It’s been an unusual rookie season for Miles Sanders. The Eagles running back has flashed the highest of highs, but they’ve mostly been overshadowed by errors and teething problems. Those concerns were put to rest on Sunday, at least, for now.
Sanders entered the week eight matchup against Buffalo averaging 3.5 yards per carry, ranking him 35th/42 running backs who have at least 50 carries on the season. Some have criticized his vision, others his patience, or the ability to stick his foot in the ground and turn upfield. There always seemed to be a lot of meat left on the bone following a rushing attempt and after four consecutive games of 10+ carries, the Eagles started to feed Jordan Howard.