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MVP backup quarterback leading the way Alexander Mattison Jersey , the Philadelphia Eagles responded like champions.Don’t write them off just yet.“We’re still playing for something,” coach Doug Pederson said Monday, less than 24 hours after Nick Foles led the Eagles to a 30-23 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. “Our backs are against the wall. We know the nature of where we are, what needs to be done, and I think you saw a little bit of that last night. Just how well this team kind of came together in all three phases to get this win against a great football team.”The Eagles (7-7) still need help to get in the playoffs. They can only win the NFC East if they beat Houston (10-4) at home and Washington (7-7) on the road and Dallas (8-6) goes 0-2 or 0-1-1 vs. Tampa Bay (5-9) and at the Giants (5-9).A wild-card berth is more likely if Philadelphia wins out, though Minnesota (7-6-1) or Carolina (6-7) has to lose or tie once more or Seattle (8-6) has to go 0-2 or 0-1-1.“We want to continue to play,” safety Malcolm Jenkins said. “If we want our dreams to continue we’ve got to go take it. … We’ve got the mentality that we have to go steal whatever it is that we want if we want to continue. It’s not going to be easy; nobody asked it to be. We’re fine with doing something special and extraordinary. Let’s just take it one week at a time, keep competing and keep having fun.”Filling in for injured starter Carson Wentz, Foles was excellent against the Rams (11-3). He completed 24 of 31 passes for 270 yards. Foles threw an interception but led the offense to its second-highest scoring output this season in his first start since Week 2.The veteran played with the same poise and confidence he displayed during the 2017 postseason when he stepped in for Wentz and led Philadelphia to its first NFL title since 1960.“He’s like a point guard in basketball, and he just wants to distribute the ball http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-dru-samia-jersey , doesn’t matter where. He just wants to distribute the ball,” Pederson said. “I think that’s what you see characteristic of great quarterbacks in this league is how well they can do that. They don’t get too high. They don’t get too low. They kind of stay right in the middle. If something negative happens in the game, they brush it off and want to come back to it again. They will make it right the next time. Our quarterbacks have that type of demeanor and that is one of Nick’s strengths, obviously, and it showed.”Pederson said Foles will start this week against the Texans but Wentz will remain on the active roster despite a stress fracture in his back.“We continue to gather information like we do on all our athletes and all our players,” Pederson said. “The information is favorable and it’s something that was positive for him, positive for us. But at the same time, we have to make sure that he’s 100 percent or better before we put him back out there. But right now, he’ll be listed as week to week and we will go from there.”Pederson and offensive coordinator Mike Groh simplified the game plan before playing the Rams, an idea that originated after a 29-23 overtime loss at Dallas and before it was known Wentz wasn’t going to start.The Eagles were balanced on offense Daniel Jones Jersey , running the ball on 30 of 61 offensive plays. They’re 7-0 this season when they have at least 25 running plays and 0-7 when they don’t.Foles connected with Alshon Jeffery eight times for 160 yards, including several passes downfield. That had been missing from Philadelphia’s offense much of the season.“Nick just did a (heck) of a job of just finding me, just throwing the ball and letting me go out and just make the plays,” Jeffery said.Notes: LB Jordan Hicks (calf) and DT Tim Jernigan (back) could return to practice this week. LG Isaac Seumalo (pectoral) and CB Sidney Jones (hamstring) are likely to miss another game. It might seem like it’s easy to these athletes, but there is nothing easy about making it into the NFL. These players have been playing football their entire lives, and have sacrificed countless aspects in their lives in order to help make their dream come true. They have also been told their entire lives that they are outstanding at football, so why wouldn’t it increase your confidence? There are some players that have been doubted their entire lives, and use that as motivation such as Russell Wilson. But for every Wilson in the league, there’s an arrogant counterpart to his demeanour.It’s a game that you need to be passionate about to excel, so it may not be shocking that some players passions get translated into arrogance.You don’t have to be humble to be in the NFL Ed Oliver Jersey , you just need to make sure that you are good at what you do. Unfortunately for some of these players, it’s their undeniable talent that helps lead to ego’s that often go unchecked. How do you tell the star of the team that he is acting like a whiny little kid, without being afraid that it will strain the locker room?You need to hope that if you are excelling in the NFL, that you are aware that what you are doing is an incredible opportunity. That should keep you humble and help you really use that platform that the NFL gives you, to the fullest.It can be awful when players you idolize, clearly don’t give a crap about the fans and instead care more about promoting their own sense of self.Talented or otherwise, these are the 20 least humble players in the history of the NFL.