Doug Pederson: Darren Sproles is Eagles' No. 1 running back

Eagles running back Darren Sproles (43) is tripped up by New York Giants linebacker Keenan Robinson during the third quarter Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J.Doug Pederson made official on Monday what has been apparent by looking at the playing time and the stat sheet: Darren Sproles is the Eagles’ No. 1 running back – not Ryan Mathews.

“By stats and by what you're seeing, I would say that Darren is the No. 1 back right now,” Pederson said. “Ryan is still a big part [of the offense]; you saw the touchdown run that he had yesterday. Kenjon [Barner] had a nice run. Wendell [Smallwood] had a nice run. So it’s still a little bit of the running back by committee. Obviously, we…