Philadelphia Eagles: 5 Players that are key to a win over Jets

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 08: Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after making a third quarter tackle against the Washington Redskins at Lincoln Financial Field on September 08, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

4. Fletcher Cox, DT

Last week, we said that Fletcher Cox needed to step up in Green Bay in order to help the defense out. While we noticed he was getting in the backfield more frequently last week, he still hasn’t notched a sack this season, which is pretty disappointing.

Again, this is a game where the entire defensive line should feast. Fletcher Cox needs a redemption game where he completely dominates. Between returning from an injury, and dealing with tons of double-teams because of a lack of help beside him, Cox has struggled this year.

This week, Cox needs to remind the NFL just how dominant he can be. With the damaged secondary struggling to get healthy, the defensive line should be helping out a lot this week in order to avoid seeing the back end of the defense get exposed. Ideally, the Eagles defense should barley allow the Jets offense to move the ball on Sunday.

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