Broken nose not likely to sideline Kendricks

Mychal Kendricks broke his nose and suffered a quadriceps bruise in the Eagles' 29-14 win over the Chicago Bears on Monday. Kendricks is considered day-to-day, according to coach Doug Pederson, who expects him to play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"He took a shot to the forehead, helmet-hand type of combination," Pederson said Tuesday.

Kendricks played 20 defensive snaps, which amount to 38 percent of the plays the defense was on the field. He came off the field in nickel packages for the second consecutive week.

Tight end Zach Ertz (displaced rib) and cornerback Leodis McKelvin (strained hamstring) remain on the injury report after missing Monday's game. Pederson said they would be game-time decisions this week.

Kicker Caleb Sturgis had cramps during Monday's win, but he was not on Pederson's injury report as someone who could miss time. Offensive lineman Isaac Seumalo continues to deal with a pectoral injury.

Starting running back Ryan Mathews was limited to nine carries on Monday and played only 29 percent of the offensive snaps. Darren Sproles was in for 20 more plays than Mathews and had three more carries.

Pederson said the Eagles wanted to change the pace and get Sproles touches early in the game. Also, Mathews had an ankle injury last week and Pederson didn't want to "put everything on his shoulders."

"Ryan's such a workhorse," Pederson said. "You saw it in the second half of the game, he kind of took it over a little bit and made some nice, tough runs. But any time we can get Darren the ball early in a football game, it's something we'll try to do."

Center Jason Kelce was whistled for holding and face-mask penalties on Monday, but Pederson said his confidence is "still high" with the former Pro Bowl center.

"He's a tremendous center and he's smart," Pederson said. "He and Carson [Wentz] are on the same page. Those things are going to happen. You're in a loud stadium. You're doing silent count. Guys are jumping the count. There are a lot of things that go into playing center in the National Football League, and the biggest thing is snapping the football. He did an outstanding job the last two games doing that. That's a tough position and things are going to happen. We just try to limit those and come back next week."