Week 8 NFL Injury Updates & Lineup Changes: Eagles vs Bengals

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00:00Week eight key injury updates and lineup changes.

00:06Let's start with the Eagles and Bengals in the jungle.

00:10Yeah, that's right.

00:11So the Eagles, who by the way, are a dog,

00:13believe it or not, they're a road dog here.

00:16They come in a little bit banged up.

00:17And I think as we get through this game and the injuries,

00:20both teams have real concerns.

00:22Let's start with Eagles, right?

00:24Dallas Goddard, almost certain to miss

00:25his second straight game with a hamstring injury.

00:27He's missed five straight practices.

00:29The over the middle pass game,

00:31which was amazing, you saw with New Orleans,

00:33Goddard had over 170 yards receiving.

00:36When he's out of the lineup, it's just a different deal.

00:38There's nothing over the middle.

00:39It's a lot of vertical throws to A.J. Brown, of course,

00:42as you saw last week against the Giants.

00:44With that fourth and three call,

00:46the gutsy call Hurts made an unbelievable throw

00:48for the touchdown.

00:49But when you really look at it, Goddard's out again.

00:52That's the expectation.

00:53Again, he hasn't practiced.

00:53So he'll go with Grant Calcutta,

00:55who's a third year tight end out of SMU.

00:57Very good athlete.

00:58Jack Stoll, who was an undirected free agent two years ago.

01:01Those guys have filled in together over the years

01:04when Goddard hasn't played, and they'll do so again.

01:06And now this is a big one.

01:08Jordan Mailata, Mount Mailata,

01:10biggest left tackle in National Football League.

01:12Six foot eight, the former rugby player, 380 pounds.

01:17He is on injury reserve.

01:18This will be his second straight game.

01:19He's got to serve two more.

01:21They're going with Fred Johnson for Alfred Johnson,

01:23who's played right and left tackle.

01:25A former Bengals backup offensive lineman.

01:28Look, he did a good job last week,

01:30but against the Buccaneers, he struggled at right tackle.

01:32He's playing left this week.

01:33He's going to line up opposite Trey Henrickson,

01:36the right defensive end for the Bengals.

01:38That is an advantage for the Bengals here.

01:40We need to make that clear here.

01:41There's no question about it.

01:42The Eagles may have to help Fred Johnson.

01:44So that's a matchup to look at.

01:45And with the Bengals now, this is a big one.

01:47Speaking of left tackles, Orlando Brown Jr.

01:50He's got this weird knee injury.

01:51He's been limited so far in practice.

01:54He's very questionable to play, as I understand it.

01:56Now, what their plan is,

01:57if Brown doesn't practice tomorrow, he's limited again,

01:59they probably will turn to Cody Ford,

02:02who Carver knows as a former draftee of the Bills,

02:06who was a guard and right tackle for the Bills.

02:08He's never started a game, as I understand it, left tackle.

02:11That's a concern.

02:13The Eagles, the last two weeks,

02:14Pharrell, 14 sacks against two beat up offensive lines.

02:18And all of a sudden, the Eagles found their pass rush.

02:21So if Cody Ford's got to start,

02:22that is an advantage for the Eagles.

02:24The lines makers, though,

02:25I find this fascinating that they have the Bengals

02:27as a two and a half point favorite.

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