Jimmy Kempski

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Jimmy Kempski has covered the Philadelphia Eagles since 2013, with stops at the Allentown Morning Call and Philly.com before joining PhillyVoice in 2014. His year-round coverage includes analysis and breaking news, told through words and poorly drawn stick figures. Follow him at the social media outlet of your choice @JimmyKempski.

jimmy@phillyvoice.com

November 22, 2021

Eagles

Eagles snap count analysis: Week 11 vs. Saints

In their Week 11 win over the New Orleans Saints, the Philadelphia Eagles played 78 snaps on offense, and 65 on defense. Let's just get right to the snap counts, and some notes.

November 22, 2021

Eagles

Eagles sign LB T.J. Edwards through 2022

By signing T.J. Edwards to a small extension now, the Eagles avoid the possibility of another team signing Edwards to an offer sheet during the 2022 offseason. The benefit to Edwards is that his money is guaranteed, with the possibility of hitting extra incentives.

November 22, 2021

Eagles

The Eagles are legitimate playoff contenders

Despite their positioning outside of the playoff picture currently, the Eagles feel a lot more likely to make the playoffs than analytics models are projecting.

November 22, 2021

Eagles

Eagles LB Davion Taylor likely headed to IR; RB Jordan Howard could miss Giants game

In his Monday press conference, Nick Sirianni said that linebacker Davion Taylor was likely headed to injured reserve with a sprained knee. He added that running back Jordan Howard also has a sprained knee, and will likely miss next Sunday's NFC East rivalry matchup against the New York Giants, but could be back in time to face the New York Jets the following Sunday.

November 21, 2021

Eagles

Handing out 10 awards from the Eagles-Saints game

In a crucial Week 11 game that could have future playoff (!) implications, the Philadelphia Eagles bullied the New Orleans Saints in a 40-29 win. As always, win, lose, or tie, we hand out 10 awards.

November 21, 2021

Eagles

Eagles-Saints inactives, with analysis

The Philadelphia Eagles are a very healthy team after 10 games this season, while the New Orleans Saints have a long list of injuries to a large number of their most important players.

November 21, 2021

Eagles

Week 11 non-Eagles rooting guide

In past seasons, Philadelphia Eagles fans generally rooted for their own team, and kept an eye on the rest of the NFC, with a focus on the NFC East. They'll still do that in 2021, but there are even more peripheral rooting interests for Birds fans this season because they own 2022 draft picks from other teams. And so, each week we'll lay out a rooting guide for non-Eagles games on the NFL schedule.

November 21, 2021

Eagles

Live updates/open thread recap: Eagles 40, Saints 29

The 4-6 Philadelphia Eagles will try to earn their first home victory of the 2021 season on Sunday against perhaps their biggest non-NFC East rival, the New Orleans Saints.

November 20, 2021

Eagles

Eagles sign Avonte Maddox to a three-year contract extension

The Philadelphia Eagles announced on Saturday that they have signed cornerback Avonte Maddox to a three-year contract extension. Multiple media outlets are reporting that it is worth $22.5 million.

November 20, 2021

Eagles

Five college prospects who could interest the Eagles in the 2022 NFL Draft

During the college football season each year, as long as you're watching the games, we point out five players each week to keep an eye who make logical sense for the Eagles in the following year's draft.

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