Braden Mann, the Eagles’ punter, turned in an all-time performance for the Eagles when they needed it the most.
He was the Eagles’ secret weapon Sunday, and he didn’t have any rushing attempts or catches, didn’t make any tackles, and if you weren’t paying really close attention you wouldn’t have even heard his name on the broadcast.There aren’t many ways to slow down the top offense in the NFL, but forcing them to play drive after drive on a long field is one.
He helped the Eagles control field position throughout one of their biggest regular-season wins ever under Nick Sirianni. The Eagles beat the Ravens 24-19 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, improving to 10-2 with their eighth straight win.“Great job by Braden,” Nick Sirianni said. “Those are huge. Those are things that you get so excited about as a football coach, of how important that is in the field position battle.
The last Eagles punter with five kicks inside the 20 and no touchbacks in a game was Donnie Jones against the Jaguars in the 2014 season opener at the Linc. Jones set the franchise record with seven punts inside the 20 – also with no touchbacks - against the Cards in Week 12 of the 2013 season.Mann’s best moment came early in the second quarter. With the Ravens already up 9-0, he unloaded a 58-yarder that took a couple bounces before Sydney Brown downed it at the 1-yard-line.
“We spend so much time on plus-50 punting,” Nick Sirianni said. “We show it. We talk about it so much. We show all the ones from college in the week. We show all the ones from the NFL, because we know how critical it is. If you can back a team up, and you can get a stop, that usually equals points.
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