*Wendell Smallwood – Noteworthy
QB Wendell Smallwood had 48 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns against the Rams. As a team, the Eagles ran the ball 30 times for 111 yards and are now 7-0 when they record 27 or more rushes.”I thought all the backs did a nice job,” said Pederson. “Wendell, I’ve always had a lot of confidence in Wendell, and he did nice job tonight. I thought our offensive line did some nice things controlling the line of scrimmage at times, opening up a few of those gaps and lanes”
Alshon Jeffery – Noteworthy
WR Alshon Jeffery made eight catches for a season-high 160 yards on Sunday. His 49-yard catch set the Eagles up at the L.A. 9-yard line. On the next play from there, Wendell Smallwood raced in for a touchdown that gave the Eagles a 20-13 lead.
Malcolm Jenkins – Noteworthy – Transaction
S Malcolm Jenkins was fined $12,500 for his criticism of a replay official, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. Jenkins took an official to task after the Eagles were unsuccessful in their challenge of a ruling off the opening kickoff of last week’s game, as Dallas Cowboys returner Jourdan Lewis appeared to fumble the ball. The official ruling was that there was no recovery by the Eagles despite only players of that team around the ball.”That was a pretty terrible call,” the 30-year-old Jenkins said following Philadelphia’s 29-23 overtime loss to Dallas. “They reviewed it and the explanation I got was that it wasn’t a clear recovery, although Kamu (Grugier-Hill) had the ball in his hand and there was only Eagles defenders on the ball in replay. So whoever’s watching that in New York should stay off the bottle.”
Nick Foles – Noteworthy
QB Nick Foles, the reigning Super Bowl MVP, threw for 270 yards to lead an improbable 30-23 victory over the NFC West champion Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night at the L.A. Coliseum. With Carson Wentz out with a stress fracture in his back, Foles assumed command of the team again – just like he did in Week 13 last week in, ironically enough, L.A., and led the Eagles to the Super Bowl LII championship.The Eagles were double-digit underdogs to the Rams, but found a way to capture their third win in their last four games.
Zach Ertz – Noteworthy
TE Zach Ertz caught three passes against the Rams to go over 100 for the season. He now has 101 and is trying to set the NFL record for catches in a season by a tight end set by Jason Witten, who made 110 in 2012.