run game was simply dominant against Atlanta. The offensive line has never looked better this season than it did on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles controlled the ball for over 38 minutes, while the Falcons held it for just under 22 minutes (their lowest time of possession since early in the 2009 season). The Eagles posted seven runs of 10-plus yards, the most this season, grinding out a total of 208 yards, also a season high.

What was most important for the Eagles, and it will be as important Sunday against Seattle, is their rushing output on first down. Pederson called 18 runs on first down against Atlanta for a total of 133 yards, averaging 7.39 yards per carry. That impacted the Eagles' ability to convert on third down, whichdouble teams are perfectly executed inside, generating good movement at the line of scrimmage. The linebackers get out of position, partially due to Ertz's movement in the backfield. Mathews reads his block beautifully, cutting off of Kelce's back side for his longest run of the day, a 21-yard pickup.

Shot 8 - Counter step causes rookie LB Jones to get out of his gap. #Eagles averaged 7.4 yards per carry on 1st down. HUGE help for 3rd down pic.twitter.com/pMYAtvaA0y — Fran Duffy (@fduffy3) November 15, 2016

It's first-and-10 in the third quarter. Wentz is under center again on this handoff to Mathews. With a counter step in the backfield, watch Jones' reaction at the second level. He gets out of his gap thanks to the counter-action. Mathews reads it and