The city of PhiladelphiaWe already knew that coach Nick Sirianni would not be starting his club in the regular-season finale against the Giants since the Eagles were locked into the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoff bracket.
Predicting which gamers would be deactivated and protected by not even wearing game attire was the challenging part.
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It was certain that Jalen Hurts would miss this game since, as Sirianni stated, he was still under concussion protocol as of Friday. As he heals from the rib injury he sustained during his Week 17 start against the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles also placed QB2 Kenny Pickett among the inactives and designated him as the backup quarterback.
As anticipated, Tanner McKee, who relieved Pickett against the Cowboys and had one of his greatest career debuts (3-for-4 with two touchdowns), will start at quarterback for the first time. In the meantime, Ian Book was in use as a backup.
When the playoffs start next weekend, the Eagles will need to be at the peak of their game, and the remaining inactives are a who’s who.
Running back Saquon Barkley, linebacker Zack Baun, defensive tackle Jalen Carter, linebacker Nakobe Dean, offensive tackles Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, offensive guard Landon Dickerson, cornerback Darius Slay, and wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown are on the roster.
The starting offensive line for the Eagles Nick Gates is expected to start at center on Sunday, followed by Taylor Steen at left guard, Jack Driscoll at right guard, Darian Kinnard at right tackle, and Fred Johnson at left tackle.
It will be interesting to observe who and how much of the active players play defense.
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