Daily News | Eagles’ Miles Sanders eclipsed 1,000 yards in a rout of the Giants. Bigger (contract) numbers could be in his future.
Eagles running back Miles Sanders celebrates his first quarter touchdown run against the New York Giants at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, December 11, 2022.EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Miles Sanders didn’t celebrate when he eclipsed 1,000 yards for the first time in his NFL career. He said he didn’t realize that his 15-yard scamper — when the Eagles faked a quarterback sneak and Jalen Hurts pitched him the ball — was the carry that put him over one grand.
If there was a game to get audio of the fourth-year running back, the Eagles couldn’t have chosen a better one. Sanders established a career mark with 144 yards on the ground in the 48-22 cakewalk over the New York Giants on Sunday — topping his previous best by a yard just two weeks after he set it — as he reached a milestone many aspire to reach.
Certainly, they have on a national scale. When Pro Bowl voting was released last week, Sanders wasn’t even in the top 10 among running backs, even though he entered Week 14 sixth in the NFL in yards and tied for fifth in touchdowns among rushers. His two rushing touchdowns on Sunday — the second a 40-yard burst in the fourth quarter – upped his total to 11, another career best. And his 8.5 yards per carry increased his average to 5.2. But it isn’t just numbers that reflect Sanders’ improvement this season.
Sanders was productive in his two previous seasons. But he suffered individual setbacks at certain points. There would be a fumble. Or he would drop a pass. Or he would run out of bounds in the four-minute drill, as he did twice last season, causing Sirianni to pull him.“We know he missed some time last year with some injuries with the ankle, but it is both/and,” Sirianni said. “He’s been out there every single game, and he’s improving as a player.
On the first two series of the second half, the Eagles ran 10 times for 100 yards. Sanders and Scott combined for six carries for 45 yards, but Hurts gained 55 yards on four designed rushes that culminated with yet another draw into the end zone.
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