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McCoy had six double-digit-yard runs against the Lions, including 40- and 57-yard fourth-quarter touchdown runs. The Eagles' other two running backs - Bryce Brown and Chris Polk - also had double-digit-yard runs. Brown had a 17-yard run and Polk had a 38-yard touchdown run that capped off a 28-point fourth quarter.
Asked Monday if there was something in his offense that is conducive to chunk plays in the run game, head coach Chip Kelly made it clear the offensive line has been key.
"We've got some guys that can block," Kelly said. "And we've got a very, very talented running back. There's a lot of things you have philosophically where you'd like to do this and you'd like to do that. But you still have to have the players that can execute it.
"I've said all along that this whole deal (his offense) is a personnel-driven thing, and we've got some really talented guys on the offensive line. And we've got a really talented tight end when it comes to blocking."
Indeed, the Eagles have one of the best and most experienced offensive lines in the league.
More importantly, none of them has missed a game this season. ...
In a related note. ... When Polk scored on the above-mentioned 38-yard touchdown run last Sunday, it was his second touchdown on his ninth career carry.
The last Eagles running back to score two touchdowns that quick into his career was Charlie Garner, who scored two touchdowns on his first five carries in a 40-8 win over San Francisco back in 1994.
'I remember Charlie Garner. I remember the name, anyway' Polk said this week when told of the accomplishment. 'But 1994, wow I was four years old.'
Polk's position on the team is gradually moving up the depth chart. Brown, another second-year player, has been McCoy's primary back-up, but as Polk continues to play well, Kelly can't help but notice.
'You keep showing us that you deserve time on the field then that's what it's all about,' Kelly said when asked about Polk this week.
Kelly is happy to see Polk making the kind of plays for the Eagles that he used to make against him when he was coaching against him at Oregon in the Pac-12.
'The one thing I knew about Chris is he was just a tough, hard-nosed, physical football player,' Kelly said. 'I mean, he had 1,000 - I'm exaggerating - but he had like 1,000 carries in college. He was the workhorse at the University of Washington, and they just ran him and he kept getting stronger and stronger as the game went along.'
It seems to be only a matter of time before Polk gets more carries in Kelly's offense, perhaps as soon as today in Minnesota where the Eagles take on the Vikings.