out vs. Rams
The Philadelphia Eagles ruled wide receiver DeVonta Smith out for Sunday night’s game at the Los Angeles Rams due to a hamstring injury.
Smith did not practice all week and will miss his second game of the season and just the third of his four-year NFL career. He was inactive in a Week 4 loss at Tampa Bay due to a concussion.
Smith, 26, leads the Eagles with 41 receptions and four touchdown catches ands ranks second with 516 receiving yards in nine starts this season.
The former Heisman Trophy winner has 281 catches for 3,694 yards and 23 scores in 59 games (58 starts) since the Eagles drafted him with the 10th overall pick in 2021.
NFC East-leading Philadelphia (8-2) takes a six-game winning streak to Los Angeles (5-5), which has won four of its last five games.
–Field Level Media
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Eagles activate LT Jordan Mailata from injured reserve
The Philadelphia Eagles activated left tackle Jordan Mailata from injured reserve on Wednesday, clearing the way for his return Thursday night against the Washington Commanders.
The team opened Mailata’s 21-day practice window Monday. He has not played since Week 6 due to a hamstring injury.
“I’m feeling good. Just trusting in the daily targets that I’m setting every day just to try and prepare for this game,” Mailata said Tuesday. “It’s been a long time since I’ve been on the field, it feels like it has been. I’m pretty excited.”
Mailata, 27, started the first five games this season and 62 of his 67 career contests since Philadelphia selected the former Australian rugby player in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Fred Johnson has been starting at left tackle in Mailata’s absence.
“Fred did an amazing job, I don’t need to say anything. Fred is awesome, I love him to death. He stepped up and that’s a credit to Fred and credit to Stout (position coach Jeff Stoutland) for preparing him that way,” Mailata said. “Well done to him. I was texting him money bags (emojis) before the game, I was texting him money bags after the game. I was like, ‘You’re loading the bank right now.’ I’m excited for Fred.”
The Eagles (7-2) have won five consecutive games heading into Thursday’s NFC East showdown against the visiting Commanders (7-3), with first place in the division at stake.
–Field Level Media
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Eagles coach: QB Jalen Hurts limited by ankle, or just resting
There was conflicting information when Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was asked Friday about quarterback Jalen Hurts sitting out practice earlier in the week.
Hurts was listed as taking a rest day on Wednesday’s injury report. Then Sirianni said the following:
“Yeah, you know he was dealing with a — it was on the injury report,” Sirianni said Friday. “Dealing with the ankle and just making sure we’re precautious.”
When the discrepancy was pointed out, Bob Lange, the Eagles’ senior vice president of communications, stepped in and said Hurts was resting.
“That was rest, yeah, sorry,” Sirianni said. “I thought you were talking about somebody else.”
Asked again for confirmation if Hurts has an ankle issue, Sirianni said, “No. Rest.”
Hurts was a full participant at practice Thursday, and the injury report is due on Friday afternoon.
The quarterback had his weekly news conference on Wednesday and was asked then about missing practice.
“Just didn’t go today,” Hurts said. “Rest. I just do what I’m told.”
ESPN reported on Friday that Hurts has been dealing with a mild ankle issue for a couple of weeks, according to a league source, while another described it as “lower leg soreness.”
The Eagles (6-2) visit the Dallas Cowboys (3-5) on Sunday and the Washington Commanders on Thursday, so load management was within the realm of possibilities.
The league takes injury reports very seriously, requiring “that teams provide credible, accurate, and specific information about injured players to the league office, their opponents, local and national media, and the league’s broadcast partners each week during the regular season and postseason,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
The league has fined teams for violating injury report policy.
Hurts, 26, has started all eight games this season and is 150-for-215 passing (69.8 percent) for 1,774 yards and 10 touchdowns with four interceptions. He also has rushed 86 times for 322 yards and eight scores.
Philadelphia selected Hurts in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma. A two-time Pro Bowl pick, Hurts has passed for 13,538 yards, 77 TDs and 38 interceptions in 70 games (59 starts).
–Field Level Media