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Eagle Eye: The Rookies Came To Play

On Monday, I broke down the offense's performance in the win over the Jets, so let’s take a long look here at the defense and how they performed against New York. This game was all about trying to defend a tough matchup on the outside in Brandon Marshall, but the bigger question was how several backup players would execute their roles with starters out of the lineup? Cedric Thornton, Taylor Hart, Mychal Kendricks and Kiko Alonso were all out of Sunday’s matchup. During the game, the defense lost Chris Maragos as well, forcing other players into the lineup.