EAGLES | FURTHER PREVIEW BY SHAMUSCLANCY, Daily News Staff Writer,[email protected] GAME 9 IN THE SPOTLIGHT Who: Carolina Panthers(3-5-1) at Eagles(6-2) When: Monday, 8:30 p.m. Where: Lincoln Financial Field TV: ESPN, PHL17 Radio: WIP (94.1-FM); El Zol(1340-AM,Spanish) MARK SANCHEZ Weather: 41 degreeswith light southwesterly winds Game line: Eagles-6 Over/under: 48 THREE KEYSFOR EAGLES 1. Pound the ball: Right guardTodd Herremans maybelosttoinjury, but All-Pro left guardEvanMathis returns forthe first time sincesuffering aknee injuryinWeek 1vs. Jacksonville.The Eaglesare coming offagame in which theyrushed for190 yardsagainst Houston. The Panthersare allowing RONCORTES/ 4.8yards per rush, the worstmark in STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER the league.LeSeanMcCoy,Darren MarkSanchez Sprolesand the emerging Chris Polk should have plentyofrunninglanes. tries to elude pressurefrom 2. Backupinsidelinebackersstep Texans during up: With DeMecoRyans on injured re- serve, the Eagleswill rely on Casey Sunday’s31-21 Matthews and Emmanuel Acho at in- victory. side linebacker forthe remainderof the year.Both performed admirably during Mychal Kendricks’ calf injury that cost him four games. Defensive coordinator Billy Davis mayblitz the duo often. 3. Riseofthe Sanchize: Mark Sanchezwill need to be Chip Kelly’s game manager forthe Eaglestosuc- ceed: completeshort,easypasses, cut down on his poor career intercep- tion rate of 3.7percent, and defer to the team’sthree-headed monster of Position: Quarterback the Eagles wayin. If [head coach Chip Kelly]was arushingattack. Look forhim to connect frequently with rookie Jordan Height/weight: 6-2, 225 pounds Week 8stats vs.Texans: 15 comple- abasketball coach, he’dbringyou off Matthews, as the twohad countlesssecond-teamreps together during Age: 28 next week tions on 22 attemptsfor 202yards, the bench and have youshooting twotouchdowns and twointercep- three-pointers.” trainingcamp. Birthdate: Nov. 11, 1986 tions Did youknow? Sanchez’sJetsteams Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. EAGLESINDIVIDUALSTATISTICS Sanchez, on his first pass as an Ea- were 4-2 in the six playoff gameshe College: USC PASSING gle,a52-yarder to JeremyMaclin: “I started, as he completed 60.5 percent Yds. TD Int. Acquired: ViafreeagencyonMarch wasexpecting maybe ahandoff,or of his passes,while throwing nine Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. /Att. TD Pct. Int. Pct. Lg. Rat. 28,2014; signeda1-year contract with maybe ascreen, to kind of ease my touchdowns and three interceptions. Foles .3................. 12 187 59.9 2163 6.93 13 4.2 10 3.2 t68 81.5 Sanchez .2............. 21568.2 202 9.18 29.1 29.1 52 89.6 Team .3............... 34 202 60.5 2365 7.08 15 4.5 12 3.6 t68 82.0 Opp. .3................. 01 170 56.5 2201 7.31 17 5.6 41.3 t81 92.9 RUSHING INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD L. McCoy..1........60 622 3.9 28 1 Ma. Jenkins .3......... 67 22.3 t53 1 Sproles .3.............. 5228 6.5 t49 3 Ryans .1................... 00.0 00 Foles .1.................. 6684.3 14 0 SACKS WHO’S HOT Polk .1.................... 1635.7 22 1 Barwin 7, Curry 4, T. Cole 3½,B.Graham YONG KIM /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Burton .5................. 10 2.0 403, M. Kendricks 2, Bair 1½,N.Allen 1, B. JeremyMaclin: Maclinwill be cashing in Sanchez.5............... 51.0 30Allen ½,Ca. Matthews ½. when he becomesafree agent at sea- JeremyMaclin is in the midst of a Team .2.............. 32 996 4.3 t49 5 PUNTING son’send. He ranksinthe topfiveinre- Opp. .2............... 31 935 4.0 29 3 Net In career season. RECEIVING No. Avg. Avg. 20 Lg. Blk. ceiving yards, receiving touchdowns, No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Donn. Jones .3.. 944.0 38.7 18 61 0 yardsper reception and yardsper game. Eagles’ lone issue washealth. DeMecoRy- Maclin .4............... 5790 17.6 t68 8 PUNT RETURNS Rushing attack: Last season’sdominant Jo. Matthews..3..2313 9.8 30 3 No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD ans and Todd Herremans areout forthe R. Cooper .3.......... 1331 10.7 50 1 Sproles .2............. 0307 15.4 t82 1 running game looked likeitreturned on season and Nick Foleswill misssignifi- Ertz.2..................... 5358 14.3 27 2 Maclin.2.................. 25 12.5 18 0 Sunday, as the Eaglesaveraged4.8 yards cant time becauseofinjuries. L. McCoy..2..........1944.5 12 0 KICKOFF RETURNS per rush and thirdstringer Chris Polk bar- Sproles .2.............. 0244 12.2 57 0 No. Yds. Avg. Lg. TD Celek .1................. 4906.4 24 0 Polk .5..................... 202 40.4 t102 1 reled through defendersin the redzone for J. Huff .5................... 42 8.4 12 0 J. Huff .3.................. 67 22.3 26 0 40 yardsand atouchdown on fivecarries. OBSCURE FACT Maehl .5.................. 46 9.2 15 0 Carroll ii .2.............. 45 22.5 24 0 The lasttime the Eaglesand Panthers Ja. Casey.2.............. 45 22.5 t26 1 Ja. Casey .1............. 16 16.0 16 0 met wasinWeek 12 in 2012, alsoaMon- Polk .1...................... 11.0 10Sproles .1................ 15 15.0 15 0 WHO’S NOT B. Smith.1................ 11 11.0 11 0 FIELD GOALS daynight game at the Linc.InAndy Reid’s Team .2.............. 02 2365 11.7 t68 15 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Overall team health: In awin over the Tex- final season, Carolina prevailed, 30-22,as Opp. .1............... 70 2201 12.9 t81 17 Parkey .0........... –0 5– 55–6 2– 23-3 ans,wherethe offenseput up 31 points Cam Newtonthrew twotouchdowns and and the defensesurrendered just14, the ranfor another pair. Wednesday, November 5, 2014 PHILADELPHIA DAILYNEWS—PhillyDailyNews.com Page 59.