**Head Coach Nick Sirianni** knows coaching in Philadelphia is different.
So, it's no surprise that Tuesday evening's Public Practice at Lincoln Financial Field to benefit the Eagles Autism Foundation drew a crowd of more than 45,000 fans in the city's first chance to see the 2026 Philadelphia Eagles in action.
"I just know we have great fans that love the Eagles and it's always fun during camp to be able to have one of these," Sirianni said. "I always find it very interesting in the sense of the new guys that are here. I can really remember in 2022, Zach Pascal being like, 'Oh my God.' And it was like, 'This is different.' I'm used to it, but I really appreciate it and it just shows you the kind of home-field advantage that we have because of how passionate our fans are. I can't say enough good things about how much that helps us and how much we appreciate that, but it's always fun to see. I'm interested to see Tay's (**WR Dontayvion Wicks**) reaction tonight and **Riq Woolen's** reaction. It's always fun to see that."
Well, **Woolen** made quite a statement at the Public Practice with a pair of interceptions, including a pick-six to spark the defense to a 58-36 win in seven competitive periods where points are awarded for first-down conversions or stops, big plays, and touchdowns.
Tuesday was a critical opportunity for the players who are pushing for a roster spot after of Sunday's deadline to cut down the rosters to 53. Sirianni explained that the Public Practice will be graded as weighted heavily, along with the three preseason games (Friday is the preseason final vs. Bengals at 8 PM on CBS), the joint practices with the Patriots, and other operational practices.
### First Team Period
• The first team period consisted of a move-the-ball session from the opponent's 35-yard line. **Jalen Hurts** hit wide receiver **DeVonta Smith** on a quick out route to convert a third-down play then the quarterback kept the ball himself for another third-down conversion to earn four points for the offense. But cornerback **Quinyon Mitchell** broke up a pass to get the offense off the field and earn two points for the defense.
• **Andy Dalton** was the next quarterback up. Outside linebacker **A.J. Epenesa** set the edge on a **Tank Bigsby** run to the right side which was followed by a pressure from outside linebacker **Arnold Ebiketie** to force a third-and-long. A short pass to **Elijah Moore** wasn't enough to move the chains and the defense tied the score.
• **Moore** didn't move the chains on the previous series, but he came up big with a play-action pass reception on second down followed by the first touchdown of the evening on a shallow cross from **Dalton** to give the offense an 8-6 lead following the opening team period.
### Second Team Period
• This time, the offense started at its own 35-yard line. **Mitchell** broke up a pass deep down the middle intended for Smith. Outside linebacker **Jalyx Hunt** pressured **Hurts** a couple of times, but the quarterback escaped on third down and connected with **Moore** for the first down to add points to the offense. **Hunt** kept on the hunt by forcing an errant throw to set the tone for the next set of downs as the defense got off the field and cut into the offense's lead, making the score 10-8.
### Pass Rush Drills
• **Hunt** continued his relentless pursuit of the quarterback as the offensive line and defensive line worked on 2-on-2 pass-rush drills. Hunt displayed the ability to win by getting both around and inside the offensive tackle. **Epenesa** showed impressive bend to get around the offensive tackle on one rep. On back-to-back reps **Ebiketie** displayed a good bull rush then drew a holding call. Offensive lineman **Willie Lampkin** displayed tremendous strength by locking onto his defender once in his grasp. **Nolan Smith** had consecutive reps where he first flashed inside the left tackle then got the tackle to bend over.
### Third Team Period
• The offense opened this period with a 10-8 lead, starting with the ball at the 50-yard line. **Cooper DeJean** was all over a play-action pass attempt that was also helped by pressure from **Hunt**. The series ended with cornerback **Riq Woolen's** first interception of the evening to give seven points to the defense. On the next series, **Hurts** hit wide receiver **Darius Cooper** on a comeback route to set up a short **Bigsby** run to move the chains and make it 15-12 defense. **Mitchell's** coverage got the defense some added points as No. 27 shadowed wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks to force an incompletion then nearly picked off the third-down pass attempt to make it 17-12 defense.