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Evaluating the Eagles' special teams


As you can see, the Eagles were good in a few different areas. I'll do a year-in-review on Akers in the coming weeks, but the Eagles were 12th in the league in field-goal percentage (84.2 percent). They were third in field goals made (32), and Akers converted all 47 of his extra-point attempts.

The kickoff and punt coverage units ranked 7th and 6th, respectively. The Eagles keep their own stats for special-teams tackles. Here's a chart of who led them in that category:

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