Miles Sanders entered Sunday’s matchup against the Bears with over 200 carries and 1,046 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.
On Sunday at Soldier Field, the NFL’s fifth-leading rusher went almost thirty minutes without a carry, as Chicago dominated time of possession and Philadelphia focused on the deep passing game.
This same exact scenario took place last season in the Week 6 loss to Tampa Bay.
The Eagles trail 6-3 late in the second quarter, and Justin Fields has 82 rushing yards on nine carries.
Social media reacts to everything, and Sanders’s usage rate was the trending topic.
Seth Joyner
The former Eagles linebacker was irate.
OK, @Eagles, time to start feeding Sanders the ball! You played the entire 1st qtr and 1st series of the 2nd qtr and Miles doesn't have a single run……vs the 27th ranked run defense?? C'mon
— Seth Joyner (@sethjoyner) December 18, 2022
Mister Marcus
National voice-over guys can see Sanders needs the football.
LOL at the Eagles forgetting that Miles Sanders exists against the Bears.
— ™️Marcus (@TheMisterMarcus) December 18, 2022
Dave Zangaro
Miles Sanders might want to introduce himself to Nick Sirianni and Shane Steichen on the sideline.
— Dave Zangaro (@DZangaroNBCS) December 18, 2022
Liam Jenkins
Jenkins is on another continent and can see that Sanders is being underused.
Miles Sanders having a single carry through 1.5 quarters in -8394 degree conditions is embarrassing
— Liam Jenkins (@LiamJenkinsPSN) December 18, 2022
Josh Tolentino
Sanders went six more minutes without a carry after this Tweet was sent.
Miles Sanders is enjoying the best season of his career. Miles Sanders is 5th among all NFL RBs in rushing yards.
18 minutes into today's game, Miles Sanders has 0 carries
— Josh Tolentino (@JCTSports) December 18, 2022
Lord Brunson
Moments like today are why conspiracy theorists believe the Eagles purposely go away from Sanders for contractual purposes.
Miles sanders not being involved is criminal
— Lord Brunson tweets (@lord_brunson) December 18, 2022
Martin Frank
Are the Eagles saving Miles for Christmas Eve?
Sometimes Eagles forget Miles Sanders has more than 1,000 yards rushing this season.
— Martin Frank (@Mfranknfl) December 18, 2022
