The Eagles ruled out starting slot cornerback Avonte Maddox for the game. Maddox suffered an ankle injury in practice on Thursday. That could be a potentially big loss for the Eagles as he was expected to spend most of his time covering Christian Kirk, who ranks 8th in the NFL in receiving yards with 267.
Josiah Scott is expected to replace Maddox, and that could mean Kirk lines up in the slot even more than usual. Expect safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to help out on Kirk when Kirk lines up inside.
