About time the Eagles finally used rookie tight end Dallas Goedert more.
Before Sunday’s 20-16 win over the Colts, the rookie had played just 34 snaps or 23 percent of offensive plays. He crushed that Sunday.
Goedert played 55 of 82 offensive snaps (67 percent). The only skill players to play more than him were Zach Ertz (81 snaps) and Nelson Agholor (80).
And Goedert finally produced. He caught seven passes for 73 yards and his first NFL touchdown.
We know Ertz played nearly the entire game and Goedert played 67 percent, but even Josh Perkins played 31 snaps (38 percent) as the Eagles used 13 personnel to start the game and came back to it later.
The three tight ends combined to have 13 catches for 156 yards.
Other offensive snap count notes
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• The Eagles’ played 82 snaps on offense. That’s a lot. That 17-play game-winning drive helped that.
• Kamar Aiken saw his snaps decrease some, but he still played 45 and wasn’t targeted once. In the two weeks, he’s been back with the Eagles he’s played 107 snaps and has five catches for 39 yards.
• Carson Wentz and the entire offensive line played all 82 snaps. If they can keep that going, it would obviously be huge.
• Without Jay Ajayi and Darren Sproles, Corey Clement led the way for the running backs with 45 snaps, followed by Wendell Smallwood (29) and Josh Adams (8). All three played roles in the win. Adams was particularly efficient, carrying the ball six times on his eight snaps for 30 yards.
• Jordan Matthews, who signed during the week, played 33 snaps (40 percent). He caught two passes for 21 yards and, no, he didn't drop any.
Defensive snap count notes
• It’s amazing how even the defensive end rotation has been. Here’s how it went Sunday: Derek Barnett 38, Chris Long 36, Michael Bennett 35, Brandon Graham 34. A little interesting to see Graham’s number dip, but this rotation keeps them fresh so when they’re not getting great pressure for a lot of the game, Barnett can come up with a huge sack at the end.
• Malcolm Jenkins, Jordan Hicks and Ronald Darby played all 59 snaps.
• Rodney McLeod played 34 before leaving with a knee injury. Corey Graham, who was already playing some, finished with 47 snaps thanks to the injury.
• Fletcher Cox said he wanted to win Defensive Player of the Year and he’s starting off the season strong. He has 2 1/2 sacks through three games. But more impressively, after playing 52 snaps Sunday, he’s played 163 snaps of 187 (87.2 percent) so far this season. In games he played last regular season, Cox played 66.5 percent of the defense’s snaps. Then in the playoffs, he played 86 percent. So we’re seeing him take on that playoff percentage in this regular season and it’s made a difference. I wonder if it’s sustainable.
• Josh Sweat was active for his first NFL game but didn’t get a defensive snap.
Here are full snap counts:
Offense
Carson Wentz: 82 snaps (100 percent)
Stefen Wisniewski: 82 (100)
Brandon Brooks: 82 (100)
Lane Johnson: 82 (100)
Jason Kelce: 82 (100)
Jason Peters: 82 (100)
Zach Ertz: 81 (99)
Nelson Agholor: 80 (98)
Dallas Goedert: 55 (67)
Corey Clement: 45 (55)
Kamar Aiken: 45 (55)
Jordan Matthews: 33 (40)
Josh Perkins: 31 (38)
Wendell Smallwood: 29 (35)
Josh Adams: 8 (10)
Isaac Seumalo: 2 (2)
Shelton Gibson: 1 (1)
Defense
Malcolm Jenkins: 59 snaps (100 percent)
Jordan Hicks: 59 (100)
Ronald Darby: 59 (100)
Jalen Mills: 55 (93)
Fletcher Cox: 52 (88)
Corey Graham: 47 (80)
Sidney Jones: 46 (78)
Nigel Bradham: 41 (69)
Derek Barnett: 38 (64)
Chris Long: 36 (61)
Michael Bennett: 35 (59)
Brandon Graham: 34 (58)
Rodney McLeod: 34 (58)
Haloti Ngata: 27 (46)
Destiny Vaeao: 13 (22)
Kamu Grugier-Hill: 9 (15)
Rasul Douglas: 3 (5)
Bruce Hector: 2 (3)