The Facts: HC Chip Kelly told reporters this morning that Mathews hurt his groin on the 22-yard run before his touchdown. RBs coach Duce Staley was monitoring him after that.
Diehards Line:
As Profootballtalk.com suggested this morning, DeMarco Murray has complained this season that he should be getting the ball more. In reality, he should be getting the ball less. On Sunday, Murray carried 18 times for 65 yards and no touchdowns, while Mathews carried six times for 97 yards, and one touchdown. Mathews also caught all three of the passes thrown to him and added 24 receiving yards, while Murray only caught two of the four passes thrown to him and gained just five receiving yards. Overall this season, Mathews has averaged 6.1 yards a carry, while Murray has averaged 3.5 yards a carry. And yet the Eagles keep giving the ball more to Murray: In every game that Murray has played, Murray has had more carries than Mathews. Now it appears he has a reason why.