Eagles-Jaguars: The Dozen
Twelve facts and figures heading into the Eagles' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars: 1. The Eagles have 32 plays of 10 yards or more, tied for the league lead with Houston.
Twelve facts and figures heading into the Eagles' game against the Jacksonville Jaguars:
1. The Eagles have 32 plays of 10 yards or more, tied for the league lead with Houston.
2. The Eagles scored touchdowns on 48 percent of their drives into the red zone last season. Thus far, the Eagles are 5-for-6.
3. Ellis Hobbs had his first interception as an Eagle Sunday, his first since Dec. 21, 2008, vs. Arizona as a member of the Patriots. The Eagles have four interceptions on the year.
4. Under Andy Reid, the Eagles are 31-6 when they rush for at least 150 yards. They are 1-1 this season.
5. LeSean McCoy has four touchdowns in two games, tied for second in the NFL. The last Eagles player with a rushing touchdown in three straight games was Brian Westbrook in 2007.
6. With a win Sunday, the Jaguars will have won their first two home games of the season for the first time since 2006 and fifth time in franchise history.
7. We learned this week how short-lived a quarterback's tenure can be, either because of injury or other circumstances. Consider this: David Garrard is expected to start his 35th consecutive game at quarterback, the longest streak for a QB in team history. Of course, he also was pulled in favor of Luke McCown during the game Sunday and might have remained benched had McCown not gotten injured.
8. The Jaguars have had 23 offensive series and not had a single one of them go three-and-out this season, the only team in the NFL to do that.
9. Wide receiver Mike Sims-Walker had a career-high 10 receptions for 105 yards Sunday against San Diego.
10. The Eagles are plus-3 in turnover differential; the Jaguars are minus-1.
11. The Jaguars are one of 10 NFL teams without a rushing TD through the first 2 weeks. All four of their TDs have come through the air. The Eagles are ranked 23rd in both rushing defense and passing defense.
12. The Jaguars are one of only three teams with two kickoff returns of 40-plus yards. They are tied for seventh in the NFL, with five returns of 20-plus yards. *