PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles returned to the practice field 48 hours after their 16-13 win Friday night in their first preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. Next up is a joint practice Tuesday against the New England Patriots, whom they will play Thursday night.

Before we go there, let’s overreact to Sunday’s training:

CORNER FIGHT. Josh Jobe and Zech McPhearson appeared to get more playing time on the second team during Sunday’s practice, meaning there could be a battle for spots as the Eagles narrow their 53-man focus to the cornerback position. Both have special teams qualities, so they could both end up on the roster, although it’s tough to find a spot for them.

There are five safe CBs – Darius Slay, Kelee Ringo, Isaiah Rodgers, Quinyon Mitchell and Avonte Maddox. Cooper DeJean could be classified as a safety but will likely be considered a cornerback, so that makes six. Eli Ricks and Shon Stephens are also in the running.

It’s worth noting that McPhearson didn’t play a single defensive role against the Ravens, despite making 13 special teams appearances. Jobe played 22 defensive roles and 12 special teams roles.

On Sunday, McPhearson also got lured by a stop-and-go route from Jacob Harris and made a big gain down the left sideline after Kenny Pickett found him completely free while Jobe was cleanly beaten by John Ross at the line of scrimmage.

JENKINS. He should be the third tight end behind Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra. There is no doubt that Jenkins can run free and catch the ball in practice, which he will prove again on Sunday.

Against the Ravens, he was targeted twice and had one catch for four yards. It would be nice if he could get more reps in the last two preseason games to see if he can do that in games. His blocking skills weren’t particularly on display either.

Albert Okwuegbunam missed practice on Sunday because of an abdominal injury but didn’t show much in training camp and had trouble catching the ball on Friday. Veteran CJ Uzomah was OK but didn’t really stand out except on Sunday when he moved before the ball was snapped after the defensive line briefly shifted to the right.

PATRICK JOHNSON. The fourth-year outside linebacker/edge rusher didn’t rest on his Friday night heroics. He came close to recording a sack on one play. Vic Fangio liked what he saw of Johnson’s play Friday night, which set up the game-winning field goal by forcing a fumble with a sack and then recovering it in the final seconds of a 16-13 win over the Baltimore Ravens.

“That was an insanely good play by Patrick at the end of the game to cause that fumble and recover the ball,” the defensive coordinator said Sunday.

QUINYON MITCHELL VS. DEVONTA SMITH. There were a few one-on-one duels between the rookie corner and the speedy receiver. Mitchell won both reps with tenacious coverage. On the first rep, Smith charged as hard as if he was going up the field, then stopped in place and came back to the line of scrimmage, but Mitchell stopped and ran with him to intercept Kenny Pickett’s throw. On the second rep, Mitchell stayed step-for-step with Smith in a crisscross pattern and a throw flew high.

It was nice to see Mitchell build on his season debut, where he played both inside and outside, and put in a strong practice. However, Dallas Goedert was able to get some space against him, if only a little, with a sideline completion from Jalen Hurts, who was forced to the right and had to throw on the run.

“I thought he did well,” Fangio said of Mitchell’s game against the Ravens, which included 24 snaps and six special teams appearances.

“He’s played both nickelback and outside corner. He’s a good player and he’s going to be a good player. We just have to be careful not to overload him too much because nickelback is a full-time position, just like cornerback, and he’s just learning both, and they’re two completely different positions. So we’ve got to keep an eye on that constantly to make sure he’s able to do that.”

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

It wasn’t so much an overreaction, but rather interactions on the field:

AJ Brown left Isaiah Rodgers with a quick slant that was easily caught by Hurts. Brown said after the catch, “Hell no.”

Bryce Huff made a nice play in coverage against Smith, forcing Hurts to throw wide. CJ Gardner-Johnson, watching practice with Sydney Brown near the goal line, yelled, “Bryce, I see you, Bryce.”

On the last play of practice, after Johnny Wilson and Mitchell went one-on-one and got physical, Wilson had just enough time to catch a touchdown pass from Hurts against tight coverage. Darius Slay yelled “OPI, OPI” and wanted Wilson called for offensive pass interference. It was a good non-call.

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