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The Athletic · Oct 31, 2017

Upon further review: Struggles vs. the blitz and Jenkins' versatility

Here's what stood out after re-watching the Eagles' 33-10 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Protection not good enough

Carson Wentz was sacked three times and took seven hits. There were several others plays where he was under pressure.

The offensive line lost some one-on-one matchups. Halapoulivaati Vaitai gave up a sack, Lane Johnson allowed an early pressure to Elvis Dumervil, and Jason Kelce had a couple issues as well. The running backs and tight ends were not good enough as blockers. Wentz held onto the ball at times. And the Eagles were flat-out confused on some snaps.

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