Eagles make final Saquon Barkley, DeVonta Smith decisions for Jaguars game

Neither Barkley nor Smith practiced on Thursday, which signaled that it was very likely that both stars would be absent for Week 5. 

Smith also missed the Week 4 game against the Rams, so the offense now has two star players nursing injuries just a month into the season. 

In Smith's absence, it was Darius Cooper who had seven targets with three receptions and a pair of touchdowns against the Rams. Rookie Makai Lemon had six targets with three catches for 27 yards, so there is plenty of work to do with Smith out once again. 

In Barkley's absence, Tank Bigsby is the next man up, and he had 14 carries for 55 yards in Week 4.