Eagles-49ers report card | Paul Domowitch
The Eagles' grades on a day when the offense sputtered a good deal of the afternoon, but they still walked away with a 23-point win.
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RUSHING OFFENSE: The Eagles averaged just 3.6 yards per carry against the 49ers. LeGarrette Blount had just 48 yards on 16 carries, and 23 of those 48 yards came on a pair of runs in the fourth quarter. The Eagles had just 58 yards on 18 carries in the first three quarters. On the plus side, Blount did have his second rushing TD of the season.
GRADE: C-
PASSING OFFENSE: This wasn't one of Carson Wentz's better performances. Had some ugly overthrows, including one to a wide-open Alshon Jeffery down the middle. Completed just 3 of 8 third-down passes and had his second third-down interception of the season. Didn't get a lot of help from his Jason Peters-less offensive line.
GRADE: C
RUN DEFENSE: The Eagles gave up a couple of double-digit yard runs to Carlos Hyde and Kyle Juszcyk, but basically did another excellent job against the run, holding the 49ers to 3.9 yards per carry and four rushing first downs. Take QB C.J. Beathard's 40 scrambling yards out of the equation and the Eagles held the Niners to 54 yards on 18 carries.
GRADE: B+
PASS DEFENSE: The Eagles intercepted rookie C.J. Beathard twice, sacked him four times and held him to 4.6 yards per attempt. Beathard was just 3-for-8 for 31 yards on third down. Jalen Mills' interception return for a TD came on third down. It was the Eagles' sixth third-down pick of the season.
GRADE: A
SPECIAL TEAMS: Jake Elliott booted his fifth 50-plus yard field goal of the season, but also missed a pair of extra points. All seven of Elliott's kickoffs went for touchbacks. The Eagles' punt coverage unit held Trent Taylor to 4.5 yards per return.
GRADE: B+
OVERALL: No Jason Peters, no Jordan Hicks and the Eagles still walked away with a 23-point win. Yes, the 49ers aren't very good, and yes, this was far from the Eagles' best offensive performance of the season. But again, they won by 23 points.
GRADE: B+
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