Wendell Smallwood will be one of Washington’s top three running backs when the Redskins take on the Philadelphia Eagles starting at 1:00 PM Eastern today.
NFL insider Ian Rapoport reports that Washington will be making their 2018 leading rusher — Adrian Peterson — a healthy scratch on Sunday.
Peterson ran for 1,042 yards (4.2 yards per carry) last year. 98 of those yards came on 12 carries against the Eagles. Take out his 90-yard touchdown run, though, and Peterson only had eight yards on 11 carries against Philly’s defense.