Eagles not losing faith in Ryan Mathews despite fumbles
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson said he is not "down on" Ryan Mathews despite his two late-game fumbles.
"We don't want to see it, especially in those situations – four-minute situations there at the end of the game," Pederson said. "But by no means am I down on Ryan at all. We just have to make sure that he understands that he can't obviously do that." Mathews has put the ball on the ground twice in the last three weeks with the Eagles trying to close out a win, but it doesn't sound like it will cost him any work. In a three-way committee in Philadelphia's backfield, Mathews is averaging 13.7 touches per game since the bye week.
Mathews ranks 20th in Rushing Net Expected Points (NEP) per play among the 30 running backs with at least 60 carries this season. His -1.97 Rushing NEP this season are lowest among all Eagles' running backs.
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