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Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson ruled starting running back Miles Sanders out for Thursday's game against the Giants due to his knee injury.

Sanders missing tomorrow's game was fully expected after he left Week 6 early with a scary knee injury. Fortunately, MRI results did not reveal a major tear and reports indicate Sanders should only miss a couple weeks at the most. Sanders was receiving a bellcow workload before going down, so backup Boston Scott is an intriguing pickup off waivers this week and should be in line for a healthy workload Thursday night.

Eagles expect Miles Sanders to miss Thursday night's game with knee injury... Zach Ertz also expected out for 3-to-4 weeks with an ankle injury, according to sources.

Related players: Boston Scott, Dallas Goedert, Corey Clement

Goedert is expected to return to this week, a short week with a game on Thursday night. Owners were already asking about dropping Ertz on our Discuss Your Team forum, and it looks like that's a serious option at this point. At running back, Scott should suck up a large amount of Sanders' workload with Clement also becoming more of a factor.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders (knee) and TE Zach Ertz (ankle) are both set for MRIs after their respective injuries during Sunday's loss to the Ravens.

Sanders was injured during a 74-yard run that was fumbled into the end zone and recovered by J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. Sanders finished with nine carries for 118 yards and had one catch for -6 yards. Ertz was targeted ten times Sunday but had just four catches for 33 yards. Glazer says the Eagles are more concerned about the status of Sanders. The Eagles are on a short week with a Thursday game coming against the Giants. It's almost certain Sanders will not play in Week 7. Boston Scott will see more work if Sanders cannot go. The Eagles' offense, as a whole, needs a spark, though Travis Fulgham (6-75-1) has been a very nice emergence.

But Andy Dalton is not Dak Prescott, who was off to the best start of his career and the best start ever by a Cowboys quarterback.

The offense will have to change to a degree, relying even more on the run game.

Related players: Ezekiel Elliott, Michael Gallup, Amari Cooper, Ceedee Lamb

Once Dalton entered Sunday, the Cowboys used more of Elliott, who had 19 carries for 91 yards, behind a remade offensive line that included two undrafted free agents at tackle (Brandon Knight and Terence Steele) and a rookie at center, the story said. The good news for potential Dalton owners is, he has never had the skill-player talent he has in Elliott, Gallup, Cooper and Lamb.

Kirk Cousins has now targeted Adam Thielen or Justin Jefferson with 51 of his 100 passes this season, and even as Stefon Diggs thrives with a 4-0 Bills team, Jefferson is quickly showing he can join Thielen as the kind of downfield option Cousins enjoyed with Diggs. Jefferson is tied for the league lead with eight catches of 20 yards or more.

The story is about how Cousins is starting to trust Jefferson. This was a situation every QB and rookie WR were faced with after COVID-19 changed training camps and eliminated preseason games. It seemed like it was only a matter of time before Cousins and Jefferson would get on the same page, and after back-to-back 100-yard games for Jefferson, the duo seems to be on their way.

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson told reporters Friday that "all indications are that Miles Sanders feels good and is good to go for Sunday."

Sanders was dealing with a glute injury the past couple of days, but the talented back appears good to go for a road matchup against a banged up 49ers defense. Expect Sanders to get heavy usage this week as the Eagles are dealing with a myriad of injuries on offense.

Field Yates of ESPN reports that free agent RB Devonta Freeman is visiting the Philadelphia Eagles for a workout.

Related players: Miles Sanders, Boston Scott, Corey Clement

Miles Sanders is expected to play Sunday. After the poor performances by Boston Scott and Corey Clement in Sanders' place, the Eagles want to at least kick the tires on a proven running back. This could be big news for Sanders drafters, or no news.