Eagles starting running back Miles Sanders sat out of practice Wednesday due to his knee injury.

Sanders missed last Thursday's game and reports at the time suggested he should only miss 1 or 2 games total. The missed practice on Wednesday and the fact that the Eagles have a bye in Week 9 suggest that the team could hold him out one more game to give him a full three weeks to get healthy. Boston Scott took over the majority of the backfield work with Sanders out and would be a RB2 against the putrid Dallas defense if Sanders has to sit again.

Eagles Head Coach Doug Pederson ruled starting running back Miles Sanders out for Thursday's game against the Giants due to his knee injury.

Sanders missing tomorrow's game was fully expected after he left Week 6 early with a scary knee injury. Fortunately, MRI results did not reveal a major tear and reports indicate Sanders should only miss a couple weeks at the most. Sanders was receiving a bellcow workload before going down, so backup Boston Scott is an intriguing pickup off waivers this week and should be in line for a healthy workload Thursday night.

Eagles expect Miles Sanders to miss Thursday night's game with knee injury... Zach Ertz also expected out for 3-to-4 weeks with an ankle injury, according to sources.

Related players: Boston Scott, Dallas Goedert, Corey Clement

Goedert is expected to return to this week, a short week with a game on Thursday night. Owners were already asking about dropping Ertz on our Discuss Your Team forum, and it looks like that's a serious option at this point. At running back, Scott should suck up a large amount of Sanders' workload with Clement also becoming more of a factor.

Eagles RB Miles Sanders (knee) and TE Zach Ertz (ankle) are both set for MRIs after their respective injuries during Sunday's loss to the Ravens.

Sanders was injured during a 74-yard run that was fumbled into the end zone and recovered by J.J. Arcega-Whiteside. Sanders finished with nine carries for 118 yards and had one catch for -6 yards. Ertz was targeted ten times Sunday but had just four catches for 33 yards. Glazer says the Eagles are more concerned about the status of Sanders. The Eagles are on a short week with a Thursday game coming against the Giants. It's almost certain Sanders will not play in Week 7. Boston Scott will see more work if Sanders cannot go. The Eagles' offense, as a whole, needs a spark, though Travis Fulgham (6-75-1) has been a very nice emergence.

Eagles head coach Doug Pederson told reporters Friday that "all indications are that Miles Sanders feels good and is good to go for Sunday."

Sanders was dealing with a glute injury the past couple of days, but the talented back appears good to go for a road matchup against a banged up 49ers defense. Expect Sanders to get heavy usage this week as the Eagles are dealing with a myriad of injuries on offense.