5 Philadelphia Eagles whose stocks are actually up heading into Week 3
By David Esser
Miles Sanders is in for a monster day against the Bengals run defense.
That Miles Sanders guy is pretty good, and the Bengals defense is giving up 185 rushing yards per game. Seems like were in for a potential career game out of the former Penn State RB.
Outside of his fumble early in the game against the Rams, Sanders was electric in his 2020 debut. He finished the afternoon with 131 scrimmage yards and one touchdown, and was one of the lone bright spots to the Eagles offense. With Lane Johnson back in action and Nate Herbig continuing to blossom into his starting role, the O-Line in front of Sanders should surely create some big holes for him on Sunday as well.
Sanders has talked pretty extensively this past offseason about how he wants to be viewed as one of the best RBs in the league, comparing his play style to that of Christian McCaffrey’s. Sanders has some immense talent in both the receicing and the rushing game, and the Eagles will undoubtedly lean on him considering Carson Wentz’ recent struggles.
As long as they give him the desired touches on Sunday, the possibility that Sanders walks away with a career game, sparking a Pro Bowl 2020 season, is 100% there.