Jeremy Maclin, King Dunlap out vs. Cardinals

[Lake Louise]

The Philadelphia Eagles will face one of the NFL's better defenses while at less than full strength on offense.

The team announced Friday that wide receiver Jeremy Maclin (hip), left tackle King Dunlap (hamstring), and Riley Cooper (collarbone) all are out for Sunday's game at University of Phoenix Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals.

Demetrees Bell held up fairly well replacing Dunlap last week. Bell was signed with the idea that he'd start for the Eagles. With Maclin and Cooper out, rookie Damaris Johnson and Jason Avant should have bigger roles. The Cardinals' defense will be able to focus more on stopping LeSean McCoy and the Eagles' running game. (Yes, Andy Reid allows an Eagles running game.)

As the article said Bell did well replacing Dunlap last week, so missing him isn't anything new this week. Without Maclin, that'll hurt the offense, but they have Avant, who I feel is a quality fill in. He's had his moments. Either way, I think they should be fine without them this week, but not in the long run.

Also, I haven't been keeping up, so this is for Eagles fans. Has Riley Cooper played in awhile? Seems that whenever I hear about him, he's injured.