To keep Carson Wentz from getting slathered with Kansas City barbecue sauce and offered up as a ritual sacrifice to the Midwestern football gods this weekend, the Eagles probably are going to need a more effective ground game than they showed in the opener, when backs gained 52 yards on 20 carries.
“We’ve got to be able to run the ball better,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said Friday, in his final remarks before his team travels to face the Chiefs.
Sunday’s matchup at K.C. offers an unfortunate contrast for Eagles fans. The Chiefs spent their third-round draft pick this season, 86th overall, on running back Kareem Hunt, from Toledo.