Doug Pederson made official on Monday what has been apparent by looking at the playing time and the stat sheet: Darren Sproles is the Eagles’ No. 1 running back – not Ryan Mathews.
“By stats and by what you're seeing, I would say that Darren is the No. 1 back right now,” Pederson said. “Ryan is still a big part [of the offense]; you saw the touchdown run that he had yesterday. Kenjon [Barner] had a nice run. Wendell [Smallwood] had a nice run. So it’s still a little bit of the running back by committee. Obviously, we haven't hung our hat on one guy, but we tend to lean more towards Darren Sproles.