The unit's five starters have been together since Week 1. They've given up just 29 sacks this season. The Eagles haven't given up fewer than 39 in a season since 1982, when they allowed 31. We've been together 12 games, plus minicamps, training camp and the preseason. There's a lot of unspoken communication going on.
Guys know and understand where each other is going to be.
Running back Amp Lee was inactive for the second consecutive week. Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, who didn't have any sacks in the first 11 games, had two in the first quarter. When Taylor tries to tackle somebody, he too often looks like a guy trying to get on the end of a conga line. The Eagles dropped both of their defensive ends into coverage on a first-quarter blitz. Tra Thomas pancaked the Cardinals defensive end.