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10 UTR Philadelphia Eagles and how they help a playoff push

By Hunter Doyle

LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts against the Washington Redskins during the second half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Doug Pederson of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts against the Washington Redskins during the second half at FedExField on December 30, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 18: Cameron Johnston #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles kneels over after making a tackle against Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 18, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Eagles 48-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – NOVEMBER 18: Cameron Johnston #1 of the Philadelphia Eagles kneels over after making a tackle against Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on November 18, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints defeated the Eagles 48-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

10. Cameron Johnston, punter

On the topic of field position, Cameron Johnston has been pinning teams deep in their own territory time and time again. He is in the top half of NFC punters with 17 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. He is also eighth in the NFL in average yards per punt and tenth in average net yards per punt.

With the struggling Eagles offense, it is going to be important to win the field position battle and at least get into field goal range on drives. The defense struggled last week but they play much better at home. that’s important as two out of the next three games are at Lincoln Financial Field.

Forcing a three-and-out after putting a team in a bad field position to start will put the Eagles offense in favorable situations where they can chew some clock and get points. The way Jake Elliott has kicked this year, they should have a guaranteed three points on most drives if they win the field position battle. If Johnston can continue to pin teams deep and help the offense get into a more manageable field position on ensuing drives, this team can pull out some much-needed wins at home.

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