BREAKING: EAGLES PANIC AS LANDON DICKERSON GOES DOWN — PHILLY’S IRON WALL CRUMBLES BEFORE GIANTS SHOWDOWN
Pro Bowl guard Landon Dickerson of the Philadelphia Eagles faces the difficult task this week of recovering from an injury in roughly three days to prepare for the New York Giants. But Dickerson might need even more than a week to be ready to return to the field.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reported Tuesday morning Dickerson could miss one or two games because of his ankle injury. Dickerson exited Week 5 against the Denver Broncos during the first half.
Dickerson has only missed two games in the past three years combined. During that stretch, he’s made the Pro Bowl three consecutive seasons.
The Eagles will be trying to bounce back Thursday night on the road against the Giants. Philadelphia suffered its first loss of the 2025 regular season Sunday against the Broncos.
Without Dickerson playing much, the Eagles built a 14-point lead. However, the Broncos outgained the Eagles 159-42 in the fourth quarter and came back to win 21-17.
Eagles’ Landon Dickerson Could Miss 1-2 Games: Report
Officially, the Pro Bowl guard didn’t practice Monday, as the Eagles have already turned the page to Thursday Night Football.
Dickerson was one of three players on the Eagles active roster who didn’t practice in any capacity Monday. The other three were running back Saquon Barkley and tight end Grant Calcaterra.
As McLane indicated, Barkley is expected to play Thursday. However, McLane seemed to suggest the tight end, like the guard, probably won’t dress.
The Eagles drafted Dickerson at No. 37 overall in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. The 27-year-old became a starter for Philadelphia during Week 3 of his rookie campaign.
Since then, Dickerson has been a reliable force for the Eagles offensive line. The team was ranked in the top 10 of the NFL in points scored and yards during each of Dickerson’s three Pro Bowl seasons.
Furthermore, in two of those three campaigns, the Eagles were ranked inside the top 5 in rushing yards. Last season, Philadelphia’s No. 1 running game led them to a 14-3 record and Super Bowl championship.
Since 2021, Dickerson has played at least 92% of Philadelphia’s offensive snaps during each regular season. Because of his absence in Week 5, Dickerson has played 81% of the offensive snaps for the Eagles in 2025.
Eagles Aiming to Continue Success vs. Giants
With and without Dickerson this season, the Eagles offense has been a disappointment. While Philadelphia is 12th in points scored, the Eagles are ranked 30th in total yards entering Week 6.
But the Giants might be the perfect team for the Eagles to face on a tumultuous short week. Philadelphia has defeated its I-95 rival in seven of the past eight matchups.
Last season, the Eagles swept the Giants, defeating them 28-3 when the two teams met at the Meadowlands.
The Eagles have won two of the past three contests on the road in the rivalry series. In both of those wins, Philadelphia won by 25 points.
New York is projected to start rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart for a third consecutive game. Dart won his first NFL regular season start but lost Sunday against the New Orleans Saints.
Bengals playmaker is one crushing setback from catastrophe against Vikings
The Cincinnati Bengals' passing attack will be under intense scrutiny against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3 as Jake Browning takes over at quarterback for an injured Joe Burrow. Cincinnati's biggest team strength on paper hasn't exactly been firing on all cylinders through two games, though.
Whether it was Burrow under siege behind a leaky offensive line en route to only averaging 5.3 yards per attempt, or Browning when he gifted three interceptions to the Jaguars last Sunday, the Bengals' passing game has struggled early on. Facing a defensive mastermind like Brian Flores in Minnesota figures to present a stiff challenge, too.
One way the Bengals can alleviate their offensive woes? If a wide receiver not named Ja'Marr Chase or Tee Higgins steps up and gives the Vikings more danger to account for.
Given how the season — and even the preseason — has played out thus far, that subplot could spell trouble for a player who was thought to be ascending ahead of the 2025 campaign.
Mitchell Tinsley has a chance to eclipse Andrei Iosivas as Bengals' WR3 in Week 3
Third-year wideout Andrei Iosivas has to grind to stay locked in, given that Cincinnati is always going to err on the side of targeting Chase or Higgins. It's not dissimilar to how Browning has had to prepare, knowing he'd have no chance to play unless Burrow went down.
Iosivas had something of a breakout 2024 season with 36 receptions, 479 yards and six TDs. However, he's managed only one catch for 12 yards amid the Bengals' 2-0 start. Meanwhile, preseason superstar Mitchell Tinsley is out here making a one-handed touchdown catch.
TINSLEY TOUCHDOWN
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Tinsley only has 15 offensive snaps compared to Iosivas' 92, yet I wouldn't be surprised to see the former earn a larger role for Week 3. Cincinnati desperately needs new wrinkles to throw at Minnesota, and Tinsley sure made the most of his opportunity versus the Jags.
That TD catch is Tinsley's only target so far. Such efficiency is what Iosivas is used to when his number is called. What I mean is, take Ja'Marr Chase's rookie year of 13 TDs on 81 receptions. In his career thus far, Iosivas has 53 grabs and 10 TDs — a superior 19.2% scoring rate, compared to Chase's admittedly higher-volume TD clip of 16%.
Considering Iosivas has been sluggish out of the gates in 2025 and Tinsley's trajectory only looks more promising by the day, Iosivas can't afford to slip up. Plus, since Iosivas rolled with the starters all through training camp, Tinsley got more reps with Browning, so their timing is likely to be better.
I could see Zac Taylor making Tinsley a more focal point of the game plan for Week 3 in particular as Browning gets his QB1 sea legs back under him. This type of setback could spell trouble for Iosivas and send him crashing down the depth chart going forward.
The silver lining to all this is, competition often brings out the best among those in the heat of it if they have the right mindset. Nothing I've seen from Tinsley or Iosivas to date suggests they'll back down in the slightest. Very much a case of iron sharpening iron as the young Bengals pass-catchers scrap for playing time behind Cincinnati's dynamic Chase-Higgins duo.
For all the reasons there are to be pessimistic about the rest of the Bengals' season sans Burrow, this wide receiver group and the battle for snaps between Tinsley and Iosivas should really heat up in the next several weeks. It only bodes well for Jake Browning's chances at success, too.
