Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Bengals-Eagles: What to watch

Eagles need RB Brown to bounce back

Cincinnati at Philadelphia
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After watching film of both teams, Scouts Inc. breaks down key elements of the Week 15 Bengals-Eagles matchup.


Be run-first: It is very un-Andy Reid like, but the Eagles must be a run-first team. Before last week, rookie Bryce Brown had been terrific filling in for LeSean McCoy. The Eagles also throw to their running backs quite a bit. Despite all Brown's talent, ball security is a major problem for him. A further problem is that Cincinnati has been great at slowing down opposing running backs. Cincinnati limited the Cowboys to a measly 49 rushing yards and a 2-yard average last week, while the Eagles mustered only 29 yards on the ground last week on 16 carries. Brown had just 12 total yards.


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