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Eagles-Ravens preview: Five things to watch – PhillyVoice The Ravens have allowed 16 sacks this season, third-best in the NFL. They have an above average offensive line, but it is not without its concern areas. To begin, they have the grabbiest offensive line in the NFL, as they lead the league with 26 holding penalties. The league average is 14.6. Fortunately for the Eagles, they drew Craig Wrolstad’s officiating crew, which has called 31 offensive holding penalties this season, fifth-most in the NFL. They avoided some of the other crews that call holding penalties at like half that frequency. FeastinMeter™️: Basically, it’s going to come down to whether or not this crew calls holds.

Eagles-Ravens Final Injury Report: DeVonta Smith questionable, Darius Slay OUT – BGN Smith originally injured his hamstring in Week 9. He played through it for two games before missing Week 12. It looked like Smith was on track to miss Week 13 after sitting out of Wednesday’s practice but he was unexpectedly upgraded to limited participation on Thursday. Smith was limited again on Friday. He told reporters he’s not sure if he’s playing. Read into his body language what you will.

Eagles notebook: A.J. Brown making the most of his opportunities – NBCSP A.J. Brown isn’t surprised about the Eagles’ run-pass disparity this season, especially since the bye week. Why not? “Because what we have in the backfield is rare,” Brown explained. Saquon Barkley is an MVP candidate this year and he’s running behind one of the best offensive lines in the NFL. That means fewer throws and fewer targets for Brown. So the Pro Bowl receiver has a big focus this year: Make the most out of the targets he does get. “You have to switch your mindset up a little bit and not get comfortable with touches,” Brown said. “I’m going to give you a little context because guys can run with that. It’s the same sense of, like, whenever you get your opportunities, you have the make the most of it. When guys get a lot of touches, you may not go as hard here or there because you know you got another touch coming. “But when you don’t know, you’re going to make the most of it because of who is in … Read More