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Goedert, 31, is now up to two limited sessions in the lead-up to the Eagles’ Wild Card Round game against the 49ers. We expect Goedert to suit up. Although we would like to see him practicing fully, the team could just be limiting the veteran player’s reps.

Goedert is one of the Eagles’ starters who got the week off against the Commanders. He is on track to play against the 49ers this weekend, given his early-week participation. Although the Eagles may choose to employ a run-heavy approach, the 49ers’ injury-weakened linebacker corps profiles as a beatable matchup for Goedert.

Grant Calcaterra! Tanner McKee! It’s not quite the UFL, but you wouldn’t know it! We expect Goedert to be healthy for Philadelphia’s first Wild Card round injury report.

Goedert dealt with a knee issue much earlier in the year. It’s unclear if the two injuries are related. Either way, we fully expect him to get the week off. Nick Sirianni has already said he will rest some of his starters for a mostly meaningless Week 18 contest. Now dealing with a knee injury, Goedert is the perfect candidate to spend a week on the bench. Grant Calcaterra will take his place in the lineup.

The Eagles could climb as high as the No. 2 seed in the NFC with a victory and a Lions win over Chicago, and Garafolo believes they could beat Washington with some of their key starters resting for the postseason. That could include Jalen Hurts, which would mean Tanner McKee could see significant playing time against a Commanders defense being bludgeoned by opposing QBs. If Saquon Barkley sits, Tank Bigsby — who has been ultra efficient as an Eagle — could see a full workload against the Swiss cheese Washington run defense. It’s a situation to monitor for fantasy managers playing in Week 18 championships.

The Eagles had only 190 total yards of offense, so there weren’t many productive players in the rain. However, Goedert converted on a short touchdown pass to put the Eagles up 7-0 after a crucial Josh Allen fumble. This passing game looked uninspired, and the playcalling was highly questionable, but Goedert is clearly a big part of the red zone game plan, which keeps him on the TE1 radar for next week against the Commanders.

Goedert was able to pick up his 10th touchdown of the season on a perfect throw from Jalen Hurts in the corner of the end zone. It was a quiet day outside of that, but hard to complain about a trip into the end zone. Goedert will be back in action with an extra day of rest in Week 17 against the Bills.

Today was just the third time all season Goedert reached 70 yards receiving, though second time in as many weeks. This time he found the end zone for his eighth and ninth touchdowns of the year, and first since October. Both were shovel pass type “throws” with the second coming on a sweep. Amazingly, Goedert even dropped a score between those house calls. Goedert’s huge Weeks 14 and 15 come just as he was in danger of falling out of the top 12 at tight end. Now fantasy managers have no choice but to leave him there for Week 16 in Washington.

Goedert was the consistent chain-mover for the Eagles on a night where turnovers were their downfall. The 78 yards were his second most of the season and largest offensive output since his 110-yard game against the Giants on 9 October. The veteran tight end’s massive red zone role was unable to prop his counting stats as the team consistently failed to move the football into scoring position. Goedert gets a much softer matchup in Week 15 when the Eagles host the Raiders.

Goedert was held to just two catches for the third consecutive weeks as the Eagles’ offense continues to disappoint at unanticipated — before the season, anyway — levels. The 30-year-old tight end is now off the TE1 radar going forward, including a Week 14 bout against the Chargers.